Re: Coyote Fur

"ArnSaga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> They're quite useful, depending on the size and color of the bristles and
the
> size and color of the pattern for which you're planning to use them.
Guard
> hairs of many animals are useful for dry fly tails. Remember that many are
> actually spear shaped, a thin shaft tapering out to a thicker middle and
back
> to a thin tip.  That means that the length at which you tie them affects
> stiffness of the tail.
> GKT

Well, the hairs are about 3" long, so I'd have to tie a pretty huge fly to
have them too long/soft for tails.

This hair is very stiff. Kind of like a nylon paint brush bristle.

Should work pretty darn good.