A couple things I noted when I just started tying:

I can't get the dubbing to stick to the thread? Any thoughts?

Why does my hackle for a wooly worm stay clumped together and not splay nicely? It is dyed by the way.

I can't find hackle for small barbules for dry flys. I guess I have the wrong hackle.

The partridge feathers I use are fragile and snap off when I use the hackle pliers. Am I not supposed to use them or am I just too rough?

Regards,
paff

[This message has been edited by paflyfisher (edited 29 December 2005).]