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    Default Getting a leg up on tails

    Moose body hair has been my go-to recently for tailing attractor dries, but while poking around in my stuff I came across a piece of elk hock that I bought some time in the late 90's (and promptly forgot about), as well as some deer hock, too. Great stuff - stiff, doesn't flair and nicely marked. The elk works for flies up to about a #10, the deer is quite a bit shorter.


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    Need to find some moose hock and see how that stacks up.

    Regards,
    Scott

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    Moose hock is a bit darker chocolate brown, nearly black... at least when it comes from our moose. Texture is a bit more coarse than elk. Length is roughly the same as elk. I will take a look and see if I can find a piece for you here.

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