The Rising Cost of Fly Tying...
While doing some research about feathers I came across this article about fly tying.
Bud does a great job at covering most of the topics currently being talked about today.
Like, are synthetics appropriate substitutes?
In his article he talks about various materials, hooks, silks, threads and numerous other fly tying topics.
In this article about Fly Tying you'll find some helpful advice even if you're just starting out.
To read the full article, just click on the link below...I've included the first paragraph of the article below.
Enjoy,
Duke
Hatches Magazine - The Rising Cost of Fly Tying:
Rising Cost of Fly Tying
by Bud Guidry
"Fly tyers in general use an array of materials for this hobby we call fly-tying. One can go to the most extreme in material and on another level take the low road by using easily found, inexpensive materials to create beautiful flies. The cost of materials has risen in recent years to a point where we, as artists of this growing trendy hobby, have found that using substitutes can be just as rewarding to the fly dresser as using authentic materials. Patterns of by-gone days call for Indian Crow and Chatterer or Cotinga but, in today's market for fly-tying materials, these beautiful feathers are practically out of reach for most tyers. When Indian Crow reached $10.00 a feather, this price became absurd for most tyers in general. Two thousand to three thousand dollars for a complete Crow patch is a huge investment for anyone, and these materials are getting rarer by the day."
Bud does a great job at covering most of the topics currently being talked about today.
Like, are synthetics appropriate substitutes?
In his article he talks about various materials, hooks, silks, threads and numerous other fly tying topics.
In this article about Fly Tying you'll find some helpful advice even if you're just starting out.
To read the full article, just click on the link below...I've included the first paragraph of the article below.
Enjoy,
Duke
Hatches Magazine - The Rising Cost of Fly Tying:
Rising Cost of Fly Tying
by Bud Guidry
"Fly tyers in general use an array of materials for this hobby we call fly-tying. One can go to the most extreme in material and on another level take the low road by using easily found, inexpensive materials to create beautiful flies. The cost of materials has risen in recent years to a point where we, as artists of this growing trendy hobby, have found that using substitutes can be just as rewarding to the fly dresser as using authentic materials. Patterns of by-gone days call for Indian Crow and Chatterer or Cotinga but, in today's market for fly-tying materials, these beautiful feathers are practically out of reach for most tyers. When Indian Crow reached $10.00 a feather, this price became absurd for most tyers in general. Two thousand to three thousand dollars for a complete Crow patch is a huge investment for anyone, and these materials are getting rarer by the day."
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