First off, you’ll need to start planning the addition to your home. No way you’ll have enough room.Seriously though, you’ll need a vise. Can’t tie without a vise. You can spend $50 or $500. Spend what you want to, but its hard to go wrong with a Danvise to start. True rotary ( which you’ll come to use), reasonable at around $100. I tied more flies than I cold count on one before my Dyna King. They’re well built and Very functional.Tools;BobbinsScissors ( Dr. Slick are hard to beat)BodkinWhip finisherLight....a good working light to tie by.Other stuff you’ll accumulate as time goes byMaterials;Here’s where you run into the need for an addition. But, to start, choose a few patterns you want to tie and get the stuff to do it. Watch a bunch of videos. Davie McPhail is my go to for new flies and techniques. Tight lines Videos is another great source. Tim is super at explaining tying techniques.Start with fishable flies. Wooly buggers, streamers, foam spiders a few nymphs and such. Stuff you can catch fish with. No use tying flies if they don’t catch fish. Not that every fly I’ve come up with worked. But, it’s the journey that’s important. Set up a place where you can tie. Whatever it ends up being, try to dedicate an area to tie. That’s my preference anyway. Forget the “monthly Boxes” and get to it. Fly tying......it’s. BLESSING........and a CURSE!RG
No offense intended but, Ive looked at Postfly. Seems pricy for a package of items you may not need. To start I’d probably just buy the best tools you can afford as you can. $300 for the year will buy you some really nice tools. Probably more than you need. By the way, there are no stupid questions about fly tying. Rg
No offense intended but, Ive looked at Postfly. Seems pricy for a package of items you may not need. To start I’d probably just buy the best tools you can afford as you can. $300 for the year will buy you some really nice tools. Probably more than you need. I checked out pricefly for both the fly tying and their regular box. They offer a Starter kit and a Quarantine kit for the same money. I think I’ll check out a local fly fishing shop and spend the money there. If they don’t have a Danvise where would be a good place to get one?By the way, there are no stupid questions about fly tying. Rg
Amazon is as reasonable as anyplace.This one isn’t a Danica brand but looks to be the exact same vise.https://www.amazon.com/Riverruns-Generation-Fly-Tying-Extendable/dp/B081ZYR36T/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IVR8K75XL5QX&dchild=1&keywords=danvise+fly+tying+vise&qid=1598974001&sprefix=danvise%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2Rg