Fly tying for beginner

[PAFireGuy]

I've used a Renzetti vice for a long time. I would buy the best vice you can afford. There nothing more frustrating than the hook not being held securely when your building a fly. I would not buy a kit. There are to many items in a kit you will likely never use or are of poor quality. If you have a small local fly shop in your area, it is probably worth a visit as fly tyers seem to love to share their knowledge. Orvis has a fly tying manual out called the Art of Fly Tying. This book is very helpful with techniques and has quite a few patterns with tying instructions. If you look thru a tying manual, find the patterns you want to tie. There will be a "recipe" of items listed to build each specific pattern. Those are the items I would purchase. It won't be too long until you have boxes full of hooks, thread, furs and feathers.
By the way, you'll know your addicted when you don't pass up a road kill squirrel tail.