Hello all!

I just read in a fly-tying tip book that it is easier to tie a bass bug if you wash, (and condition!) the deer hair first, and then let it dry before spinning it.

Has anyone here ever done that? And how did it work out?

I have some black deer hair that stains my hands whenever I work with it, so I am going to try this technique with that hair and see if it works to make it more workable, as well as improve the whole finger-dyeing situation.