Bozo Hair

[jason zimmer]

Anyone know where one could source some of this?

[Mark Schafer]

Jason,
How about a little more information. I’ve never heard of bozo hair.
MS

[Bryan Gregson]

It great for pushing water!!

This is the only place I know where to find it –> http://www.antunez.com/epages/ea3294.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectID=6087811 ….I know its overseas but that’s all I got ; )

I know a few guys who purchase high-end clown wigs, if you have a local costume shop they might have something similar….. I don’t know e if its the same stuff or not but it might be worth a try.

[jason zimmer]

Jason,
How about a little more information. I’ve never heard of bozo hair.
MS

Bozo Hair looks a lot like Yak hair, however, it’s finer, but not as fine as Slinky hair.  Popovics uses it in his Cotton Candy flies.  I tie a long eel pattern with it to fish at night for stripers in New England.  It’s a fairly well known saltwater material.  My stock is near zero.  The only color I can find it in (locally) is blue.  Great in pink, white, tan, olive, light blue… regular blue just doesn’t fit my taste.  

I don’t have the original packing any longer, however, it had a drawing of a “Bozo the Clown” type character.  I don’t believe there was any mention of it as a fly tying product (on the packaging) and I don’t think the manufacturer was a well known name in the fly tying materials industry.

[jason zimmer]

Bryan, thanks for the tip.  I’d rather not purchase overseas, but I’ll check out some custome shops.  They’ve got to have something similar.  Thanks again.

[Neal Osborn]

Jason,

Check your local area for a wig shop (i.e. hair weaves), we have a ton of them in Atlanta.

[Bryan Gregson]

Here is a US dealer ; )

Search ‘BOZO’.. and that should do it.

http://www.dan-bailey.com/Via/index.jsp

[jason zimmer]

Here is a US dealer ; )

Search ‘BOZO’.. and that should do it.

http://www.dan-bailey.com/Via/index.jsp

Hope so… I see the dreaded, “call for availability”.

[Mark Schafer]

Wapsi has something similar but I’m not sure if it will work. If you want to see a sample let me know.
MS

http://www.wapsifly.com/wu.html

[bill heffner]

You could try this place.

http://www.flytyersdungeon.com/Materials/synthetichair.htm

I don’t know if this is exactly the same.

[Mike Anderson]

Hey Bill that is a great site thanks for the link. Cheap prices for what looks like some killer big fly material.

[bill heffner]

Mike, I really like the baby legs alive.  I’ve used it on Wolly Bugger tails instead of flash and had good results with it.  The material he has is very good and the prices are great too.  

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