New to this sport and this site - I might as well get the dumb questions out of the way, even though I think I already can guess the answer, so here goes:
I have recently learned to tie a clouser and understand that you can use what ever colors you think will work, but is it the same with materials? I see so many different types of hair, buck tail, deer belly, craft fur, rabbit fur, maribou, caribou, cat-man-do, the list goes on and on. Can all of these different materials be substituted for each other?
I think the answer is "yes, it all depends on what you want the fly to do". So, if I am correct in my assumption, (uh oh, a second question) where do I find out the characteristics of what each material does?
Thanks in advance.
Tom