What Are You Tying Today?

[tomgamber]

I'm really interested into getting started with spinning deer hair, and I have a few questions about how to get started, if you're willing:

- What tools would you recommend (both essential and quality of life)?
- What types of hair are best to learn on (animal, brand)?
- What patterns should I start with?
- Are there any materials/books/videos that do a particularly good job of explaining the techniques?

First a really good vacuum cleaner...😛

 

[flyguy638]

Look up a guy on U tube, Ed Lash
Ps22 Bass Bugs. He has a 5 part series that explains everything needed to stack hair, tools and materials. You can also search Mike George and Pat Cohen.
Ed Lash is excellent

 

[flyguy638]

The last 3 Divers, in the box

 

[Terry Murphy]

Smallies have been crashing top water.
Can’t wait to try it out .

 

[Shawn_H]

I'm really interested into getting started with spinning deer hair, and I have a few questions about how to get started, if you're willing:

- What tools would you recommend (both essential and quality of life)?
- What types of hair are best to learn on (animal, brand)?
- What patterns should I start with?
- Are there any materials/books/videos that do a particularly good job of explaining the techniques?

When you say spinning deer hair do you mean just generally like a basic streamer head - or are you talking about the bass bugs like fly guy has been posting? Because there is a big difference - almost like 2 totally separate things - to me at least. Your basic deer hair stuff isn’t too hard. Get some good quality deer body hair and check out some YouTube videos - Kelly galloups are good although looong. You can get good results pretty quick.

Bass bugs are a whole different animal. You need deer belly hair - quality matters because if its short it makes it even harder. You need GSP thread. And a hair packer. That would be bare minimum stuff. And razor blades. Prepare to put in many hours and to swear a lot. It is fun but can be very frustrating. I’m a fan of fly tying books - Pat Cohen’s book is the one if you want to get into this.

Josh Varner deer hair is by far the best of any I have ever found - both body and belly. And the colors are great.