Fly Tying with Common Household Materials
, by Fullum, Jay FishyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780762770847 | 0762770848
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/22/2011
How to save money and get better results--including 300 full-color photos The novice fly fisherman starts fly tying with a predictable set of materials. His bench is neatly arranged with small bags of elk hair, pheasant feathers, stray pieces of chenille and yarn. But eventually he finds that not only are these materials more expensive than they need to be, they are also largely unnecessary. And so he starts making substitutions, using trial and error to gradually build up a bench of funky, personalized materials that work just as well as what the "experts" recommend. For the first time, here is a book that truly demystifies fly tying, making it accessible to any fisherman with a vice, a hook, a few dabs of glue, and a handful of twisty-ties. Tying legend Jay "Fishy" Fullum brings together a lifetime of substitution experience to give invaluable advice on appropriate substitution materials. He describes how to find them and make them tier friendly, and how to turn them into flies that are practically guaranteed to catch fish.