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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3147906" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>My Grandpa made everything he fished with. Used copper tubing to pound into spoons, tied his own flies and built his own rods. My wifes favorite spinning rod is a fiberglass blank he put the cork handle and guides on. I have all of his old fly rods and reels he built to include his split bamboo with 5 extra tips. He did the split shot for the jig head, and then painted and tied feathers to them. Made his own balsa wood lures, some of which I still have. I'm on the road now coming home from an extended trip to New Mexico and Colorado where I did some amazing fly fishing or I'd post pics of his hand made lures and flies. If I remember when getting home I will do that.</p><p></p><p>Now for the OP. I'm not a fly tyer, but I do know several that are. One thing all of them told me was do not scrimp or try to save a buck on the jig or related equipment. They all tried to do that, and when they upgraded, they found it was worth the money even if your just going to do it for a hobby. </p><p>Deer Slayers buddy at Backwoods is a great guy. I've met him at the fly fishing school that the ODW supports annually at Tenkiller Lake.</p><p>I'll third going down to talk to him and getting some good equipment to get started. He won't do you wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3147906, member: 5412"] My Grandpa made everything he fished with. Used copper tubing to pound into spoons, tied his own flies and built his own rods. My wifes favorite spinning rod is a fiberglass blank he put the cork handle and guides on. I have all of his old fly rods and reels he built to include his split bamboo with 5 extra tips. He did the split shot for the jig head, and then painted and tied feathers to them. Made his own balsa wood lures, some of which I still have. I'm on the road now coming home from an extended trip to New Mexico and Colorado where I did some amazing fly fishing or I'd post pics of his hand made lures and flies. If I remember when getting home I will do that. Now for the OP. I'm not a fly tyer, but I do know several that are. One thing all of them told me was do not scrimp or try to save a buck on the jig or related equipment. They all tried to do that, and when they upgraded, they found it was worth the money even if your just going to do it for a hobby. Deer Slayers buddy at Backwoods is a great guy. I've met him at the fly fishing school that the ODW supports annually at Tenkiller Lake. I'll third going down to talk to him and getting some good equipment to get started. He won't do you wrong. [/QUOTE]
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