Many thanks for all the support recently with the live streams! So happy with the response, the kind words and the fantastic generosity with the latest donations to the channel!
I'll start this blog entry with a mini disclaimer...The views on the stream are purely personal, i share with you guys what works for me, for my personal fishing and for my guiding work.Like i mentioned on this stream, my choice of synthetics is based on what i need to tie and use for my clients.
I am not a commercial tier and i tie mostly for clients while guiding or at the lodge. We call these flies " guide flies", they need to be easy to tie, good value, long lasting, easy to cast and more importantly they have to catch fish!
This is the reason why i use mostly two synthetics for these flies: Kanekalon hair and Congo fibers.
That said, there is a huge amount of materials out there. Either made for fly tying, or used for other purposes but they work great for tying streamers.So there is absolutly nothing wrong with trying and discovering new materials!
The is often confusion with picking Kanekalon online, especially if you get it from Ebay or Amazon.There is about 5/7 types of Kanekalon out there, some very frizzy, some very sleek, and most of the time these sellers don't mention which one they have for sale, they only mention "Kanekalon"...So it's always a surprise when you open the mail...Its for this reason i always source my Kanekalon from the same seller.
Now with Brexit we have to pay extra VAT ( the shop i use is in the UK) but even with the extra charges it's still a bargain.
This is the frizzy one for big volume: KANEKALON JUMBO BRAID
More slick, and bigger color choice : PHANTASIA JUMBO BRAID
And for a bonus check the new one: GLOW IN THE DARK KANEKALON
Also check the great value: ANGELINA FIBRES Great for subtle flash and to add some bling to your brushes and dubbing loops.
My other favorite is the Congo hair , i will put the main address of the shop, as they have many other awesome materials(dubbing, eyes, flash..) , so get in there and explore! https://www.flytyersdungeon.com/
Next Friday we will look at an other favorite of mine, and often a forgotten natural material, the simple rabbit Zonker . Don't miss that stream, we will tie some proven bunnies!
To finish, here's a couple to the flies i tie using synthetics, one i call "The Flasher" that got me most of my big pikes in Alaska and here in Ireland:
And the Simple BaitFish , use the same method with the fibers of your choice:
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| 122cm on a blue and white flasher |
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| Fire tiger flasher totally inhaled |
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| 124cm on a firetiger flasher |
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