Hey Voodoo, you ever make it to T town? Let me know, I'll give you a brief rundown on fly tying if you are tying salmon/steelhead flies. I can show you trout as well, but not my bag baby....LOL. I don't trout fish so don't need to tie them.

With $100, you'll pretty much get a cheap kit. Most decent vise's will run you that much for the cheap versions. You can buy cheap now, but if you do decide you want to keep doing it you'll DEFINITELY want to upgrade. I know I was given a kit about 20 years ago, and it sat drawing dust since there was virtually NOTHING in it I could really use. I kept the vise just for laughs. The more you tie, the better vise you'll want. Plus, I agree with downriggin', buy BEST materials you can afford. Cheap materials make cheap flies (I didn't say inexpensive, I said CHEAP).