tangledup Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 My son's boy scout troop will be starting their fly fishing merit badge soon. One of the requirements is for the scouts to tie some of their very own flies. I only have enough equipment (vices, bobbins, etc) to have three scouts tying at a time. If anyone has old cheap vices they bought and then upgraded away from them to better equipment (as most of us tend to do) or other useful items, I would be interested in buying them. I don't want to spend a whole lot as most of it will probably be donated or tossed in a closet after the class, but I do need to expand my collection a little.
Gavin Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 Where are you located? Your local fly fishing club or shop would probably do a class for nothing.
tangledup Posted August 31, 2021 Author Posted August 31, 2021 Springfield. I don’t know anything about local clubs but I am going to swing by the fly shop this week and bend his ear a little. trythisonemv 1
BilletHead Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, tangledup said: Springfield. I don’t know anything about local clubs but I am going to swing by the fly shop this week and bend his ear a little. Good idea. How many in the troop? Are you going to just tie one particular pattern? "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
tjm Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, tangledup said: Springfield. I don’t know anything about local clubs but I am going to swing by the fly shop this week and bend his ear a little. I only know these clubs exist, and there is another, maybe, there was a (I think) Mid Mo Chapter of Trout Unlimited Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association It might be worth a visit to BP, years back, one tying club event I saw had a stack of those cheap vises BP sells and I got the impression they had them as a promotion.
tangledup Posted August 31, 2021 Author Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, BilletHead said: Good idea. How many in the troop? Are you going to just tie one particular pattern? According to the requirements they have to tie two flies from this list: Dry fly, wet fly, nymph, streamer, bass bug, popper, saltwater fly. I was considering a wooly bugger because there are some very simple versions of it, still some fun techniques they get to learn such as palmering hackle, and then maybe a very simple nymph pattern that mainly consists of just wrapping thread or maybe a little dubbing. I haven’t completely decided yet. There are about 30 in the troop but I’m not sure yet how many are actually taking the class. Should find out this week.
BilletHead Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, tangledup said: According to the requirements they have to tie two flies from this list: Dry fly, wet fly, nymph, streamer, bass bug, popper, saltwater fly. I was considering a wooly bugger because there are some very simple versions of it, still some fun techniques they get to learn such as palmering hackle, and then maybe a very simple nymph pattern that mainly consists of just wrapping thread or maybe a little dubbing. I haven’t completely decided yet. Would be a good one and any simple nymph to start with. How many in the troop? "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Nick Adams Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 I feel like MDC does something with that. Email Greg Collier Greg.Collier@mdc.mo.gov. He's an outdoor kills specialist and does archery training and hunter safety among other things. tangledup and BilletHead 2
tangledup Posted August 31, 2021 Author Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, BilletHead said: Would be a good one and any simple nymph to start with. How many in the troop? About 30 but I’m not sure how many are taking the class. BilletHead 1
BilletHead Posted August 31, 2021 Posted August 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, tangledup said: About 30 but I’m not sure how many are taking the class. Are you going to use plateau fly shop for materials? Still going by today? If so I am going down to Springfield tomorrow. I will drop off a few bucks for your material purchase. ness, Daryk Campbell Sr, nomolites and 1 other 1 3 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
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