48 replies to this topic

[Wabusk]

I second the idea of spending the money on a good vice. Doesnt have to be a pro but i started out with one of those starter kits and was frustrated with hooks popping out. Especially if you are tying steelhead flies you wont need much material to begin with so buy a la carte and that way you cant just buy what you need. Glo bugs are a good place to start. Get some Mcfly foam, hooks, thread and your now ready to tie one of the best patterns out there.

I will say that bass pro and Lebarons are not the best places to go for fly tying material. There are some shops that ship online or check out Troutfitters in Fergus, WIlsons in Toronto, Grindstone towards hamilton or First Cast in Guelph. These shops have staff that can offer great advice and are all local small business'. Bass Pro is the equivalent to Walmart and many of our true fly shops are struggling to get by these days. Every dollar you spend counts plus many of these shops offer fly tying lessons on different nights of the week which would benefit any beginner.

Happy tying

[pop-vlado]

This is how broke students tie flies


Head cement = Nail polish; Vise = Vise grips and clamp; Spinning the thread with bare hands


Orange sucker spawn


White sucker spawn


Glo bug


Nuke egg fly

More to come, just ordered a whole bunch of tying material online

[Majstor]

not bad vlado in million years i woud have not thought of that , smart thinking

[grubman]

Ha ha that's a good one. Hey if it works and someone is short of funds why not?.............lol Who needs bluetooth headset when you got a rubber band, or crazy glue?........lol

Sad thing is the quality of the steel in actual Vice Grips is probably better than what's used in most fly tying vises. When I built mine I used 1040 tool steel. Thanks Centennial College......lol.

[TRINIBOY]

Hey Grubman,
Ended up buying the vise separately and two single fly packs. Don't know how it works yet as I did not get-the time test. Are well ... I'm still new so hopefully it will be good for now. Any event I will surely keep this link for future usage.

[grubman]

Hey Grubman,
Ended up buying the vise separately and two single fly packs. Don't know how it works yet as I did not get-the time test. Are well ... I'm still new so hopefully it will be good for now. Any event I will surely keep this link for future usage.

What no Vise Grips?.................lol Seriously, you'll be glad you did. Nothing worse than to have the most "expensive" part of the kit break on you with a fly you're tying stuck in the dam jaws. I been through it and don't want anyone else to either. I got off lucky in that I had a machine shop to build my own. Start off slowly getting more and the best tools and you'll be tying awesome flies. Post some pics of your first fly!!!!!!!!!

[Float down]

Like pink worms? Know how to tie? Here's a very simple recipe for success. This is what you'll need.

Small pink chenille, pink saddle hackle, number ten short shank nymph hook (or whichever you prefer) pink thread, lead shank wrap(for weight if desired) and head cement (obviously)



First start your thread and put on the lead wrap if you want to weight your fly, I like to put about 12 wraps about center of the shank.



Next cut off a 4 inch piece of chenille and let about 2 inches hang off the back of the fly as the tail.



Now tie on a piece of saddle hackle where you tied on the chennille like you would with a wooly bugger.



Bring your thread forward to just behind the eye. Wrap the chenille forward making an extra loop in the center giving it a ball like form, tie down. Then bring your saddle hackle forward wrapping it three or four times (ir how ever many you think) to the same spot. Tie down.



Trim access chenille and hackle, tie off, smother on some head cement and voila.



This little fly has a ton of action under the water and looks amazing under the float. I'm sure someone else has come up with something similar, but for now I'm calling it "the replacment." Lol.

[ChaseChrome]

DUDE!!!

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I ONLY JUST SAW YOUR POST--YOU ARE DEEPLY ILL

I HOPE YOU'VE FISHED THE DARN THING!!!

[Luke]

LOL x2


I'm glad you ressurected this thread. some good reading. I have to bring my old vise home with me and tie up some patterns.