Most Creative Tying Materials?

[jimmadsen]

I know that we Fly-anglers / Fly-tyers are a creative bunch that would give MacGyver a serious run for his money.

Sooooo...what materials are you adapted for fly-tying that were meant for something else?

For example - I use my daughters hair rubber bands for legs...they are skinny and black and the price is right - .99 for a bag of 100.

Anyone else???

[DDRRedneck500]

well,i use rubber bands for a rubber band grub. also i use those fake flower petals cut to shape for claws on crawdads. those are i think my most unique ones.

[Al Beatty]

The strands on the inside of a bungee cord make great Madam X/Hopper type legs. Also, the woven bag avicados are often sold in at the super market make great caddis bodies. Take care & ...

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[gutbomb]

Crazy Charlie wing made from bichon frise.

[Gardenfish]

dog hair is fabulous for nymphs.

old fly lines (some are speckled) for nymph bodies.

as Al mentioned, the woven veggie bags are super for bodies. I use bags with the smallest weave, cut strips and either twist them or just overlap for caddis bodies. The texture of the bodies is just right.

plastic baling twine is great for wet fly bodies. I use the blue, the white and that pale orange.

sewing thread for heads on large flies and for ribbing.

[Normand]

cigarette butt filter

[dudley]

Years ago there was an old timer in our club that fished nymphs made from electrical tape

[Panman]

Strands from an old burlap bag makes good bodies and can be dyed if desired.

Tim

[Fly Goddess]

I met a young man at a fly tying show that made some really great looking Chironomids out of old VHS tape.
There are also the flies made out of fake fingernails.

[JZ]

he-he, rubber bands for a muddler head.