Kaufmann's fly tying kits?
Stu Farnham
I know that, in general, folks in this newsgroup recommend
against purchasing fly tying kits. However, Kaufmann's Streamborn
offers kits including materials to tie the patterns in Randall
Kaufmann's books on tying dries and nymphs.
I want to start tying, and have read the Kaufmann dry fly book;
I'm impressed by the clarity of the text and photos, and am thinking
about buying the Kaufmann kit. There's about a 15% discount over
purchasing the stuff separately.
Any opinions?
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Stu Farnham -- far...@teleport.com -- outside of Portland, OR
"Intervening is a way of screwing up." -- Lewis Thomas
jem...@umich.edu
>I know that, in general, folks in this newsgroup recommend
>against purchasing fly tying kits. However, Kaufmann's Streamborn
>offers kits including materials to tie the patterns in Randall
>Kaufmann's books on tying dries and nymphs.
>Any opinions?
Stu:
While I kept my silence when the anti-kit threads were being spun, I agree
with the general notion that the tools should be shopped for carefully and
bought separately. As far as feathers, floss, hides, dubbing and other
stuff go, you can't really go wrong with the Kaufman kit. It's a simple way
to acquire the material you need to get started, and Streamborn stands by
their products. I say go with it.
Happy tying.
John
Mark G. Wiltrakis
Consider taking Kaufmann's fly tying class(es) before making
any kit purchase. The classes are worthwhile, and repeat
often. They are held in the evening at the Tigard store.
Mark (Hillsboro)
Bertram Wooster
I'm in a class at Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters in Gresham (which
is closer to home than Kaufmann's).
Stu
Peter Morris
>In article <4dm61k$5...@kelly.teleport.com> far...@teleport.com (Stu Farnham) writes:
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>>I know that, in general, folks in this newsgroup recommend
>>against purchasing fly tying kits. However, Kaufmann's Streamborn
>>offers kits including materials to tie the patterns in Randall
>>Kaufmann's books on tying dries and nymphs.
>>Any opinions?
You will not find better quality materials or tools in any fly tying
kit. If for any reason you are not satisfied, eg the hackles roll or
the head cement is dry, it will be replaced quickly.
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Pete Morris
pmo...@teleport.com
http://www.teleport.com/~pmorris
L. R. Fortney
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>
> >I know that, in general, folks in this newsgroup recommend
> >against purchasing fly tying kits. However, Kaufmann's Streamborn
> >offers kits including materials to tie the patterns in Randall
> >Kaufmann's books on tying dries and nymphs.
>
and book and think both are a good deal with no complaints about the
materials.
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Lloyd Fortney ---Opinions are mine---
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>I know that, in general, folks in this newsgroup recommend
>against purchasing fly tying kits. However, Kaufmann's Streamborn
>offers kits including materials to tie the patterns in Randall
>Kaufmann's books on tying dries and nymphs.
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>Stu Farnham -- far...@teleport.com -- outside of Portland, OR
Stu, I got started with a Kauffman nymph kit and have no complaints
nor do I feel that I have a box of useless materials. However, you
probably will place a second order to supplement your hook selection
and some materials depending on how many of your favorite patterns are
not in the Kauffman Nymph Manual. BTW, the manual is excellent and I
recommend the spiral bound version as it stays open nicely and stands
up to the frequent page flipping involved with learning new
techniques. Good luck.
Melissa Baird
Guy Baird.
Thomas Urbig
>Where can you get the Kaufmann's fly tying kits?
>
>Guy Baird.
>
From Randall Kaufmanns mail order in Oregon, their web adress is
http://www.kman.com (the page is not overwhelming but provides you with
the adress (and email).
Thomas
Michael Leitheiser
Mike in PDX
"When the trout are lost, smash the state."
Tom McGuane