[Pup]

Isn't Tackle Craft a part of Falls Bait Company of Chippewa Falls, WI? Falls does not have a web site, but they still make one of the best crappie jigs I've ever fished with.

Falls Bait CO (715) 723-3645 1440 Kennedy Road Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729

[Pup]

Just a couple of other thoughts on tools...

You would do well to visit a local "Big Box" department store like Wal-Mart or Meijer. Visit their cosmetics department. Another possibility is to visit a Walgreens drug store.

You can buy such tools as tweezers and scissors that are of pretty good quality actually. Sally Hansen and Sally Hansen LaCross scissors come to mind. Kiss Red and Tweezerman tweezers are pretty good too.

A good substitute for head cement is Sally Hansen's "Hard as Nails". However, do not overlook other nail polish (NP) clearcoat sealers such as Rimmel 60-Second or Wet-N-Wild invisibles.

Hobby Lobby will sell a fine-point paper punch tool that works adequately as a dubbing needle, but shines as a pick for hair that is overwrapped with thread and needs to be pulled out from under your wrap(s).

Kiss makes an excellent 4-second super glue (Maximum Speed nail glue) that, at times , can be purchased at two .11-ounce bottles for the price of one (about $1.89}. Meijer and Walgreens carry it in my area.

[mickalo]

Yea, I found those some of the stuff at our local Walmart, my daughter is a dept., mgr., there so I get nice discount

I found another good site for Tying vises, tools, threads and tying materials: Hook and Hackle and their prices & S/H charges pretty reasonable.

Mike

[Fatman]

You can use J. Stockard JS Fly Fishing: Rod Building Supplies, Fly Tying Materials their pretty good.

Living in Iowa with all that hunting check with your buddies and get all the tail feathers you can and a few skins, and use a few for trading material.

Don't know if you have partridge or similar type bird out there but these skins ain't cheap to buy. Learn how to scrape the fat and guts and clean and wash the skins and borax them till dry and you'd have more material for use and trading.

For other furs and feathers you can try

Moscow Hide and Fur hideandfur.com - Moscow Hide and Fur

Coffin Creek Fur Fly Tying Furs, Home of Coffins Creek Furs - We Buy, Sell, and Process Fly Tying Furs and Feathers

There's lots of places but hang out at a few tying boards and you'll pick up lot's of them. When you get to buying hackle and are shocked at the price of Whiting try Conranch Hackle Conranch Fly Tying Hackle and if you're not sure what hackle you need call Denny the owner and tell him what you're tying and he'll tell you what you need.

Fatman

[MuskyGary]

I buy everything mailorder. Pick up a copy of a good magazine like "Flyfishing and Tying Journal. Lots of on line stores listed. Some I have bought from WWW.Anglersworkshop.com (Master Vise $25.65) THE FLY SHOP and JS Fly Fishing: Rod Building Supplies, Fly Tying Materials. There are lots of others. Always looking for new materials and ideas.

[mickalo]

thanks a bunch, some good sites. Do you happen to know what size hooks that Master vise will handle ... will it handle up to #3/0 ?

thx's

Mike

Originally Posted by MuskyGary

I buy everything mailorder. Pick up a copy of a good magazine like "Flyfishing and Tying Journal. Lots of on line stores listed. Some I have bought from WWW.Anglersworkshop.com (Master Vise $25.65) THE FLY SHOP and JS Fly Fishing: Rod Building Supplies, Fly Tying Materials. There are lots of others. Always looking for new materials and ideas.

[MuskyGary]

You could e-mail them and ask. It probably would take a 3/0. Most of the high price vises are for tying small flies down to 20. Big hooks usually work good in the cheap vises.

[mickalo]

Yea, I've noticed the same thing about hook sizes. Don't want to spend a ton on vise that won't handle the large hook sizes. The master vise is in my budget range. I contact and see what hook sizes it handles.

thx's again,

Mike

[Lbifisherman429]

What is the best place to get feathers?

[MTfishingrods]

ummm Birds.



Sorry I could not resist. Mud hole Is a good spot. I like to get mine localy so I can see what I am getting. You wont ever go wrong with Cochrans Hackles though and if there is ever a buisiness that provides a role model for customer service it is them.