06-11-2012, 06:13 AM
If the original posters pic is one from a catalog, I'd say they use the cheapest, least expensive materials....if it's a picture that a fly tyer has posted, then the material/time it takes to make each fly wouldn't matter as much.
FlyGoddess' full body spun hair fly,(although beautiful) most likely won't find itself on the market to buy- its too time consuming to mass produce.IMHO
I tied 4 wool headed streamers today(at work)- and with a little help from a couple Sharpies, I threw some un-needed "flash" into the heads--too bad my camera won't take a macro pic..because the result was very close to what was pictured.
It "looks" good...but all the faded colors are just wasted time, unless you are fishing crystal clear, slow water, where the fish has tons of time to look at the fly for minutes.
Wool is easy to tie in, less messy than hair, but it does add wet weight.
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FlyGoddess' full body spun hair fly,(although beautiful) most likely won't find itself on the market to buy- its too time consuming to mass produce.IMHO
I tied 4 wool headed streamers today(at work)- and with a little help from a couple Sharpies, I threw some un-needed "flash" into the heads--too bad my camera won't take a macro pic..because the result was very close to what was pictured.
It "looks" good...but all the faded colors are just wasted time, unless you are fishing crystal clear, slow water, where the fish has tons of time to look at the fly for minutes.
Wool is easy to tie in, less messy than hair, but it does add wet weight.
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