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McCRIZZLEY · « **on:** March 10, 2014, 11:29:53 PM »

Tied my first flies tonight... Like I needed another hobby

Thanks again to Kenzmad for the free setup!

TangoU · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2014, 10:38:17 PM »

Nice looking flies!

That Kenzman guy, he's a fine chap.

McCRIZZLEY · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2014, 10:42:39 PM »

I made some more tonight, starting to look a little neater.

Bullkllr · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:16:34 PM »

Keep at it!

When I lived in Seattle for school I used to wander into Roy Patrick's fly shop on Eastlake. His advice for a beginning tyer was something like "Always tie a pattern, no matter what". And I think that's great advice. That way you have something planned, and when you're done you have something to compare it too. I really liked to "freestyle" and just wrapped cool feathers on hooks- but I know I progressed a lot faster when I started sticking to known patterns. Plenty of time to experiment/create after your skills are up. My

McCRIZZLEY · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2014, 09:43:53 PM »

Good advice. Never thought of it that way.

Haha it took me 4 flies before I started goofing off...

Hawgdawg · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2014, 10:00:25 PM »

Quote from: TangoU on March 11, 2014, 10:38:17 PM

Nice looking flies!

That Kenzman guy, he's a fine chap.

Just hoping he will take me to catch some salmon this fall!

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