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Synthetics and Flash Materials

Whether you are tying your favorite saltwater streamer or adding flash to a nymph synthetics are an essential material to have in full stock at your tying bench. Synthetic materials add color and flash to all your patterns, while giving you the added durability that you can’t get out of some of your natural materials. Tie up your favorite pattern, now add midge flash, or flashabou and step up your game, I think you’ll enjoy the results.

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Big Fly Fiber	$5.70

Long synthetic hair-like fibers. Kinked at the top, these fibers are used for large bass and saltwater patterns.

Craft Fur	$2.70

The LONGEST, MOST DENSE CRAFT FUR that we have ever seen. Use it for a large variety of fresh and saltwater streamers and bonefish patterns. Great substitution for bucktail on Clouser Minnows. Beautiful, vibrant colors can be blended to match most any baitfish.

FLASHABOU	$4.74 - $5.40

These Flashabou® strips can put some exciting action in your jigs and streamers, combining the movement and lifelike breathing action of Marabou with a strong yet supple mylar material to add flash to your lures. Works excellent in saltwater and maintains an almost neutral buoyancy.

FLASHABOU ACCENT	$4.74 - $5.40

This material is similar to Krystal Flash. It adds sparkle to streamers, nymphs and steelhead patterns to interest fish.

FLASHABOU MIRAGE	$5.70

Flashabou Mirage possesses reflective qualities, along with color shifting properties. These combine to create an brilliant iridescent effect. This material is a great substitute for traditional winging and tailing material in a variety of nymph, streamer and saltwater fly patterns.

FLY TAILS LARGE	$3.50

Silicone fly tails work great for tails on woolly buggers and other streamers. If you're a saltwater angler give them a try as crab claws. Many permit have been fooled by a pair of fly tail claws sticking out of an otherwise lifeless crab fly.

FLY TAILS SMALL	$3.50

Silicone fly tails work great for tails on woolly buggers and other streamers. If you're a saltwater angler give them a try as crab claws. Many permit have been fooled by a pair of fly tail claws sticking out of an otherwise lifeless crab fly.

GLOW-IN-DARK ACCENT	$5.40

Twisted glow-in-the-dark mylar. More reflective surface to catch and amplify light, will make it's own light when charged.

GRIZZLY ACCENT	$5.40

Flashabou Grizzly Accent is synthetic fly tying material with two colors on each strand. Grizzly color patterns offer the first true synthetic barred feather. 12" length.

HI VIZ	$3.95

Call or e-mail to learn more about the HI VIZ.

HOLOGRAPHIC FLASHABOU	$5.40

Even more potent than the original Flashabou. The holographic color schemes have proved to be irresistable at enticing bites. Can also be used for flashbacks or body material. Per 2,000 strands. 10" strip.

HOLOGRAPHIC FLY FIBER	$4.74

Flashabou Holographic Fly Fiber is a two tone holographic fiber that reflects light with a 3D effect. Fly fiber is silver on one side and a complementing color on the other. Wider cut and stiffer than Original Flashabou. 8 inch length.

HOLOGRAPHIC TAPE	$2.50

A self-adhesive reflective tape for minnow bodies. Great material for shaping Zonker underbodies, or covering foam popper cylinders and shaping spoon flies. 4"x6" sheet.

LATERAL SCALE	$5.40

This fly tying material is an embossed dyed pearl Saltwater Flashabou that will add life to any minnow or baitfish pattern. It is also great for jigs and poppers for warm water species.

LATERAL SCALE DYED PEARL	$5.70

Call or e-mail to learn more about the LATERAL SCALE DYED PEARL.

Micro Fibbets	$1.75

Call or e-mail to learn more about the Micro Fibbets.

MIDGE FLASH	$4.30

A similar material to krystal flash that has a thinner diameter making it perfect for smaller dries and nymphs.

MIRAGE ACCENT	$5.70 - $6.00

This is a Krystal Flash-like material that has twice the shimmer as Krystal Flash. Sometimes we do not want this much flash. Sometimes we do. This product allows us to make a choice for murky water and low light conditions.

MIRAGE SHEETS OPAL	$3.54

Mirage sheet is fantastic for flashbacks, this changes its colour as the light hits it from different angles, just like the Flashabou Mirage. Popular material for Cheeks on salmonflies and shellback on nymphs.

NEER HAIR	$4.20

This stuff is great! Soft streamer hair wing material with VERY fine fibers. Compared to 'other' synthetic streamer material, NEER HAIR is easier to work with. 11" long.

POLARFLASH	$4.74

Polar Flash is a synthetic material made by wrapping Flashabou strands with micro nylon filaments. Polar Flash is perfect for wings, tails, ribbing and bodies. 8" long hank.

SALTWATER FLASHABOU	$5.10 - $5.70

Wider, heavier Flashabou designed for saltwater use. The strands are 1/16" wide and can be used as individual strands for body material.

SHEER WING	$3.00

Lightweight, durable sheer wing material that is ideal for midges, mayflies, caddis and stoneflies. Works great with wing stencils or wing burners. 2 sheets per package.

SPARKLE ORGANZA	$3.00

Each sheet produces hundreds of tiny, light reflecting fibers. Perfect for spinner wings, shucks, and shellbacks on scuds.

STREAMER HAIR	$4.00

The fine texture of Streamer Hair is perfect for small to x-large streamers and tails. This 6 to 8 inch natural wool breathes like marabou.

SUPREME HAIR	$4.50

Finest diameter Supreme Hair available. 11" long, soft and flexible crimped nylon. Great for long streamer patterns for salt, bass, stripers and pike.

ULTRA WING	$3.60

At first glance, it is easy to assume Ultra Wing is just another synthetic wing material, but look closely and you will see that it will tie a much wider range of flies than other synthetics. The texture and design of Ultra Wing allows you to tie effective baitfish patterns in sizes as small as 1" in total length to as long as 6". Very few synthetics offer the ability to comfortably tie such a large range of fly sizes. With Ultra Wing, it is possible to tie both 6" bunker (herring) patterns and 1" glass minnow patterns equally well.

UNIQUE HAIR	$4.20

Unique Hair is 11" long and similar to supreme hair but with finer fibers for a softer feel. It is ideal for streamers

WING N FLASH	$3.00

Wing n' Flash is made of super fine shreds of Flashabou® in hank form. Use to create a wing that is super soft, super light with super flash. The fibers are 8" to 10" long.

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