USMC061018

Anybody know where i can get a good begginers guide to jig tying? Preferably steelhead jigs. Never done it but want to build my own.

GraphiteZen

What I would do is go down to a fly shop and buy a beginners kit. Preferably one with a video. You will then have a vise and bobbins, along with some basic materials. By tying a few trout flies along with the video in one evening you will have all the skills you need to tie any steelhead jig, and will be familiar with the materials. Cheers!

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Troutski

If by chance there doesn't happen to be a shop near your location give Cabelas a try, I have never been disappointed with their product or their customer service. Tight lines and be well.

Chuck
Cabela's Official Website - Quality Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Outdoor Gear at competitive prices.

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GraphiteZen

This is a really good deal:

Cabela's Jack Dennis Beginner Tying Kit with DVD

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USMC061018

I didn't see a vise with that kit does it come with one or do i need to pick on up somewhere else?

GraphiteZen

Crap.. It doesn't come with a vise or bobbins... Well how much are you willing to spend? It's all up to you. You can get that kit and buy a vise a bobbin or two, some nice scissors and a bodkin. Or if you don't really see the need in having all those extra materials that you might not need, you can get the vise and the other tools, a book or DVD to learn the techniques and buy materials as you need them, which would be a whole lot cheaper. Pretty much what you need to learn is how to start the thread on the hook, tying the materials onto the hook effectively and in the right order, finishing the fly and applying head cement. Various materials have their own way of being tied on and like I said some go on before others. This is where a video comes in handy. Books aren't very effective to tell you the truth. There are a lot of fly tying videos on YouTube, you could learn some techniques there... With fly tying it's cheap vs spendy, and it can get VERY spendy, but once you get the basics down the possibilities are endless.

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USMC061018

I didn't want to spend to much but enough to learn the right way. I will probably check out the videos and decide after what i think i need. thanks for the tips

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GraphiteZen

No problem. The four things you must have are a vise, bobbin, bodkin and scissors with a very fine and sharp tip. As far as the vise goes the most important part of it are the jaws. You want as small a jaw as possible yet beefy enough to hold larger hooks and not let them slip when you apply a fair amount of downward pressure with your thread as you will be doing when you tie steelhead jigs. Cheers!

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GraphiteZen

Heres a video about thread starting. There really is nothing to it, I'm just posting to give you a link to the others that are on this site. Cheers!

Fly Fishing Videos - ReelReports.com

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USMC061018

What kind of vise should i purchase, a c-clamp or just one with a base?

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