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John,

 

I can relate it to any other form of DIY...once you've got the tools, it then becomes a lot cheaper. One good thing is the tools that you use should last a lifetime, shouldn't they? Shame the same doesn't apply to power tools :rolleyes:

 

Tight lines,

 

Elton

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Tying flies is an integral part of flyfishing for me. Like most things, it can be as cheap or as expensive as you want it to be – gadget freaks beware!

 

Cheap, commercial flies imported from Africa and Asia tend to be overdressed in my opinion and more likely to tempt the buyer rather than the fish. The opportunity is there to save a lot of money by tying your own quality flies and once proficient, you can impart your own individual style and have the freedom to mix old and new patterns and materials while experimenting to your heart’s content.

 

The buzz I get from having a good day on a fly I’ve concocted and tied myself leaves a smug grin on my face for days after!

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Elton:

I often wonder whether DIY  is  actually cheaper than shop-bought   :D    I remember when I made a few lures once....I seemed to be constantly buying "little bits".

 

Mind you, it's so much more satisfying when you catch.

There is only one thing more satisfying than catching fish on flies tied (and sometimes designed) by yourself, and that is catching fish on flies of your own tying, using fur or feather from game you have shot yourself. There is this illusion of self-sufficiency........

 

I don't do much shooting these days, but still have a lifetime's supply of pheasant and partridge feathers.

 

OTOH My collection of flies occupies about a dozen fly-boxes, whereas my collection of fly-tying materials occupies a chest of drawers!

 

 

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I've just received an email saying that flies are not machine-made, only badly made by hand. Now, I'm pretty certain that in the late 60's/early 70's I watched a Jack Hargreaves programe that showed flies being tied on a machine (probably in a small workshop rather than a major company), and a tackle shop owner in the mid 80's informed me that most of the flies he had on sale were machine made and inferior to hand made examples.

 

Can anyone confirm that some flies you buy in shops are indeed made by machine?

 

Many thanks and Tight Lines

John S

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Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Why create a machine to tie them when the little Chinese girls will do them for fractions of a penny? I've never heard of a fly tying machine.

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Elton:

John,

 

I can relate it to any other form of DIY...once you've got the tools, it then becomes a lot cheaper. One good thing is the tools that you use should last a lifetime, shouldn't they? Shame the same doesn't apply to power tools   :rolleyes:  

 

Tight lines,

 

Elton

Unfortunately, I too am a DIYer :rolleyes::(

 

Yep, once bought, the tools should indeed last you a lifetime, and thankfully there's no electric rubbish to break down on you :)

 

I deliberately haven't put any prices in the section (for obvious reasons), but a decent vise will cost about £30-40 (buy the best you can), and you should be able to buy the rest of the tools in a kit for about £10, though you can make some of the tools yourself quite easily (I even tell you how :) ).

 

However, you will find that once you get into it, you will be visiting the tackle shop every week to buy that bit of fluff you couldn't afford last time Posted Image

 

Tight lines

John S

Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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When you buy your hackles,go for the hoffman or metz capes they are very costly but a lot cheaper in the long run since you can use more of the feathers in the cape. You can't tie good flies with poor hackles,the hackles do an important job of giving life to your flies,this makes a big difference.

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John,

 

How loud do I have to get everyone to shout before you send me all the finishing touches to the first sections? My in tray is overflowing with emails from you and I need to get it cleared :D

 

Tight lines,

 

Elton

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I will send the finished "Tools, Materials and Techniques" section off to you tonight. You already have the completed "Tails" section, though there's a couple of photo's that I want to replace (in the meantime however you can use the ones I've already sent you) :)

 

Tight lines

John S

Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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