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I like it, I like a lot. What is that extra post in the middle of the jig hook? I know these will work around here.

I used Fabric Fusion for head cement on some pike flies, that look every bit as good a epoxy heads and appear to be quite durable. Of course only after trial by pike tooth can the results be...

Thanks for posting this, I'm going to give it a try.

I agree, I generally like to pick feathers off of a skin, but for ducks, skinning and de-greasing is not worth the trouble for me. I concede that there are lot of great feathers on a ducks that are...

I like it, I like it, very nice tie.

You aren't ignorant, people make up fly names daily. There are millions of patterns out there and even slight variations of old patterns seem to warrant a new name in some peoples minds. Therefore...

That's exactly what I meant about difficult process in my post, for most tyers, pluck and bag is the way to go and I seriously doubt that fish are attracted to the taste of white gas.

I don't get many replies like that here in Montana. I did go on a canoe trip into the Boundary Waters in Minnesota many years ago and while I was portaging some others guys came by my pile of gear...

If you have ever skinned a duck you will know that they are very greasy and unless you de-grease it the entire skin and feathers will become one matted ball of grease over time. It is a difficult...

I would first look at the weight of your hooks, are you using heavy wire hooks? Second what other materials are you using? Bucktail is way more buoyant than say marabou. What about chenille, are...

That Mr Peacock dubbing is awesome too. Couldn't live without it.

Filoplume is a misnomer for aftershaft feathers. There were many articles and books written that incorrectly used the term filoplume for the aftershaft feather. Randall Kaufman being one of them,...

At this point it will be cheaper if you take up flushing $20 dollar bills down the toilet as a hobby. Not as much fun but cheaper.

I like to apply water base head cement after tying each bunch of deer hair, it seems to hold up better.

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Here's me last summer, hunting gators.

The best way to test this knot or any other is to take a piece of tippet and tie it to a hook then tie another hook on the other end using a different knot. Clamp one of the hooks in a machinist...

That is funny, remember that trick next Halloween and super glue artic fox fur to your finger nails.

It would not be an infringement to post it as long as you give credit and the purpose is to inform and educate rather than profit.

Very nice, a real fish getter for sure. What is the wing material, looks like hooded merganser?

It is used for wings on steelhead patterns a lot. I find it to be the hardest and slickest of all the wing materials. It takes some getting used to.

In the Asian sweatshops where most flies are tied they buy hooks buy the thousands and most certainly do not pay retail for them.

I always use a rotary cutter and a straight edge, never have any problems. Simple as can be for uniform strips.

We have WINNER! With this method there is zero waste.

What kind of fur did you use on the craw, other than the orange rabbit, it looks like maybe coyote?

Man, Why didn't you post this during hunting season? Too late for this season, only 8 more months.