White Bucktail ?

[andy e]

Hi

First post .

My names Andy Elliott and I'm a saltwater fly tyer .

I tie large saltwater patterns mostly for Bass fishing like these







i'm looking for a supplier of white /natural buck tails.. i need the fur on them to be at least 4 " long or longer if possible ,..I've been buying saltwater bucktails from the States for the last few years but the pound/dollar is'nt so good and the postage is horrendous

I get through quite a lot of them ..probably 20-30 a month during peak season

There is one supplier in the UK I found .. but he's always out of stock

Anyone any suggestions ?

thanks

Andy

[Former member]

Andy
You have a pm.
Cheers
Gerry

[dabhoy]

Nice Tying Andy and welcome to the forum

[Bob G]

I have "Hairline Dubbin Inc" version from Lakeland. May be who you tried?
Bob
PS Welcome to the Forum!

[stormfry]

.check out a couple of samples for ya

[andy e]

Hi

thanks for all the welcomes and the pm's

Gerry might have just what i'm looking for

Stormfry .. some nice ties there I see you do a mylar Sandeel

Do you use epoxy ?

I've been using a product called bug bond since xmas ..makes life a whole lot easier




Andy

[stormfry]

I was told about the bug bond. where did you get Andy .that stuff on the fly is tuff fly . My friend supplies it have'nt used epoxy in a while

[andy e]

Bug Bond comes from a gentleman called David Edwards

I think he's a member on here ... Offshore

Bug-Bond

Its fantastic stuff with no residue like the tuffleye

Its not sticky either so it can be brushed through synthetics to stiffen them and prevent hook fouling

i also apply it to the JC eyes , makes them more durable

Andy

[corky]

Nice flies Andy and SF,Andy are you a yaker ?Welcome to the site mate looking forward to seeing some of your salty stuff.the hollow fly is a very meaty looking pattern with the bucktail tied back -over

Originally Posted by stormfry

I was told about the bug bond. where did you get Andy .that stuff on the fly is tuff fly . My friend supplies it have'nt used epoxy in a while

Stormfry Dai Jones has lately been using uv gel and it looks great.I think he bought it on ebay chip as chips,
Corky

[andy e]

Yes i'm a yakker .. prowler 15 ..and I'm doing a charity paddle for CFR so you can all sponsor me

its only 250 odd mile ..say a tenner a mile each ?

28th may - 6th June Belleek to Limerick

all about it here


I've used the UV gel before .. its too brittle one backcast off rocks and it'll shatter.

I've double hauled a bug bond sandeel into a wall on the end of a T14 and its remained intact ..few scratches but still intact and fishable

Andy