Frequently Asked Questions
The beginner box is the best place to start for a tier just getting into the tying world. I make sure to keep the beginner box simple, full of material, and pick fish catching flies.
The intermediate box is just one step up from the beginner. Slightly more advanced. Both the beginner and intermediate boxes recieve tons of material. There is not a quantity or quality change between the two, only the skill level.
Fly boxes are where you can tell me what flies you like to use and where you fish so that I can send you a hand-picked dozen flies to match your fishing.
The best value box are the combo boxes. You can combine the fly box and tying boxes all in one or choose both the tying boxes together! It is overflowing with material and has both levels of fly tying.
Your card will be charged on the 1st of each month. We will then process your order and have you box sent to you by the 3rd of every month.
For example, if you subscribe to a monthly tying box on the 17th of January your card will not be charged until the 1st of February and you will receive the February tying box. Another question I get asked a lot is if I subscribe on the 2nd or 3rd, can I still get the box before the ship date? The answer is usually no. The deadline is the 1st of the month so no orders after the deadline. So be sure to subscribe before the 1st!
If you have subscribed to a monthly box, it will ship by the 3rd of each month with free shipping via USPS.
If you have bought a one time box, it will ship within 1-3 business days of your purchase. It will also have free shipping included.
I shoot for 25 flies per box. Depending on the month and the pattern the amount may slightly vary. With simple patterns you will be able to tie 24-25 and have plenty of material left over. With big articulated streamers and larger patterns I may lower the amount to a guaranteed 12 with extra material. The goal is to always give you extra so that you can tie more than the quantity suggests.
A newspaper is sent every month inside your box with step by step intructions on how to tie the fly. A video is also posted onto our website under the videos menu as well as on our YouTube channel with more in depth detail about how to tie each fly.
Only the best of brands; Whiting Farms, Wapsi, Hareline Dubbin, Daiichi hooks, RoundRocks, Uni-Thread, etc.
You can email me directly and I will switch it for you!
steve@smittysflybox.com
If you have chosen to subcribe to a fly box or a combo box including a fly box, you will be asked a few survey questions at the CHECKOUT where you can tell me what flies you want and where you fish.
Just login to your account, click "manage", then click "subscription settings." You can choose to pause your subscription if you need or cancel at any time. There is no fee.
To change fly preferences you can log into your account and go to "subscriptions." Under that page you will see a button that says "manage."Then click on "update choices." There you will be able to fill out our fly survey and let us know what flies you'd like to recieve!
I'd say pretty damn good. I won't send you any BS. All flies are tied on Daiichi hooks using Whiting Farms hackle. Each box is personally checked by me. We take a lot of time to pick the right flies for you based on the information you give us.