Back? On Flashback Hairs Ears

[ksfisher]

What material are you useing for the back on the flashbach hairs ear? It looks like pear flashabou, but my flashabou is to narrow and using several strands looks cheap.

[Al Beatty]

I use several strands of pearl Krystal Flash then cost the wing case with Aqua Tuff. Take care & ...

Tight Lines - Al Beatty
www.btsflyfishing.com

[mjsmith1223]

I use pearl mylar tinsel. This time of year your local big box store (Meijer, Wal-mart, etc.) should have truckloads of it in the Christmas decoration section. It comes loose in bags. You can also get it on spools at a fly shop (or online).

Mike

[Midge Man]

I use the tinsel as well on my copper john's and it works great.

[fish4trout]

I use mylar tinsel. It comes in small, med, large and maybe even x-large. I use medium most of the time.

[Joe Valencic]

I use Mirage Tinsel by UTC, available thru fly shops on spools in small, medium & large. It's also available in sheets. Here's a fly using this product for a body instead of dubbing. The picture doesn't do the material justice because I don't know how to use my digital camera properly. It's highly reflective and shows a wide spectrum of colors.



Here's a Flashback PT. I need to take a class for this camera.



Hope this helps



Joe

[littlebrook]

I use saltwater Flashabou (at least twice the size of regular flashabou), cover with a tad of Loon's UV Knot Sense, shine the UV light on it for several seconds and you're in business.

In size #10 it becomes Joe Hyde's "Old Reliable". In size #14 it's "Young Reliable".

Good stuff!

Bill

[dixieangler]

Yep. The Christmas iridescent mylar tinsel when I can find it. Otherwise I just cut small strips off of an iridescent mylar gift wrap paper sheet that I normally use for Crease Flies.