sirocco Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hi everyone, Has anyone ever tied with Spirit River's A-Lure beads? I bought some for use on egg-sucking patterns but the holes drilled in them are too small to slide onto a streamer hook, or actually any hook for that matter. Is there a tying technique to get around this, or am I just missing something? Also, can you use caribou as a substitute for deer hair in terms of spinning? Cheers Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Someone at FTT a few years back gave me a patch of caribou. I found that it spun even better than deer, but fine thread had a tendency to cut into the fibers if you pulled too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markd Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Caribou is the hair for spinning, better then any others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Cariboo is great to spin. Just be sure to use 3/0 or larger thread. I think I know the beads you are talking about. They usually are used to enhance the connection to a trailer hook on a tandom fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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