the most useless tool of all time... a dubbing loop twister!
Buy a dvd with the patterns you are looking to tie, that way you can jump right to the pattern, watch the whole thing and try it, if you forget something go back and watch a part of the same fly.
I love how everyone says dont run out and buy a bunch of materials. Thats nearly impossible considering most flies all have different materials, some can be substituted, some cant. If you got into tying to save money, thats not going to happen for quite some time.
I have been tying just a little over 5 years currently my inventory looks something like this:
40-50 spools of different thread,floss,flash and larvae lace
8 large flat bass boxes filled with fur,feathers,hair,rubber,flash,yarn...
One large box of necks/saddles(dun,grizzly,furnace,brown,cream,cree...)
Small three drawer box with cdc,biots,odd hooks
Epoxy, superglue, softex...
Expensive bobins, waterproof permanent markers,hackle pliers, stackers... renzetti vice
Theres prob a thousand or more colors and blends of dubbing for different uses.
My guess is im pushing close to the $5,000 mark in materials. Currently though I cant find anything I NEED. Just hooks occasionally, this is when it starts to get cheap.
post edited by jlh42581 - 2008/01/16 09:15:01