Over to the dark side?

[Silver Creek]

Some people sort the material by type; for example dubbings, synthetics, fur hair, etc. Another way is to sort the materials by the fly you want to tie. For example all the materials for pheasant tail nymph except for the hooks which are stored separately.

Sort as you want and place into separate zip lock bags and then these can be placed into larger zip lock bags if you want to sort materials further like separating floss from thread.

Then place the bags into the container(s) you want like a flip top storage/packing crate.

You will need good light source if you don't have one. I use a flourescent lamp with magnifier at home and a portable Ott light when I am on teh road.

On what else you need, if you are going to use a dubbing loop style of tying, you need a dubbing loop spinner. I don't use any dubbiing wax but you might need some. I use a whip finish instead of head cement but you might want to use head cement and pick up a super glue like Zap-a-Gap, and some clear epoxy.

These are minor items and you have all the major tools you need to tie flies. I would caution you to have someone that ties look at your tools, materials, and thread to make sure they are high quality. Poor quality tools and materials will frustrate you. It will be best to buy good stuff and throw the poor quality stuff away so you will not be tempted to use it.