Botzitaliano
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What company puts out a fly tying kit that has majority of the colors and materials that would match up good to what's in these nj waters?
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Fly tying kits
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Simple answer, NONE. pick your vise, tools and start picking your material. Start off with for simple flies like wooley buggers, hares ear nymphs, pheasant tail nymphs. When yo get those done the go for elk hair caddis then onto drys, emerger's and so on. When you buy kits there will be material you will never use. The vises are usually not of great quality and most trade up very shortly.
tomk6251
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None that I'm aware of. Why not check out your local TU chapter to see if they have a fly tying night? We at RRTU meet twice per month from 7-9 at the Cranford Community Center on Walnut Ave. Vices and materials are provided for those who do not have them and classes are always informal and free. The instructors like to say "Learn to tie 'em on Tuesday and fish 'em on Saturday." Welcome to the dark side...
the river fox
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I started with an Orvis kit, it was pretty good came with a Regal vise and decent tools, had all the material to make a bunch of good flies, the book that came with it had step by step instructions....
If your around the RRTU tying night might be good as you can ask question and see the thing you would need to tie the flies you wanna tie . Some times those kits are filled with , well filler , stuff you will hardly use or would have to go out of your way to use . While tying trout flies can be simple with simple materials . That said my fly tying bag constantly looks like a shag carpet and a chicken had a baby and I buy hooks from eastern block European nations that seem to change they're names every 15 years or so.
It's not that simple, allow me to explain further. a good batch of tools are needed here first:
1) A Good Entry level vise is needed.
2) A bobbin
3) Scissors
4) Whip finishing tool
5) Hackle pliers
6) Bodkin
7) Head Cement or could use Sally Hanson clear nail polish found in most grocery stores
8) Black tying thread
9) An inexpensive beginners fly tying book like the Universal fly tyer by Dick Stewart
10) Hooks, you will have to know what you will plan to tye so you know what size hook to buy
11) Then enough material to tye at least two fly patterns that are good to learn on but will still catch fish in NJ.
That list is just the bare bones minimum. Please keep in mind that you are in the beginning stages and I do not know if you will or will NOT like tying your own flies. If you do then the list above will expand greatly. If you do not, you only will spend a minimal amount of money to get into this great hobby and art. I do suggest that you go to your local TU chapter and get some first hand advise and of course you will be shown things you will need. Also see if the TU chapter you go to has a fly tying night. There you will see all that I am talking about and get a chance to try your hand at tying a fly. The RRTU gang has fly tying nights and has a great bunch of guys that will help teach you how to tye as well. Kits for most parts are not always that good. You never get the materails that you need to tye that first fly or two that are local in the waters that you will be fishing. Some kits comes with vises that make tying harder (Due to poor quality enrty vise) and some like orvis that comes with a Regal vise (I have not seen this, so I am not sure which of the Regal vises they have included). Then some kits provide really cheap tools that are not worthe buying. Where are you located and I can at least point you to a place or a few people that would be happy to help you out. I also strongly reccomend that you go to your local fly shop and seek out there help as well. Most fly shops carries vises and tools and of course material. A flyshop like Shannons is Califon, NJ is a great place to get help and buy the items that I have mentioned. Good products, very helpfull and will get you what you need without having you to go out and possibly learn the hard way. Hope this Helps
Sincerely
Andy Brasko
1) A Good Entry level vise is needed.
2) A bobbin
3) Scissors
4) Whip finishing tool
5) Hackle pliers
6) Bodkin
7) Head Cement or could use Sally Hanson clear nail polish found in most grocery stores
8) Black tying thread
9) An inexpensive beginners fly tying book like the Universal fly tyer by Dick Stewart
10) Hooks, you will have to know what you will plan to tye so you know what size hook to buy
11) Then enough material to tye at least two fly patterns that are good to learn on but will still catch fish in NJ.
That list is just the bare bones minimum. Please keep in mind that you are in the beginning stages and I do not know if you will or will NOT like tying your own flies. If you do then the list above will expand greatly. If you do not, you only will spend a minimal amount of money to get into this great hobby and art. I do suggest that you go to your local TU chapter and get some first hand advise and of course you will be shown things you will need. Also see if the TU chapter you go to has a fly tying night. There you will see all that I am talking about and get a chance to try your hand at tying a fly. The RRTU gang has fly tying nights and has a great bunch of guys that will help teach you how to tye as well. Kits for most parts are not always that good. You never get the materails that you need to tye that first fly or two that are local in the waters that you will be fishing. Some kits comes with vises that make tying harder (Due to poor quality enrty vise) and some like orvis that comes with a Regal vise (I have not seen this, so I am not sure which of the Regal vises they have included). Then some kits provide really cheap tools that are not worthe buying. Where are you located and I can at least point you to a place or a few people that would be happy to help you out. I also strongly reccomend that you go to your local fly shop and seek out there help as well. Most fly shops carries vises and tools and of course material. A flyshop like Shannons is Califon, NJ is a great place to get help and buy the items that I have mentioned. Good products, very helpfull and will get you what you need without having you to go out and possibly learn the hard way. Hope this Helps
Sincerely
Andy Brasko
