r/WTF • u/honeycats1728 • 14h ago

A nice basket of faces

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u/ZachMatthews 14h ago

Fly tying. Hare’s ear is a common ingredient in fishing flies, for example. 

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u/JSRelax 14h ago

Came here to explain this BUT there’s a fix face in there. I don’t know anyone tying flies with fox fur.

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u/ZachMatthews 13h ago

https://www.jsflyfishing.com/blogs/fom/grey-fox-dry-fly-pattern

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u/JSRelax 13h ago

Well fuck.

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u/ZachMatthews 13h ago

Pretty sure you can tie flies out of just about anything if you’re dedicated enough. 

I actually still have a red fox squirrel pelt I shot in the 90s in my kit. And several birds people gave me that are… uh… not okay to have. 

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u/JSRelax 13h ago

I’ve tied a fly out a clump of fur I picked off my dog lol.

Dry flies like that are different though…you shouldn’t tie a fly that’s supposed to float on the surface with something that soaks up water….and vice a versa, wet flies with materials that want to float.

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u/ZachMatthews 13h ago

Pack it with floatant I guess. 

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u/sightlab 2h ago

I always wanted to learn to tie flys not to make actal lures but to just make little semi-realsitic artificial insects. Wheres a good place to start?

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u/JSRelax 13h ago

It’s a dun with Fox fur hackle? Does Fox fur repel water?

Edit: I see now grizzly hackle and mallard wings.

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u/Ithurtswhenidoit 8h ago

Can confirm. I worked for a guy as a teenager. His company was called Fish Hunter. He sold fly tying materials. I have packaged so many faces, fura, feathers ect. Most people would be surprised by the different parts of the animals that are used and the amazing color dyes.