07-05-2007, 05:48 AM
[black][size 3]I would strongly recommend that you buy the best material available. Way back when, there were very few sources of quality material available and I tied hundreds of flies that looked like crap.[/size][/black]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]When I found a good source for material, the quality of my flies changed a bunch. You can't get the proportions right with cheap material. [/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]There are a few items that can be acquired from craft shops, like foam, adhesives, paints, etc. If you check with tiers that sell their flies, and produce a good product, you will find that they don't visit chicken farms, picking up feathers.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]It's a mistake to try to go cheap.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]The difference between a good fly and a poor one is quality of materials.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3][/size]
[signature]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]When I found a good source for material, the quality of my flies changed a bunch. You can't get the proportions right with cheap material. [/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]There are a few items that can be acquired from craft shops, like foam, adhesives, paints, etc. If you check with tiers that sell their flies, and produce a good product, you will find that they don't visit chicken farms, picking up feathers.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]It's a mistake to try to go cheap.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3]The difference between a good fly and a poor one is quality of materials.[/size]
[size 3][/size]
[size 3][/size]
[signature]