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<blockquote data-quote="makeithappen" data-source="post: 3147687" data-attributes="member: 24464"><p>I decided to get into tying flies as it was something I could do to relax and didn't require me leaving the house. My wife bought me this kit 2 years ago: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Angler-Deluxe-Flies-popular/dp/B077BK4PDX" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Angler-Deluxe-Flies-popular/dp/B077BK4PDX</a></p><p></p><p>It's a good starter kit that doesn't cost a ton. Gives you some material to work with and instructions via DVD / booklet. I learned some of the basics from it (which I've now forgotten) and started tying random flies to see what works. I don't really tie to mimick anything currently, as I have yet to fish for trout. It's a blast catching fish on flies you've tied. Hobby lobby and other hunters are your friend for cheap material. I bought pipe cleaners, craft fur balls and thread from Hobby Lobby. I save feathers from the waterfowl and turkeys as well as hair from squirrels and deer I kill. If you know someone that raises fowl, rooster feathers work well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="makeithappen, post: 3147687, member: 24464"] I decided to get into tying flies as it was something I could do to relax and didn't require me leaving the house. My wife bought me this kit 2 years ago: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Angler-Deluxe-Flies-popular/dp/B077BK4PDX[/URL] It's a good starter kit that doesn't cost a ton. Gives you some material to work with and instructions via DVD / booklet. I learned some of the basics from it (which I've now forgotten) and started tying random flies to see what works. I don't really tie to mimick anything currently, as I have yet to fish for trout. It's a blast catching fish on flies you've tied. Hobby lobby and other hunters are your friend for cheap material. I bought pipe cleaners, craft fur balls and thread from Hobby Lobby. I save feathers from the waterfowl and turkeys as well as hair from squirrels and deer I kill. If you know someone that raises fowl, rooster feathers work well. [/QUOTE]
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