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Originally Posted by carping on
cool cheers i never knew that and i thought i knew a lot bout fly fishing.
you learn somthing every day!
cheers for the info!
but would it be cheaper to actually buy them instead of buying kits?
and i agree you always feel a lot better catching somthing that you made yourself!
pride and acomplishment!
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You'll find the fly tying kits have the hardware you need
then you need a box to store everything else in
You need
long shank fly hooks
different threads - it's special stuff not sewing thread
then there are coloured varnishes (although I do use nail varnish)
then there's the feathers, Hackles (special feathers from cockerels necks), maribou, glitter, flash, tubing, copper wire, lead wire
Setting up from scratch came be expensive but also awkward best thing is to get a pattern and buy what you need for that one
This is not a promise as I've got lots of stuff on the boil at present but I will find a couple of really old patterns and re-write them on here in a new thread to help you get started