Desperate for supplies? Whats the worse thing you have done for tying?

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    chad steele
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    This evening I was desperate to finish up some nymphs and actually took a few tail feathers off of a pheasant I have mounted on my wall. I have just started tying and I am sure this will happen more more. I was wondering what are some of you guys funny stories about being desperate for supplies.

    #57731
    Rob Snowhite
    Member

    I’ve used red yarn strike indicators and sweater pieces to tie up sucker spawn on the river.

    #57732
    adam taylor
    Member

    I once junked a set of Christmas lights.

    I used the copper wire for some flies.
    I also cut up some of the cheap foam flip flops that my wife bought for the kids.

    #57733

    Cut up a cousins troll doll(the hair is perfect streamer fur)
    Stole some peacock from one of my mom’s displays
    stole dubbing from my cat… I must get that crazed look in my eye often because now the cat runs like hell from me.

    #57734
    chad steele
    Member

    haha. I never even thought about a troll doll! that is classic!

    #57735
    Juan Ramirez
    Member

    My daughter had a pencil with a troll head that had lots of really nice rubber legs on it so I stole it and used the red mirco legs to tie up some killer dries and some sweet nymphs.

    #57736
    bill heffner
    Member

    I tried to use some of the fur from my pets but the stuff was to stiff to use on small flies.  Great color though!   Maybe someone can come up with Aussi under fur gray.  ::)

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