Suggestion for an article on tying material

[gerri]

I am wondering if there might be someone among us who could prepare an article on tying with some of the synthetic materials. Maybe like a list and photo example of each and indtructions on what type of flies it is best used for as well as how to use each material.
I am seing lots of patterns especially among the saltwater patterns where folks are using the craft furs and notice that Rainey's is offering a very substantial line of these products but no instructions on how to use them. Also there seems to be other stuff like the kinky hair etc that I would like to know how to use.
Anyone else wondering too?

[RonMT]

About 90 percent of the materials you are talking about are used as the wings on streamers. That is about it. If you know how to tie a streamer then you can use just about all of the materials you are talking about. I would just do a search on this web-site and a few others for "Saltwater Patterns" and you should come up with just about all you will ever need.
It would take a book on what you want not an artilce. In fact there are several on the market. Ron

[This message has been edited by RonMT (edited 30 May 2005).]

[dixieangler]

You might want to check out Phil Camera's book Fly Tying with Synthetics. Good book but there have been a lot of new synthetic materials being used since the book was published. Still worth a look .

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Robert B. McCorquodale
Sebring, FL

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