BelAirSteve
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- Sep 9, 2009
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Just like everyone told me (or warned me) I would do, I have taken the plunge into tying my own flies. I have only tied a few pheasant tails, and I can see how you can get sucked right in...it's challenging and fun, which is a great combination.
I bought a beginner set to make sure I would enjoy it and be able to do it, and I am beginning to build my christmas list around fly tying. Here's my question for you guys. To determine what to buy, did you decide on a pattern (or patterns) you wanted to tie, then buy the materials for that pattern, and accumulate from there? Or did you make a list of patterns and buy a bunch of stuff for all of them?
I think I am going to take a pattern by pattern approach.
Any other general advice you can offer to a new tier will be appreciated.
Steve
I bought a beginner set to make sure I would enjoy it and be able to do it, and I am beginning to build my christmas list around fly tying. Here's my question for you guys. To determine what to buy, did you decide on a pattern (or patterns) you wanted to tie, then buy the materials for that pattern, and accumulate from there? Or did you make a list of patterns and buy a bunch of stuff for all of them?
I think I am going to take a pattern by pattern approach.
Any other general advice you can offer to a new tier will be appreciated.
Steve