Hard-to-find items

[kjackson]

Hi all--

After reading the post about Feather-Craft and the company's response to FAOL, I'm trying not to use them.

However, I'm looking for mink zonker strips, which I can't find anywhere else. Any sources come to mind?

I'm also looking for Glo-Brite floss (a UK product), something else I can't find at all in the US or Canada.

Any help on either?

Thanks,

Keith

[Betty Hiner]

Keith,
If you've tried the other sponsors, and have failed to find the product you need, I really think it would be all right to use Feather Craft. They're a super company, and I know they do carry things that no one else seems to have.
Betty

[Bugsy]

I guess I'm confused

I read the thread [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14745&highlight=feather+craft:4bef 7]Shopping Experience Feather Craft[/url:4bef7], and most replies indicated good service.

I didn't notice anything about "a response to FAOL."

[dudley]

For the mink, you might try a furrier.
I've got a lifetime supply from when my aunt had a coat redone
Thrift stores might have old coats that are in rough shape and tough to sell also.

[ducksterman]

Can you use squirrel zonkerstrips? Angler's Workshop has them.

[kjackson]

I remember reading in a recent thread about Feather Craft that the company wouldn't sponsor this site, and as I recall, JC was reluctant to give them another chance. (The reports of their service were pretty much in agreement that it was a good place to do business.) However, I can't find JC's comments in the shopping thread, and I don't remember where else it might have been...call it a senior moment.

As for the mink, if I were going into production tying, I would definitely find a furrier, but the nearest one would be a two hour drive away in Seattle. That's why I'm looking for a few pre-cut strips. I've done the thrift shop thing as well, and I've yet to find the pale colors I'm looking for to tie Minkies.

I'll take any help I can get on Glo Brite products from a U.S. vendor or fluorscent biots....can't find those this side of the Atlantic, either.

Thanks,

Keith

[Hendrickson]

Let's see:

Excellent stability as a company.
An excellent reputation.
Good to excellent customer service.
Quality products.
A wider than usual assortment of products.
Knowledgeable people.
Competitive prices.
Low number of 'out-of-stock' items.
Good website catalog.
Great printed catalog.

Did not become a sponsor of faol.

Nope. You don't want to do business with a company like that

H.

[flyfshr]

You might try English Angling trappings. They have a stock of exotic zonker strips and might also have the floss. They have a web site at http://www.anglersden.net their with contact information.

[Normand]

mink zonker strips

http://www.tcoflyfishing.com/1TCO_Fly_F ... r%20Strips

Get white and dye them to your specific colors

Glo brite floss in Canada

http://www.flybox.ca/Catalogue/Products ... ubCats=Yes

Why not substitute? UNI Products makes a glo floss.

http://www.wwdoak.com/adobe/tyingmaterials.pdf

If all else fails and you cannot accept substitutes, buy from the UK vendors.

[kjackson]

Normand-- Nicely done...the Glo Brite floss has eluded a couple of us who frequent UK boards. There are a number of patterns that include mention of Glo Brite Number such and such without more description. It's possible to get close using Uni and other products, but it's not the same-- kind of like using dyed mallard when the pattern calls for woodduck.

Haven't run into the shops mentioned or anglersden.net before, so all are a bonus.

Thanks again, and good tying and fishing,

Keith