> If you can't afford the Fly-Tier's Benchside Reference right now, keep the > idea at hand for when you do. I bought it a week (or so) ago and I'll tell > you... if you (like the rest of us) consider fly-tying a religion, then this > book must be its bible.
I'd have to second that motion - the Benchside Reference is amazing for newbies and oldies alike. Not quite sure where I fit in, except that it is SO helpful at providing a zillion pictures of MULTIPLE ways of doing something. Great buy! I've seen it for 65 or so US$ online, but you have to look for it. If you think of it as 2 books (price- wise) it's worth that and then some! I've only browsed 'Tying Emergers' at the shop but it also looks to be a great book. Again, I don't have it but it's next on my "to purchase" list of books. Of course, finances limit the list's rotation, but it's still on there! I've seen some books on Byard's site, including the Fisherman's Entymological reference (I always mix up the name, so if this is bogus, sorry), which is an AWESOME reference that I keep going back to! I don't know if it's in stock still, but Byard had two of them in the discount/ specials area for quite some time. 55 or so, if my memory serves me correctly, but it's been a while since I looked at them. Which... I think I'll do right now :) Tight wraps, Pete
