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

[chad steele]

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.

[Rob Snowhite]

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

[adam taylor]

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.

[phillip krotine]

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.

[chad steele]

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

[Juan Ramirez]

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.

[bill heffner]

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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