Financing a New Tier

[AGrant]

It is a real question, not an experiment, and the situation took place last night.

So, If it happened last night, my question to you is, what did "YOU" tell him? The more I read all this, the more I am thinking he came into your store and posed the question to you. Am I correct? If so, please tell us what you sold him.

[Steven]

I'll try.

Super AA C-clamp vise: $40
Bobbin: $16
Scissors: $10
Hackle Pliers: $7
Whip finisher: $10
Bobbin Threader: $3
Bodkin: $5

Whiting Bugger Pack: $20
Chenille: $2
Strung Marabou: $2.75
Copper Wire: $3
Bead Pack: $2.50
Size 10 3x streamer hooks: $7 (50 pack)

$128.25 total.

When he's done learning the woolly bugger, and if he still wants to continue, he's got plenty of money to buy a hair stacker, elk hair, a half cape, dubbing and some dry fly hooks.

[Allan]

Steven and NJT,

Thanks for those responses. They are reasonable and make sense. As for what I sold the customer, that isn't important. The reason for my question was to get some additional input should, as I hope, this situation arises again. Again, thanks for your suggestions.

[fishboy]

Just get some hooks, ie dry or nymph, size 12 or 14 if you're just starting out. Buy some pheasant tail in the color you like, some peacock herl, maybe a few brass beads. If you want to tie a wooly bugger, then get a color of anton yarn you like, about a buck and a half, some bugger packs for about $4 or $5, and size 10 TMC 5262 or 63 hooks and a bead to match the hook. Then get an affordable vice and a few tools and if you have enough $ left get a book to help with begining fly tying.

[Allan]

Wow! I just noticed that, on an annual basis, AG made about 6.75 posts per year and FB even less @ 3.1. Maybe they found something interesting in this topic?

[Steven]

Hey, I noticed you did say what you did over on SGH.

[Betty Hiner]

I?m assuming primarily Trout
At that budget?.avoid the Proshops. Go to Cabelas. $280


Vise: Cabelas Super II (Generic entry level vise found in almost every shop. Full rotary, all metal, fully adjustable, C-clamp) $19.99
Gunnison Tool Kit: $20
Cabelas Standard Dry Fly Hook: #8 through #20 $4.99 (1 pack of 25 each) $35
Sally Hensons Hard-as-Nails (Skip the shop and buy it afterwards): $3
Bead Gold Brass Pack (Small and Medium): $8
6/0 Uni-thread (Black, Olive Dun, Rusty Brown, Red) $10.50
Ultra-wire (FINE Gold Silver Copper): $10
Metz Dry Fly hackle pack (Brown,Dun,Grizzly): $40
Hareline Rabbit: Basic assortment box: $20
Squirrel Dubbing (Nymph); $18
Ice-dub (Peacock, Olive, Black, White): 15
Deer body hair (Natural, Black): $16
Deer Comparadun patch (Dun, Natural): $7
Yearling Elk : $6
Moose Body hair patch: 2.50
Pheasant Tail (natural): $7.50
Goose Biot (Brown & Black): $3
Peacock Herl (Bundled): $4.50
1/8? black Razor Foam: $3
Natural Wild Turkey tail: $4.50
Wood Duck Flank: $6
CDC (White, Tan, Dun): $15
Peach Estaz: $3
Marabou (Black): $3

Final Edit.

Darm!! I want to buy my materials where you do!!

[Allan]

Hey, I noticed you did say what you did over on SGH.

I just looked and noticed that you're right. Perhaps I offered up that information because they offered some suggestions. (?)

[whatfly]

I just looked and noticed that you're right. Perhaps I offered up that information because they offered some suggestions. (?)

I just want to know what shop to avoid from now on, personally...

[Allan]

Any shop in CA.