This Fly Tying Video will demonstrate the difference between UNI, UTC and Veevus fly tying threads. Each brand of fly tying thread will act differently when tied with. Watch the video and learn how they lay on the hook shank! A handy guide to fly tying threads.
Adding Fly Tying Lead Eyes to a streamer and saltwater fly pattern is a common technique used in fly tying. Lead eyes can often be frustrating for many new fly tiers. Dumbbell style Lead Eyes like to roll and move, even after the fly has been finished.
Properly spinning and shave-shaping deer hair is one of the most challenging in fly tying, but the fish attracting successes of patterns utilising it make it an imperative to learn “how”.
Patterns using the spun deer hair technique are generally large and also fairly involved, which tends to intimidate many tyers.