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[Video] How To Make Dubbing
Thank you Juan Ramirez for this simple yet awesome video on how to make dubbing! If you have struggled to get dubbing materials to mix together without getting all clumped up, then watch this video. It’s amazingly simple and works awesome. Thanks again Juan!
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[Video] Hair Stackers, Scissors and Prepping Bulk Fly Tying Materials
Jay Nicholas of Caddis Fly Shop provides some handy tips on how to use hair stackers, different types of fly tying scissors and how to prepare bulk fly tying materials in this fly tying video tutorial. Enjoy!
Categories: Articles, Fly Tying Tags: Caddis Fly Shop, fly tying scissors, fly tying tools, hair stacker, Jay Nicholas
[Video] Craig Mathews Talks Soft Hackle Materials
Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies takes us through how to select soft hackle fly tying material from many different wild game birds, some of which might surprise you. Soft Hackle Materials Many folks are familiar with Hungarian Partridge and Starling for tying soft hackle fly patterns, but have you tried Ruffed Grouse, Blue Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Bobwhite Quail or California Quail? As Craig points out, these are all beautiful birds and have particular uses for tying soft hackle patterns, such as: Ruffed Grouse – Mottled back feathers similar to Hungarian Partridge Blue Grouse – Good for larger soft hackles, [...]
Categories: Articles, Fly Tying Tags: Craig Mathews, fly tying material, soft hackles
How to Use Matarelli Whip Finisher
Joel La Follette of the Royal Treatment Fly Fishing Shop in West Lin, Oregon demonstrates how to use a Matarelli Whip Finisher in this fly tying video. Matarelli Whip Finisher Is available in two sizes, Standard and Extended reach. The latter is more versatile because it can place a whip-finish knot at the rear or center of a large fly. Enjoy!
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Where to Find Golden Plover Skins Fly Tying Material
For all of you soft hackle wet fly addicts here is the real deal – Golden Plover! Imported from the UK, these skins are some of the best and only available on the market right now. The soft back and shoulder of the Golden Plover have soft-mottled shades of gold and tan, barred browns and blacks that flow and mix to tie beautiful soft hackle patterns. Golden Plover skins are in short supply and hard to get so if you are interested act fast. Golden Plover Skin Specifications #1 Grade – Wild Bird Cookshill Tying Materials Imported from the UK [...]
Categories: Articles, Fly Tying Tags: fly tying materials, Golden Plover, soft hackles
Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever – Premium Elk Hair
With the Mother’s Day Caddis hatch bearing down on many western US rivers folks are going to need a healthy supply of Elk Hair Caddis and X-Caddis fly patterns. As such it seems fitting to nominate Elk Hair as our Fly Tying Material of the Week. As usual we take a look at what kind of Elk Hair deals we can find in our eBay fly shop. Elk Hair for Sale in our eBay Fly Shop Looks like some hot deals, so if you need to replenish your Elk Hair supply click on a listing above and you will be [...]
Categories: Articles, Fly Tying Tags: Elk Hair, Elk Hair Caddis, fly tying materials, Mother's Day Caddis, X Caddis
[Fly Tying] Whiting Brahma Hen
Whiting Brahma hen capes and saddles with Chickabou are perfect for wet flies, nymphs, soft hackles and more! Whiting Brahma Hen Capes for Sale on eBay right now!
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Vintage Mustad Hook Gold Mine
I don’t normally run more than one eBay fly tying special a week, but this one is just too good to not let folks know about. Singlebarbed.com just tipped us off to a mother-load of antique Mustad hooks that he stumbled across on eBay. 1950′s Mustad Hooks & Prices! As Singlebarbed put it … we’re talking 1950’s Mustad iron; sharp as razors, with long lethal points, strange hook numbers you’ve never heard of and never seen except in picture books featuring flies by Darbee and his ilk, who bemoan the loss of all that quality iron common to the “good [...]
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Fly Tying Material of the Week: Starling Feathers
Each week we scan the inventory in our eBay Fly Shop and pick one of our favorite fly tying materials and see what kind of deals are available. This week we take a look at Starling feathers, which are great for tying soft hackles. Starling Feathers for Sale on eBay Right Now If you are not familiar with our eBay Fly Shop, here’s how it works. Our fly shop draws from auctions currently running on eBay. When you click on an item you will be taken to eBay where you can bid on or often purchase immediately the item. Since [...]
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Fly Tying Material of the Week: Snowshoe Rabbit Foot
Each week we scan the inventory in our eBay Fly Shop and pick one of our favorite fly tying materials and see what kind of deals are available. This week we feature Snowshoe Rabbit foot. Snowshoe Rabbit for Sale on eBay Snowshoe Rabbit Foot Uses Hands down Snowshoe Rabbit foot hair has to be the best floating natural fly tying material available. Hair from the bottom of the hare’s foot is bouyant, kink resistant and does not absorb water. For this reason, Snowshoe Rabbit makes for mean, unsinkable emerger and dry fly patterns. (I guess it also helps keep the [...]
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