Something a wee bit different.

[QPassage]

I'm thinking these will be good for Float N Fly.

[justcameslabdaddy]

Should be killer's nice ties!

[Fatman]

How thick are you cutting the cross-cuts out of the craft fur?? I like the color but to me not sure about the short hair on the second one. I say that because I did a beaver cross-cut tie and it was short and didn't catch anything almost floated too much. Like to see the samples of the craft hair you have coming too!!

[QPassage]

thru trial and error I have found the craft hair has to be cut about 3/8 of an inch wide. The stretchy backing needs that much to keep from breaking when rolling it on. Plus side to it is it will stretch by pulling on t to about an 1/8 inch wide
Top Jig was made from this

it has about a 3/4 inc pile on it
Second jig was tied from this

about a 1/2 inch pile
Keep in mind I'm mainly tying these for Float n Fly. We tend to get a lot of short hits and I'm focusing on keeping the fur flush or towards the head from the hook bend.

[skiptomylu]

I am wondering if you could go back any farther passed where you stopped on that one? Maybe the hot orange could even be okay a tiny bit farther back, but know your getting past the bend if that were to be done. Sure would give the. A shot as is though. I don't do the F&F thing so don't know a lot about that.

[earthworm77]

did you kill a leopard?

[Fatman]

Okay Q I see now where you're going with the tie!! Please let us know how they work out!!

[skeetbum]

I tie some craft fur stuff for the winter months and got some short hit's also. This year I'm keeping the fur shorter than I did last year but trying to also pay attention to proportion. Short and fat doesn't look right to me so I'm using a little less material.