Hi,

I've used bucktail hairs for wrapping bodies. One pattern I've tied up is to use one strand of dark moose body hair and a red strand of dyed bucktail to tie up a mosquito pattern (normally one dark and one white moose hair). This mosquito is one that has fed already!

Anyway, they make for nice bodies and you can do two tone (like above) easily. They may require a coat of cement to protect them. Of course, you won't need that many hairs in reserve for this as each fly will only use one or two strands.

- Jeff