Posted By: j_hirn2
Jumping in! - 09/28/19 11:16 AM
Well, after several years buying flies and getting yelled at by my significant other for spending so much on them I asked for and received a Renzetti Traveler 2000 vice and an Orvis Master Series tool set for my birthday. The Orvis tools were overpriced, but since the wife was doing the purchasing I figured that would be easier than her ordering a bunch of separate tools.
So I have the vice and tools. Time to get some materials to start saving some money on making my own flies! (/s).
I had $75 worth of Orvis gift cards so off to Orvis Southlake to get some stuff. Just wanted to make some woolly buggers and maybe some bunnie leaches. After maxing out the gift cards plus some after getting home I realized I didn't purchase any hackle and left out a couple of colors of chenile and maribou.
No problem I thought I will just go online to Barlows and pick up a few things.
Well I started putting things in my shopping cart and as I did I saw other stuff that I thought "Hey, I sure could use that!".
I got up extra early Thursday and completed my purchase before the wife got up and yesterday the stuff magically appeared in my mailbox.
To make a long story short it looks like I am going to be getting yelled at for spending so much on materials to save money.
So I have the vice and tools. Time to get some materials to start saving some money on making my own flies! (/s).
I had $75 worth of Orvis gift cards so off to Orvis Southlake to get some stuff. Just wanted to make some woolly buggers and maybe some bunnie leaches. After maxing out the gift cards plus some after getting home I realized I didn't purchase any hackle and left out a couple of colors of chenile and maribou.
No problem I thought I will just go online to Barlows and pick up a few things.
Well I started putting things in my shopping cart and as I did I saw other stuff that I thought "Hey, I sure could use that!".
I got up extra early Thursday and completed my purchase before the wife got up and yesterday the stuff magically appeared in my mailbox.
To make a long story short it looks like I am going to be getting yelled at for spending so much on materials to save money.