My advice is stay away from how flies are "normally tied". My buddy says he ties his with red wire and murdered'm on the LJ. As for me, I tie all my pheasant tail soft hackles on Montana Fly Co. light scud hooks in sizes that the trout will eat. Albert says that there is only one way to skin a cat, "Deliberately, so you don't get scratched!"Originally Posted by lastchance
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