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My Beliefs and Techniques on Fly Tying

Most of my patterns are tied from beginning to end; very few patterns are tied in stages.  Tying this way allows for a more continuous and standard process typical to each pattern and results in a superior finished product.  All wraps are glued during the construction of each phase and all heads are epoxied for durability.  Materials are hand selected from various sources and only used if they meet my stringent standards. For example, the hackle used in the Maxi Deceiver is obtained from a vendor who hand selects it before he purchases it for his shop.  I then hand select from his stock.  Even after being picked through twice, there are still many that are discarded during the tying process because the product doesn’t meet my standard.  After the flies are tied, each one is given a final check and if it is not a fly of a quality that I would fish, I throw it out.  Each fly is sent out in a plastic bag to protect it during delivery and to provide the end user with a nicely packaged fly.