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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Crappie / Pan Fish Jigs => Topic started by: Fatman on 06/28/14 16:37 UTC

Title: Nice finds at yard sale and farmers market
Post by: Fatman on 06/28/14 16:37 UTC

Found some really nice dyed wool at a stand at the Farmers market today and the lady gave me a good deal at $2 hank this is really nice long wool from some skins done this past fall and they dyed the stuff over the winter - of course DA here didn't think about asking what they used for dye until the wife and I were at the grocery store down the road!!

Pink, chartreuse and purple - this is going to make some nice float and flys and satin/wool jigs
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Fly%20tying%20and%20materials/100_6697.jpg)

At a yard sale on the way home got these 2 tying books for 25 cents each - the book on nymphs will go in my library and the beginners book will go to the fishing club at my wife's school for the kids to sign out. 
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Fly%20tying%20and%20materials/100_6700.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Fly%20tying%20and%20materials/100_6701.jpg)

Title: Re: Nice finds at yard sale and farmers market
Post by: SYBaits on 06/28/14 19:56 UTC

Nice Score !

Title: Re: Nice finds at yard sale and farmers market
Post by: ctom on 06/29/14 06:57 UTC

A guy just has to love those yard sales and flea markets And yes even those farmers markets can hold treasure. Nice find. Beautiful colors.

Title: Re: Nice finds at yard sale and farmers market
Post by: smalljaw on 06/30/14 06:52 UTC

Awesome deal Fatman!!!! I was just at a flea market and scored 2 packs of Owner twist lock light wire hooks for $1.50 per pack, 2 packs of 5/0 Gamakatu worm hooks for $2.00 each, and 2 packs of Daiichi wide gap worm hooks for $1.50 each. I have yet to find any tying materials but I keep looking!!!

Title: Re: Nice finds at yard sale and farmers market
Post by: Fatman on 06/30/14 10:07 UTC

She had a tangerine colored one and I should have bought it!!!!!!!  She had some sample packs and the wife said I should get those to see how I'll like it but I told her those three colors would get used A LOT and it would work cheaper to get the big hanks.  Like I said I was a DA for not asking about what she used for dyes but I have got to get the Flourescent FLY DYE colors, I've talked to RIT about getting them to offer the Florescent dyes but they don't have it planned. 

I really need to get off my butt and get tying especially since I've been out of work since April