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Flymen Fishing Company Fish Skull Faux Bucktail a tapered synthetic multi-use fly tying fiber designed to imitate typical premium-length natural bucktail. it looks almost identical and has the same distinctive bucktail fly or lure action in the water.This means you will need to tie with slightly different techniques to achieve the same effect. Simply peel off the full length of your desired amount of fibers, trim to length and tie them in.
More useable fiber than natural bucktail Every fiber in the Faux Bucktail pack is useable! You will find that Faux Bucktail has approximately 2-3 times the amount of useable fiber per pack than a typical natural bucktail.
Consistent lengthUnlike natural bucktail, every Faux Bucktail fiber is of premium length (6"/ 152 mm), eliminating the need to sort and search for ideal length strands and having to discard short hairs and under fibers that are unusable
Ease of useEach Faux Bucktail bundle of fibers is glued together at the base making it easy and convenient to work with. Simply peel off the full length of your desired amount of fibers, trim to desired length, and tie them in. All the fibers are already "pre-stacked" but like natural bucktail a clump of fibers can be easily pulled and teased out to create a nice tapered tail, wing or body on your fly or lure
Tough & durableDesigned to hold up to the toothy rigors of big-game fishing ("bite-proof") Faux Bucktail fibers bond with super glue or other adhesives better than natural fibers which secures eyes, thread wraps and other materials firmly in place and increases the lifespan of your flies or lures
Blends well with other materialsOne of the real strengths is that Faux Bucktail is that it blends and combines very well with both natural bucktail and other synthetic/non-synthetic fly tying materials. For example, it helps fly tyers to get more use out of their natural bucktails by providing an easy source of longer fibers that can be combined with the shorter fibers often not fully utilized on a natural bucktail.
Sheds waterKeep your flies light and easy to cast all day. No more waterlogged flies or lures.
Sinks faster Because the fibers are not hollow, Faux Bucktail is not as buoyant as natural bucktail and will sink down into the water column faster. This is usually an advantageNo smellUnlike natural bucktail, Faux Bucktail will make the fish you are targeting (and your spouse) much, much happier
Performance advantage Faux Bucktail has a distinct performance advantage over other synthetic fibers on the market because it is tapered, enabling the fibers to move more naturally in the water like real animal fur. To explain, normal synthetic fibers are not tapered, which means the diameter of each fiber is exactly the same thickness from one end to the other. This creates a consistent stiffness along the full length of the fiber which does not allow the energy generated from the front of the fly or lure (as it moves through the water) to accelerate along the full length of the fiber to the back in the same way that a tapered fiber does. To illustrate this concept, think of how much easier it is to crack a whip than it is to crack a length of rope! In summary a tapered fiber will give your fly or lure better action"
More useable fiber than natural bucktail Every fiber in the Faux Bucktail pack is useable! You will find that Faux Bucktail has approximately 2-3 times the amount of useable fiber per pack than a typical natural bucktail.
Consistent lengthUnlike natural bucktail, every Faux Bucktail fiber is of premium length (6"/ 152 mm), eliminating the need to sort and search for ideal length strands and having to discard short hairs and under fibers that are unusable
Ease of useEach Faux Bucktail bundle of fibers is glued together at the base making it easy and convenient to work with. Simply peel off the full length of your desired amount of fibers, trim to desired length, and tie them in. All the fibers are already "pre-stacked" but like natural bucktail a clump of fibers can be easily pulled and teased out to create a nice tapered tail, wing or body on your fly or lure
Tough & durableDesigned to hold up to the toothy rigors of big-game fishing ("bite-proof") Faux Bucktail fibers bond with super glue or other adhesives better than natural fibers which secures eyes, thread wraps and other materials firmly in place and increases the lifespan of your flies or lures
Blends well with other materialsOne of the real strengths is that Faux Bucktail is that it blends and combines very well with both natural bucktail and other synthetic/non-synthetic fly tying materials. For example, it helps fly tyers to get more use out of their natural bucktails by providing an easy source of longer fibers that can be combined with the shorter fibers often not fully utilized on a natural bucktail.
Sheds waterKeep your flies light and easy to cast all day. No more waterlogged flies or lures.
Sinks faster Because the fibers are not hollow, Faux Bucktail is not as buoyant as natural bucktail and will sink down into the water column faster. This is usually an advantageNo smellUnlike natural bucktail, Faux Bucktail will make the fish you are targeting (and your spouse) much, much happier
Performance advantage Faux Bucktail has a distinct performance advantage over other synthetic fibers on the market because it is tapered, enabling the fibers to move more naturally in the water like real animal fur. To explain, normal synthetic fibers are not tapered, which means the diameter of each fiber is exactly the same thickness from one end to the other. This creates a consistent stiffness along the full length of the fiber which does not allow the energy generated from the front of the fly or lure (as it moves through the water) to accelerate along the full length of the fiber to the back in the same way that a tapered fiber does. To illustrate this concept, think of how much easier it is to crack a whip than it is to crack a length of rope! In summary a tapered fiber will give your fly or lure better action"
- More useable fiber than natural bucktail
- Consistent length
- Ease of use
- Permanent color and sheen
- Tough & durable
- Sinks faster
- Sheds water
- Blends well with other materials
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