Beginning Fly Tying Kits

[shacked]

Any advice, I looked at Cabelas and Bass Pro, but thought I would run it by here and see if anyone has any suggestions. thanks, Shacked

[shacked]

and found what I was looking for, sorry to post in the wrong category, saw the fly tying category a minute ago.

[Jack Hise]

Shacked;
You posted that question in the right place. You'll get more responses here.
Be careful of the "Kits", some are junk and contain tools you don't really need. Check out Hook & Hackle ( sponsor ), you can get the basic tools for around $30.00.
May I ask what fly's you plan to start with?
Welcome aboard!!

[Ironhead]

I started with the BassPro kit, most of the stuff in the kit is somewhat sub par but the video is very good. All in all it's a good way to get started but once you get started you're going to want to upgrade everything in the kit.

[rainbowchaser]

read this: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/kit/ and check out the fly tying lessons too. Some of the brand name suggestions may be out of date but the overall list is very good.

[Burnsy]

I suggest building your own kit. I received two as gifts a long time ago and found that 90% of the material I didn't use. Make a list of flies you want to tie and purchase the material accordingly. It will save you a lot of time and frustration in the long run. Good luck and tying is a great hobby.
Pat

[sagefisher]

Shacked,

The best thing you can do for yourself is to join a fly fishing club. Many people don?t have that option since they don?t have any clubs close to them but you are in luck. Jacksonville, Florida has a club you can join, the First Coast Fly Fishers.

Check out their web site at: http://www.fcff.org/

If they are a proactive club, and it seems they are, they will have fly tying classes to offer, plus many tyers from which you can draw some important tying data.

Also, local fly shops will usually offer tying classes for a fee.

And, don?t forget the FAOL tying lessons in the Fly Tying selection.

FAOL shows you what a basic kit should have: http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/kit/

And they have some great beginning, step by step type lessons for you to learn from:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/

Hope you have fun.

Larry ---sagefisher---

[Normand]

i would suggest a Dr Slick tool kit and an inexpensive stationary vise.

figure out what flies you want to start out with and buy only those materials

forget about prepackaged kits. theres tying materials in there you may never use.

tools

http://www.drslick.com/products_giftsets2.asp

vise

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...534&hasJS=true

[Big Bad Wulff]

I got one from Bass Pro a couple of years ago and it was pretty good. I still use the vise that came in it.

[DG]

I recommend buying individual components instead of a kit. You will get what you want or need to tie particular flies, you can control the quality of EVERY part, and you won't have a lot of stuff left over that you will never use.

Do not be daunted by prices of some things. You don't need a ton of materials to get started. A decent vise (no need to spend $400), some tools, a selection of hooks, and a collection of furs, feathers, threads, and so forth.