First off, I just want to make sure all of the thrifty souls here on FAOL saw the Tying Tips feature that basically shows you how to make good looking flies for practically nothing and probably for free Link Below:

[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/tyingtips/part320.html:9f4c3]Recycled Plastic Fly Bodies and Hopper Legs[/url:9f4c3]

Secondly, sure would be great if some of the charter members of the Cheapskate's Club could post nifty and thrifty cost saving tying tips. I'll add one more:

Cheapskate's Club members welcomed!

Cheapskate's Club Tips

1) Keep a pair of diagonal cutters on the bathroom counter. After using hollow plastic Q-Tips, cut off the tips and throw the shafts into a jar to be used later for tying tube flies. Recycled and free!

Rich

Edited to change link to archived Tip: Thanks Bluegill Budd


[This message has been edited by flymaker2 (edited 08 August 2005).]