Fly Tying Tips For Beginners: Tools Needed For Getting Started

I bought a cheap vice to start trying this hobby. The vise came with a spring around the vise an inch or so away from the jaws. What is the spring for? Thank You

And you can give the flies to non-fly-tying fishing friends for gifts. Also, you can make a batch of flies, mount them nicely in an appropriate frame that you might get from a yard sale or thrift shop and either sell them at a craft market or give them as gifts. They'd look lovely in an office or a study for example.

Great intro video.

Me I need a job coz I know how to make them

How Much did that Cost me ? .... I'm a beginner ! ... Seems like a Lot ! ... if you add in all the other Gear and stuff ... Fly materials , Rod and Reel , Lines , Hooks , Sinkers , Net , Waders , Polarized Sunglasses , Vest , License , etc ... Fly Fishing is a Wonderful Experience ! ... But , it seems seriously Expensive ! ... But , again ... So is Golf ! ... Thanks for the Info ! Cheers !

been tying since mid 60s. you need a good, vice, scissors, bobbin, and hooks. a sewing store will provide all of the above plus treads and body material. craft stores can provide wires and feathers. suggest you skin a sept moose, and a caribou, multicoloured. been using the same hair for over 30 years.

excellent video and just what i was looking for.

Great recommendations. I have and continue to suggest to new and experienced tiers, find a tying partner who can split the cost of the expensive hackles and other materials that you’ll eventually want but only need half about what you’ll use in 20 plus years. Have fun.

I did the math and for a elk hair Cadis and the Materials to make 25 fly was about $17 and if you sell all of them for $3 you would make about a $58 profit!!!

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Thank you! I got the Cabela's Deluxe Fly Tyng Kit as a gift; and all the parts are not very well described. I could not figure out what the hair stacker was. Thank you for the great explanation!

I've heard that you can get pretty sick putting things in your mouth when you are fly tying. Better to use a threader than to put the thread in your mouth. Just my 2 cents for the folks.

One thing I love is that the swiss vise master is both a clamp vise and a pedestal vise. Not exactly on the cheap side but it's pretty deadly.

Great video. The only one I’ve seen that is addressing the equipment and supplies a person needs to get started. Thanks. Subscribed

Thanks for the video and all the fly tying information it helps me decide what to buy before getting started.

This was perfect
Thanks

Best tip threading your bobbin by sucking the thread through

What about scissors?