Hi Gang! I buy most of my fly
tying materials at Hobby Lobby. WalMart has lots of this stuff
too. Michaels also carries lots of it and I'm reasonably sure other
national craft chains would too. Following is a list of things
that I buy from Hobby Lobby and prices as best I can remember.
1/2 pound hair on calf leather, approx. 1 foot X 2 feet $6.99
other assorted real animal hair on leather - same size $ 3.99 to $6.99
saddles $2.97-several colors available
marabou $1.50-big bunch-several
colors available
fancy feathers $1.99 20-30
ostrich feathers - 2 pk 8"
$1.99
Pheasant tails $1.97 ea
peacock feather w/eye/herl $1.97
5
different kinds eye feathers for salmon flies $ 2.00 for pack of 8 same kind)
assorted other feathers $1.97/pack, big bag
dubbing $.50
beeswax
$50
sparkle yarn $1.99 - big bunch
stuff similar to crystal flash
$1.00 - big bunch
stuff similar to amazing hair $1.00 - big bunch
tinsel $2.00 spool
rayon thread $1.50 spool -100yds
polyester thread -$2.95 - 100 yds
bead wire - assorted colors $1.57,
30 ga 24 yds.
.004 Coates & Clark nylon thread for furled
leaders $1.95 spool -300 yds
transparent &
gray available
chenille - they have every color imaginable - huge bundle
$6.50
eyes - the kind that move around, "rattle" and stationary ones $.10
to $.25
foam with adhesive backing 12" squares-just about any color you'd
want $.95
beads - glass, metal, rainbow, gold, silver, etc. etc. - $1.97
pack of 80
I'll put it like this: The only thing that I buy from fly shops
(Austin Angler and White River Fly Shop at Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine, TX)
are necks, leaders and fly line. I buy all my hooks from Byard at
LINESEND.
JIMMY
"april c. burbank" wrote:
foam, 33 cents for a 8x10 sheet at walmart or
2 dollars for a 3x5 piece at the fly shop.I know there are many more just
can't think of them right
now.Jim"Troutman"
