Getting the right amount of dubbing on your thread to make a fly body can be tough for some tiers, and the tendency is to use too much dubbing. The result is often a body that’s fatter than you want it to be, or you have to try to get the dubbing off your . . .
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Video: How to Prepare a Base for a Cut-Shank Streamer
Cut-shank streamers offer lots of great wiggling action in the water, and they place the hook far to the rear of the pattern, which improves hook-up success. In this great video, Tim shows you how to create a base for such a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Double Dubbing Noodle
In this great video, Tim shows you how to make a cool mottled and segmented fly body by dubbing the legs of a loop with different colors. It’s an ingenious method that is both simple and versatile. Try this with different color combinations and . . .
Read MoreVideo: Using Large Straws to Store Materials
In this great video, Tim shares a useful tip on how you can use bubble-tea straws to conveniently store longer synthetic materials. This may seem a strange idea until you see how it works. Once you see how Tim has his unruly materials neatly arranged, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Your Own Colored Beads
Not everyone (by which I mean “hardly anyone”) has a tying bench as well stocked as Tim’s, but even he occasionally finds himself without the right color weighted beads. He’s come up with an ingenious method for making his own, using nail polish, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie-In Mylar Tubing
In this great video, Tim shows you how to create a streamer body using Mylar tubing, which is common in many baitfish imitations. The technique is not difficult, but it’s important that you properly anchor and trim the material to get a smooth, . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Fly-Tying Tools You Really Need
If you’re going to be a fly tier, you’re going to need some tools, but which ones? Here, Tim explains which tools he deems absolutely essential, from a selection of scissors to whip-finishers, to a caddy to hold everything in place. . . .
Read MoreVideo: Why You Should Use Antron in Fly Tying
As part of his “Magic Materials” series, Tim discusses why he loves tying with Antron so much. The combination of shimmer and translucence mimic the appearance of living aquatic insects. In both yarn and dubbing form, Antron can add a lifelike touch . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Select CDC Feathers, Part II
Last week, in Part I, Tim explained what CDC (cul de canard) is and what distinguishes the two different types. Here, shows the different ways you can use each type. He also shows how you can use CDC fibers as . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Select CDC Feathers, Part I
Here, Tim explains what CDC (cul de canard) is and what distinguishes the two different types. (BTW, cul de canard translates as “duck butt.”) The way the fibers are arranged along the shaft of the feather sets the two apart, which is fascinating to . . .
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