I am looking for single source (if one exist) that list all the titles of AK Best videos (VHS and DVD format). Does anyone know if such a source exist. I been doing a Google search and writing down the titles, but it sure would be easier if their was a listing somewhere.
Tyrone,
Try the Bookmailer:
http://www.thebookmailer.com/Tapes/audi … catid=5800
I don’t know if this is all of A.K.'s videos, but there’s a lot of them listed.
Joe
Thanks Joe.
heres all of them
Hi Tyronefly,
Here’s the website of the man who shot the videos and is the source of both videos and DVDs. www.flytyingdvds.com You can cherry pick the patterns you want, a DVD will be burned and sent to your home! A pretty cool arangement!
Good Luck,
A. K.
I’m am an avid student of tying and fishing. A. K. Best’s videos and books are the best learning tools I’ve purchased in a little over 20 years at this hobby. No matter how much you think you know–there is that much and more to learn. It amazes me how you can learn things each time you get somebody else’s prospective on things. I’ve picked up many subtle ideas from A. K. that have improved my tying tremendously.
How good is this 8) 8) 8)
I have ordered 2 DVDs from them and the info and quality has been excellent.
Regards Mike
A.K. Best,
Wow - thank you very much for the link! I like that I can pick the patterns I want. I will start with the midges then go for the terrestrials for now. 
Norm, lastchance, ducksterman, ricinus,
Thanks for the links and your comments. I am building up my fly tying library. I like materials that do more than just walk you through making a fly. I find the materials from A.K. Best, Al Beatty, Al Campbell and a few others to focus more on technique and how they go about undertstanding the materials used to make a fly.
If you are looking for a book that covers just about every technique in fly tying, the Flytiers Benchside Reference Book is the one. It’s a little pricey but sometimes you find it on sale or listed on Ebay. Well worth the money.
Regards Mike
Mike,
That was one of my first purchases years ago when I began fly tying. I agree, it is a great investment, even at fully retail.
The Benchside Reference is an excellent book for indvidual techniques. It does a great job of explaining in a text format. But, when you buy DVD’s like A. K.'s, they show you tying techniques in sequence, that culminate in the completed fly. While he is tying a particular fly you pick up subtle moves learned from years of experience that you can’t get from a book. I have the Benchside Reference and I like it. But, there is nothing like watching a fly being completed from start to finish.
Just my opinion!
I agree that watching a fly being tied in person or on a well done video is probably the best, however, sometimes I can’t get my fingers to work the same way as the tier. This is where I find a good reference manual showing alternatives that achieve the same result is invaluable.
Regards Mike
Mike, I hope that I’m not being too personal, but why did you choose the genus name for Castorbean as your handle?
Ed, a former tax and morph instructor
Hi Ed,
I own an acreage on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies in Alberta. According to older maps there was a village/hamlet nearby called Ricinus. I wondered why they picked that name for a village in the middle of nowhere and other maps show it in different locations. I fish alot in that area so I just latched on to the name.
Besides, Mike from Ricinus was too much to type
Regards Mike
Mike, Thanks for enlightening me.
Ed
I own a ton of books…And AK’s Vid’s…No book will ever compare to watching a master tyer in action!
Same with seeing dahlburg (sp) tye the Mega Diver and the way’s in which he does not spin his deer hair to do it…
Just had a dvd burned.