Tying techniques

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Tying techniques - videos

Video How To Tie an Intruder Fly Jan 14. 2018 A sparse version of an Intruder Fly, this spider style Intruder only has one station.	Video Parasol Post Technique Jan 6. 2018 The Parasol Post is a technique I utilize often for a variety of flies (especially emergers), and it's one I recommend you add to your arsenal.	Video Double slip Wings Dec 29. 2017 How to tie the double slip mallard wings. Come eseguire le doppie ali in sezione di penna di germano.
Video Sulphur Nymph Nov 18. 2017 Sulphur Nymph - Electric Eraser Technique	Video Latex Scud Nov 18. 2017 Pott's Weave Technique	Video Bundling Hair Wings Oct 21. 2017 Tying tip #10. If your Elk Hair Caddis wings tend to slip off the top of the hook where you want them to stay then this tip is for you.
Video Tie Like a Pro, Ep. 3 Working with Hackles Oct 21. 2017 For the longest time I struggled with getting hackles to lay correctly, either for the tail or fins - my feathers would often twist away from the orientation I intended, or my feathers would twist	Video Tie Like a Pro, Ep. 2 Articulating Flies Oct 21. 2017 This is just a scratch on the surface on articulating flies and is intended to get you started on building your own platforms with proper spacing, hook selection, and proportionality.	Video Blow Dry Baitfish Sep 15. 2017 A little technique I have been experimenting with for tying hollow flies with compressed air. The technique can be adapted for spey and larger pike and salt water patterns.
Video Tying Neat Heads Sep 9. 2017 Over the years we found some tiers will tie a beautiful fly only to mess it up in the last few minutes they spend with it. Too often the fly ends up with a large, lop-sided head.	Video Heavy Hackle One Feather Sep 7. 2017 Early in our tying career we often had to use 4 or more India cape feathers to produce a heavily hackled dry fly.	Video Using the Right Thread for Deer Hair Work Jun 25. 2017 Pat Cohen explains the properties that make gel spun thread ideal for deer hair work and goes over the proper technique for applying maximum pressure to the thread.