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Fly Tyer's Primer |
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| from the book's cover flap: This basic book on fly tying is bound to become the standard of its kind: it is
a thorough introduction to the art of tying flies, and will take the beginner to a
position of confidence and skill - as well as improve the technique of all but the most
advanced tyers. It is a lucid and eminently clear book that introduces a number of
important and central concepts that are bound to make the early days of one's fly-tying
experience more productive. There are helpful chapters on the best tools to buy and how to arrange them, which hooks will work best for which purposes, and what materials and components should be bought - and how to select the best quality for your money. Then there is a unique chapter on "Thread Management", the single most important aspect of fly tying, and one that is too often ignored in instructional books of this kind. The heart of the book takes the reader through a representative group of basic fly patterns - wet fly, dry fly, nymph, and streamer, with a number of variations - that develop skills in all basic techniques of fly tying. And finally there is a special section on mixing and blending the techniques one has learned, so one is able to tie any fly. Killroy: This is
the first instruction book on fly tying that I bought for myself. It got me going on
basic/standard flies right away, and taught me what I needed to know about my first few
tying tools. All in all, a good book with solid teaching material. |
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