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DIY Lazer Dubbing

May 20. 2017
How to make your own Fly Tying Dub for pennies.
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Fly Tying Gadgets: Coffee Bean Grinder

May 14. 2017
Fly tying gadgets are addicting, and this video features one that I use to create unique dubbing blends, a coffee bean grinder.
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Make Your Own Squirrel Dubbing

Jan 20. 2017
Learn an easy way to cut and mix squirrel fur to make some awesome dubbing! -- Subscribe for more tutorials and gear reviews: http://goo.gl/rk1v29
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How to Make your own Dubbing

Jan 19. 2017
A close look at the natural insects that make up trout food reveals that insects are usually made up of many different colors.
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Intruder shanks, wire and hooks

Sep 11. 2016
Materials The major difference between almost any fly and an Intruder is the use of a shank and a trailing hook. This is about shanks, wires and stinger hooks.
Read more here
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Big Fly Fiber Dubbing Brush Tutorial

Aug 25. 2016
I give a detailed tutorial on a dubbing brush I designed for Pike and Musky sized streamers.
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Straw Shrimp SF

Jan 16. 2016
Making the back of a shrimp with a drinking straw
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DIY stick-on eyes

Oct 13. 2013
Home made Make your own large eyes for pike and saltwater flies using inexpensive materials and a little time. Some adhesive marker dots, a handful of waterproof pens and some LCR and you can start your own stick-on eye factory.
Se how in this article
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Don't tie flies

Oct 13. 2013
Just kidding! This is in reality a declaration of love to the art and craft of tying fishing flies with lots of tips for the beginning fly-tyer.
Get a good start here
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Making Mono & Glass Eyes

Oct 8. 2013
Simple techniques to making great looking mono & glass eyes.
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Duck's extended body

Feb 16. 2013
Body work Roger Duckworth shows an innovative and extremely easy technique to make durable extended bodies for mayflies, caddis, and stoneflies, and he shows a way of hackling the dry flies so that the hackle is under the body but above the hook so that it supports the fly more like the natural.
See how it's done here
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Cutting and buying zonker strips

Aug 14. 2012
Zonker Here's a description of how to cut zonker strips yourself and some advice on getting the best store bought material - both as strips and whole skins.
Get the tips on zonker strips here
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Unsinkable flies

Nov 27. 2010
Floating David Cowardin's concept for preventing flies from sinking is slightly different—as are his flies. They are different creatures! Most anglers can put a name on them, but the way they are tied... or more like built. Different is not quite enough to say that these are not like your average dry fly.
Learn why here.
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A distant shore or Fifteen minutes

Sep 29. 2010
It's me again out fishing. An illustrating little movie for my fishing diary. OK, a little bit out of the ordinary this time.
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Phloating Eyez

Jun 20. 2010
Bella Donna Eyes as large as tea cups on your flies? And still lightweight and not smashed down by loads of goo on the head? Yes, it's possible! Follow Pete Gray's instructions and your squids and baitfish will be gazing with larger eyes than ever before!
The full story here

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