Thread: Mystery Hair?

Look at this and see if it might not work for you.
Flymen Fishing Faux Bucktail 6"

I was wondering about this material.

Slinky Fibre - Fly Tying Crimped Krinkled Synthetic Bucktail Hair – Fly Artist

To many options. Might just have to get and try some of them until you find what your looking for.

Thanks Cray, Your post looks mighty close in the photo,I may contact the dealer and order a couple to see if it maybe close to what I'm looking for....thanks for your help.

Thanks Dave, It looks close as well? Heck I don't know..LOL..I have the info to call the dealer and ask about the texture. As long as it is not to stiff and kind of floats in the water...I think it may work....Thanks a lot for you help.

Might just have to try several things and see what works. Personally I’d probably just get close and go fishing

Looks like craft hair or polar fiber. There are different varieties of each.

There are many versions of craft hair and also different lengths. I have some that has to be over 6” long for tying streamers. The wrinkled looking stuff is new to me. The bottom jig looks like fine bucktail to me.

Maybe you should try several things? I know kip tail is a killer, just ask any of them guys from Louisiana and they will tell you so! I never believed in it until some guys over there got me to make them some. When I got a couple tied and was tired of tying that day I went down to my bank and thinking nothing was in there yet anyway, just was curious. Well 15 min later I had 3 with the smallest one was 14" and I became a believer, lol!

So if I was in your place I would get a few heads with #6 Sickles (don't want a hook with long shank) and tie a few kip tail jigs, then I would use my #4 and tie a few bucktail jigs and maybe a few synthetic hair type jigs and I would find out which was best and which was not if any? I personally would favor that kip tail, there is just something about it that works great! I would suggest you at a minimum give it a try?

I have tried some Craft Fur and it did well, but for me I didn't like how they can tangle in a box with each other. I know a guide that only uses that stuff and ties his own 1/8 Oz jigs with a very small hook. These are just my personal opinions though.

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