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Post by johnjarosz(jj) on Feb 10, 2014 9:36:28 GMT -5
What's a good synthetic substitute for bucktail? I'm tying large flies & like the light weight & H2O repellent qualities of the synthetics. Looking for as close to the same texture, thickness & stiffness of bucktail...Thanks
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Post by B.Ingersoll on Feb 10, 2014 17:10:03 GMT -5
If you don't get many responses it may be because no one has ever found a Good synthetic bucktail sub…….at least I haven't.
May be easier to list the one's that are not good rather than are,
FWIW- I always found buck tail easy to cast, better waster shedding etc, compared to other Natural hairs anyways.
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Post by Cornelius on Feb 28, 2014 14:55:23 GMT -5
Doesn't have the stiffness of BT, but craft fur works quite well, sheds water well...we use it for larger streamers, Eat a Peach, Bad Hair Day etc.
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Post by NateCarr on Mar 1, 2014 13:56:00 GMT -5
I don't know of anything that is very comparable. IMO... bucktail is very light weight and sheds water very well, not sure i'd be looking for a substitute if those are the reasons.
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Post by johnjarosz(jj) on Mar 2, 2014 10:40:32 GMT -5
Nate...After watching your demo, I'm sticking with the bucktail. I liked the way the expandable sleeving allowed the bucktail to stay flared without adding too much bulk (big profile w/o too much material). I got some of the sleeving in & it's just the ticket. I was trying to get some size out of the buck without adding too much bulk. Reverse tying didn't seem to do it. It used more fur than I had wanted & I originally hoped a synthetic would have been the answer. The technique you showed was much better. Thanks.
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