What's the Most Important Tool in Fly Tying? - Dressed Irons

A discussion about what I think is the most important tool in fly tying.

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There are many different tools in fly tying, as in most things in life. Some are specialty tools and others are more general that are used in most of your fly tying. Which one is the most important? Which one can you not get my without to produce excellent looking and fishing flies. In this video I share what I think is the most important tool in fly tying. From all my years of tying as well as teaching classes I have formed a few (maybe more than a few) opinions concerning fly tying. Watch the video to hear my nickels worth on this subject. --Enjoy

This is the first video in a series I will be doing on what is (and what is not) important in fly tying. Understanding that this is just my opinion and others will agree and disagree. My goal is to help anyone new to fly tying or anyone with questions about improving their fly tying in providing more detailed information on a range of subjects usually not covered in routine fly tying videos.

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