Try pom poms from a craft store. Lots of sizes & colors, or try glass beads.
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Doug Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Final word - perfect patterns > Kevin, > Thanks for your advice. I just learned how to tie glo-bugs a couple of > weeks ago by using your advice: I walkied into a fly shop in Branson, MO > and asked someone to show me how to tie those things. > From the looks of how it was done, I was sure it was one of those state fair > veg-a-matic things - you know, "it slices, it dices, it . . ." whatever. > But when you get it home, you soon discover it takes months of practice to > do it the way the demonstrator did it. > The bad news is, I was right. The good news is it gets a lot easier once > the fingers learn a few new moves! > That is great advice; advice which I will use. I live about an hour and a > half from the nearest fly shop - don't get to frequent any one very > frequently. It WILL be my regular habit from now on to do several things: > 1. Pick up a specimen fly > 2. Ask for a quick demo to tie a fly which unknown to me. > Thanks again, > Doug > >
