Inconnu 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2006 Ted Patlin made a comment in another thread about this. I didn't want to carry on off topic, so I'll mention it here. If you get tanned deer hide. the tanning process may make the deer hair rather brittle, so a little cream rinse and let the thing fry, seems to give the deer hair more flexability. Perhaps a good ad for Alberto? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Sounds obscene, seriously if the tanning process has left the hair brittle , you should stay away from it. The hair gets burned and using a creme rinse may soften it up durability will become a factor. Iv'e tied many dear hair flies and tried this but they don't seem to hold up. It would be better to remove hair from package and check it. Pick a pak with soft hair and forget about it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 PS and you know if the guy giving you advice doesn't know how to spell" DEER" correctly, OH thats me HEE HEE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inconnu 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Actually it was whitetail deer given to me by a guy that had a couple of hides tanned. I usually use winter mule deer hide, the hair is awesome for spinning (Northern B.C. winters are cold), but this stuff was kind of dry. I use it for muddlers and smaller flies that are trimmed short, it works great. I don't use it for poppers and bombers I don't think it would hold up as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites