I would go ahead and get the waspi kit and expect to supplement.
* A nice griffin ceramic tip bobbin (maybe two) The supreme ceramic tip or Magnum are both nice.
If you are going to tie dries, the following would be the next chunk to grab.
* Some decent hackle. This is more expensive than the kit but will last a long time and be worth it. Look for Metz or whitting hackle in a starter kit (they split the skins and give you a few different colors.
* some more thread
* a chunk of moose body hair (for tails)
* a chunk of calf body hair for wulf hair wings and parachute posts
* some elk body hair for elk hair caddis
* a hair stacker (I don't think the wapsi kit comes with one)
* I would start with size 12 and 14 dries and work my way down to 16 and 18.
With this material, added on to the wapsi kit, you can tie anything and add on from there.
With the speed things ship these days (feathercraft, jstockard, and others) you can start with the waspi kit and order these when you feel inspired.
Keep your eye out for an intermediate priced vise from someone who just upgrade do a dynaking. Gene are you selling one? But this can wait. A nice vise is fantastic, but I think a nice bobin and good feathers make a bigger difference.
Carl
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On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Michael Matheke-Fischer <michael.matheke@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Everyone! All great suggestions.--I like the Helios analogy, I think what I am looking for is something like the Clearwater of vices, something reasonable but not so terrible it turns me off the whole experience. Sounds like the Wapsi kit may be a way to go, but I'll definitely keep an ear out and come to the next beer tie.There was also a certain appeal to the kits because they come with all the tools.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 10:25:36 AM UTC-4, Michael Matheke-Fischer wrote:Hi All,I'm reasonably new to fly fishing (picked it up last summer and spent about 3 months last summer exploring the area with reasonable success) and I really enjoy reading all the tips and stories on this forum.I'm about to be laid up for a few weeks following knee surgery, so I thought that might be a good time to try my hand at fly tying since I can't go out an practice my cast or watch fish laugh at my feeble presentation efforts. I was wondering if anyone had some advice on a good kit for beginners that is not too expensive and has all the tools I would need to get started. I saw that Orvis has a kits for about $180 bucks, but was wondering if anyone had other recommendations.I haven't been able to make it to a beer tie yet, but hoping I can soon.Thanks!Michael
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