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I saw a recent post about antelope hair. I was wondering if anyone knows of some treatment or method that will make the hair more resistant to cutting. I use Danville flat nylon which reduces the...

I have no knowledge of CR hackle and what I am about to say is total speculation but it sounds like it might have some connection to Conranch hackle. Same town in Washington. Similar grading...

When tying the deer hair "skirt" for a small
Muddler or Hopper pattern the length of the skirt or hackle is very short and the deer hair I have will barely flare that high up on the hair. Can...

I am familiar with recent Whiting and Conranch hackles and I was wondering how is the current quality of Metz and Keough.

I'll try either straight or up eye hooks and see what happens. Thanks

I don't think the problem is hackle stiffness. I am using some Indian hackle on the Hewitt type spiders and genetic on the bivisible types and they seem more than stiff enough to support the fly. ...

I have read about skating spiders and bivisible type patterns. I tied some and tried them out and the problem I am having is that because the tippet is floating on the water any tug on the line...

I should rephrase the question. Take the Mustad 3906. Do any of these numbers refer to the type of bend or the wire weight or type of eye or finish or length of shank, etc. If a rod has the...

Just wondering...hook manufacturers have number designations for their hooks, e.g., 9671, 2487, 100, etc. Are these numbers just pulled out of thin air (my guess) or do they refer to specific...

I read an article about furled leaders and I am going to try to make a furled leader out of monofilament. Can someone advise as to what diameter, extra limp or not limp, a specific brand, etc....

Does anyone know where whole woodduck skins are available. The price of a small packet of flank feathers being what they are seems like it might an idea to pay more and get a lifetime supply.

I was browsing through an Umpqua catalog rom a couple of years ago and it has a "Bird's Nest Improved." It looked like the original Bird's Nest. Anyone know what "improvements" it has?

Hope this is the right forum. I have a technical question about the forward cast using a haul. I remember seeing some video footage some years ago of Lefty Kreh and Mel Krieger while they were...

By "modulus" do you mean that fiberglass simply isn't stiff enough while remaining light enough to have a tip action?

I was reading some rod catalogs and it sounds like fast (tip) actions were not very common until the advent of graphite. Is there something about fiberglass that kept the actions slow or moderate? ...

I've got some dryfly India necks in assorted colors that have usable hackle in the 10-14 range but does anyone know any uses (apart from Adams style wings)for the small hackles at the small end of...