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I know a gentleman who designed a foam popper head cutting jig, Gary Krebs. He uses a gel super glue that is sold at Wal-Mart. I don't recall him saying this as happened. Either way, this is nice to know. Thanks

I just use the fine end of a normal hair comb. Get them on sale for .99 cents. Lose or break them, no big deal.

I was looking at reels today for the 4wt and 5wt that I got at Christmas. I do not need or want a mid priced reel ($200+). I looked at Cabela's and Bass Pro for reels less than $50. What I am leaning to is the Cablea's Wind River. They are cast aluminum but are on sale for $25. It is normally $40. Other inexpensive reels I have are Cabel's Prestige Plus, Bass Pro Dogwood Canyon, and Okuma Sierra. Can't complain about any of them.

The idea is they have a fly at the end of each class. You not only need to know the technique of putting thread on the hook you also need to experience what happens when materials are applied. Techniques of using a soft loop or holding the materials to side and letting the thread pull it to the top of hook. Tool basics are covered in the first part of the first day. They put their hands on them, learn the feel. Has to the why's and what for, that is more than covered in the next 5 classes. But you cover what is needed for that wooly bugger. I believe in teaching what is needed for what is at hand and build on that through out. Everyone has their own method to the madness.

I have always liked Mudhole. They have some nice instructions in there catalog. Or used to anyway.

Lived many a weekend and several summer camps out of a boyscout patrol box. Never thought of it as a fly tying station. Interesting.

Terje, You have done it again. What is there to say? I tip my hat to the master. Just simply awesome.

When I was taking classes it wasn't done concentrating on a specfic pattern. Like you, this was done over a 6 week period. I remember the first night. We went over tools and vises. Learned how start thread on the hook and a simple half hitch to finish the head. Whip finish came later. We learned how to attach marabou for a tail, wire for ribbing, hackle and chenille. We went home with a woolly bugger. Each night we would concentrate on different aspects of tying, Different dubbed bodies and types of wings. Different types of tails. That is all we would do, tie it on and cut it off. With wings we tied on hackle tip wings. Just the wings and cut them off then on to hair wings and tent wings. They all were cut off just as soon as we got them on. But at the end of night we would tie a fly using the techniques we had just learned. Deer hair was a hoot. I have used this method my self with scouts and beginners in our club. It works well.

I have used The Mustad CK52S to tie clousers on. The kink positions the eyes nicely. ​

Beautiful. That would make one heck of a Christmas card.

Superglue makes durable clear finish

They look great for a first attempt. But as mentioned the head needs cleaned up and the hook eye is crowed. I can't add to the hints the others have posted. No doubt, those flies will catch fish.

This may also be something of interest to Casting For Recovery. For those of you who don't know what Casting For Recovery is, it is an organization that takes breast cancer patients fly fishing. It has been found that the casting motion is excellent therapy for recovering breast cancer patients. My club has donated to them in the past. For a few years at our local Fly Fishing Expo we tied pink flies and asked for donations for a fly. At the end of the show we handed over more money than they raised in their own booth. It's just a great feeling to have helped in such a small way.

I had a supervisor years ago who had the Busch truck make a monthly stop at his house. When he had his heart attack he switched to O'Doul's.

I can see this being "reel" popular with Wounded Warrior Project.

Find a large glass jar (1 gallon or more). Four family size tea bags for each gallon. Fill with cold water, put in the tea bags and put it in the 'fridge. 24 hours later, add sugar as needed and serve. We have two (1 gallon) gallon pitchers, so our 1 1/2 gallon jug makes a pitcher and a half worth. When I am home, I am usually making tea just before bed each night ... wife and I both drinking the tea made the night before. Sounds like our house. Always a jug of tea in the fridge unsweet. The wife uses an artificial sweetener, I like it unsweet. Just like I like my coffee, black no sugar. Unless there is some Bailey's.

I like the concept. Don't know if I want to spend $150 for the entire package. The wheel it self is $50. But I do like the concept.

Belly hair is best than body hair. Bucktail, no way. What makes the hair flair is it being hallow. You can spin elk hair also but it is more difficult. The hollow "tube" in elk is not as large as deer.

RPM, Nice improvement. Tail is a little uneven but you are getting there. Nice job.

No one drink, coffee, Seagram's and seven up, coffee and Bailey's or some home brewed beer.

Adam, Since that's not in the form of a question, I can only assume.

The big producers chickens are genetically bred for the length and quality of their feathers. I understand what your are saying about the small guys and I am with you. What I have seen is usually for pheasant, chucker, and partridge. Would like to know of some other options. It's hard to spend $45+ for a cape that I really won't use much of. Would also like to find an Amhearst Pheasent pelt that I don't have to give a first born for.

Nope. Was at a fly fishing expo one year working in a booth and some guy shows us this fly he had tied. Buggiest dubbed body I had seen in quit a while. Matched his beard. Yep, trimmed his beard for dubbing. Know another gentleman when his dog goes to the groomer he ask for a small bunch of hair. Ties streamers out of it so he can always have is best friend with him while fishing.

Don't over look the big box stores like WalMart and Hobby Lobby for tying materials. They may not be the quality of the fly tying specific materials but will due in a pinch. Once I needed some black chenille. The nearest fly shop is now an hour away and since I was near one of the local hobby and craft stores I thought I would take a look. Back in the knitting section they had some really nice chenille, a skein for less than $8.00. A skein is 100yds (300ft) and the card that you buy for fly tying is about $1.75 and only 3ft. It's been awhile since I purchased chenille so the price is only a guess. In the craft section of WalMart you can get a bag of "craft" feathers that is a mix of guniea and partridge for about $1.50. At Micheals they have dyed turkey flats, marabou, pheasant tail and peacock. There are some materials you will have purchase at a fly shop or order. Just saying don't blow off the big box stores for materials.

I have used skunk. It does well for hairwings.