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bigduhon

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  1. I've downloaded all of seasons 2-4, but cannot find the first season. There are a lot of good flies tied in that first season according to the website. Anyone know where to get those episodes?
  2. I came across a couple packages of dry fly hooks with no bend between the hook shank and the eye. Is there any reason I cannot utilize these hooks to tie up some catskill dries (BWOs, Light Cahills, Hendricksons, etc...)? Thanks.
  3. I may have mentioned this before, but recently I had the good fortune to purchase someone's fly tying collection for a relatively cheap price. Well, there are simply tons of materials that, as a beginner, I have no use for...yet! I don't even know what some of this stuff is. One thing I'm starting to do is tie up a lot of dries. I got a lock of different hackles in the bulk of materials. Most aren't labeled, and I have no idea what I'm looking at. How do I tell whether the hackle is hen or rooster (my understanding is that only roster should be used on dries, with hen possibly useable as wings)? How do I tell the quality? If I can wrap it is it good? Thanks for your help!
  4. Thanks to everyone for the help! I still haven't gotten around to taking some pictures (work is nuts), but I can say with certainty that those who replied with "use less elk hair" know what they are talking about. They are starting to look good... One additional question... Typically, I both whip finish and cement...when is one or the other or both sufficient? Is there a rule of thumb on this? Thanks again.
  5. I don't have a picture of this problem right now, but will try to post one later. Let's see if I can explain it... I get the fly all done and it looks good. I whip finish it, put on some head cement, and it still looks good. However, after a short time, the top elk hairs begin to stand up vertically. In other words, they do not point backwards towards the barb, but rather almost straight up. I've tried tying back over the hairs to no avail. I've also experimented with tying in the elk hair with both the butts and the tips facing back...same problem regardless. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
  6. Hey guys, I'm new to fly tying, having gotten my first kit for Christmas. The last two months I have spent tying a ton of beginner flies. Additionally, I have also spent the last two months accumulating materials, some of which I just got in a cheap, yet huge purchase from someone who was giving up fly tying. Great for me, sad for him. My question is this...do any materials go bad or degrade with time? Are there preferred methods of storing such materials to prevent degradation? Thanks for your help, and I try and post some flies I've tied. I've got to find some worthy of the true mastery demonstrated on this site. Tight Lines.
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