Fly
Tying Materials
Over
the past 15 to 20 years, Fly Tying has experienced phenomenal
growth, to the point where many Fly Fishermen spend more time at
the bench than they do streamside.
Let’s face it, some anglers
must drive, or fly, hours to get to a Fly Fishing Destination.
Since “Practice makes perfect”, it’s easy to understand why
there are so many great fly tyers around the country and so few
skilled Fly Fishermen. No matter where you live, you can tie flies
every night in the comfort of your own home but it may be
difficult to drive to a stream or lake.
For
our Fly Tying Materials and Supplies we’ve tried to keep things
simple, offering products that are both unique and difficult to
find elsewhere. When it comes to dubbing, the main ingredient of
most patterns, we find original Rub-A-Dub Dubbing, superfine
Generation X Dubbing and the NEW Peacock PLUS dubbing fill the bill.
These “Rubberized”
dubbings allow you to create flies with the wildest, wiggliest
action imaginable. Speaking of action, you’ll want to try
“Incredible Legs” on both wets and drys. They have a support
system allowing the use of extra-long legs that don’t tangle
-and- provide amazing action. Rub-A-Dub Wigglys and Generation X
Wigglys are great for “spiking up” any dubbing and using in
dubbing brushes.
Two other tools we use a lot are
the Griffin Parachute Tool, for tying the Button, Clumpa, Speckl-X,
DP Hopper and Para-Tractor, and the Tony Tomsu Wing and Foam Body
Cutters.