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I want get some artificial/ craft hair.
Other than buying a fly tying type craft hair, is there any store that sell a similar product that can be had?
I know from hairline I can get extra select synthetic hair. Is there synthetic hair better than that off the shelf at a craft store? Thanks
Well not sure what your doing with it, but around halloween the stores like Walmart and other like Hobby Lobby will have the wigs for that, but think it's probably the same materials they are made out of. If it's for tying there are lots of different kinds of hair.
Of course there is also Ice Dub Minnow Back Shimmer Fringe, Ice Dub Shimmer Fringe, Pseudo Hair, Pseudo Marabou, Angel Hair, oh heck let me just link a shop with plenty to look at....
Synthetic Fly Tying Materials, Hair & Fibers | J. Stockard
Lots of variation in synthetic hair. I feel the stuff being sold/marketed as fly tying materials is a better quality and seems to work well, The craft store stuff is sometimes OK and sometimes useless. My local hobby lobby will not let me dip it in water to see if its worth buying.
Same trouble with buying the feathers from them! Like they have some great looking boa's, but the dye is not one that will stay and will come off! Not worth anything then. I have a couple I bought and they still hang in this room not being used, LOL! You can get some foam for flies from them and a few other things, but best buy tying stuff that is for fly/jig tying!Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckeyeKdog
Darice craft fur is okay to use but more often than not you have to have them order anything other than brown, black and white. If you ever see something labeled Targus Foxx fur/Dougs Bugs fur GET IT!!!!!!! It is really nice stuff!!! and hard to find. I actually like it better than the Hairline which is really nice stuff. I'll post a couple of pics of it tonight.
I used to like the Punisher Craft hair but it seems to have a whole lot more underfur in it now. If you're ever yard saleing or at a flea market and you see the Troll dolls with the different hair colors buy them if you can get a good price on them - the hair is really good to tie with.
Thanks guys,
I'm makin hair jigs. Instead of Bucktail I wanted something for use with smaller jigs than my walleye stuff to use for crappie.
I would think the synthetic hair would be much better easier to control on smaller jigs for crappie.
Craft 2000,or any craft store,I've seen several colors.
crazyangler,Jannsnetcraft,barlows has good stuff Crazyangler has good prices.Attachment 192646 Microlon chart,Dark blue flashabou accent.
Here's the Targus
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/100_5893.jpg
and the size of the patch
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/100_5900.jpg
Don't overlook the cross-cut zonker strips, tails from arctic fox, red fox and coyote make great jigs also. Grizzly bear makes really nice small jigs
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/100_4921.jpg
Craft fur makes nice jigs but there are so many different natural hair materials that make really nice ones too.
Also try some squirrel tail and fox tails. You get a lot out of a fox tail and it's long enough to use on bigger jigs if you want and easier to tie that deer. Also don't forget Arctic Fox, but it's not cheap!
Skip with you on the arctic fox!!!!!!!!! With the cost of the small pieces I've floated the idea of buying a fully tanned skin to my wife!!LOL I know I can dye patch's but getting them soft again would be the problem. Got a buddy here at work who does taxidermy so I'm gonna ask him about it and see if he can tell me anything.
Carnivals are also a good place to find good quality fantasy fur - finding a stuffed animal with the right colors and lengths! You just have to do a little negotiating with the carnies!!!!
Yes Fatman, but the big bushy fox tails are really nice and really lots of hair, but some underfur, but I still like it a lot! I bought some dyed and some in just white and a few natural one like one that is mostly white with black tips, very nice stuff. Guess I need to tie a few jigs to show it a little! I will do that!
Garage sales, flea markets and fabric stores as well.
Smotlz,
These were made with yarn purchased at Walmart or Hobby Lobby, I can't remember. Most of the time it has a thread the will "candy cane" around the yarn. I simply cut to length and pull the string out. Then I brush it and cut a straight edge and I'm ready to tie. There are lots of colors. The yarn is a very fine texture and moves real well! I have a feelin' those "Eyes" will eat it and it might even get caught in there teeth! lol As long as you catch em though... :) Oops! Actually the first pic of the all grey is Polar fiber. I just realized that. This other pic is one I made last night with yarn. Attachment 192755
One of our members sells this.
Fish Hair
thanks crappie brothers!!
crappie addict... id hit that! looks good, thanks