Synopsis
Techniques and tips from A. K.:
- The right way to hold a bobbin
- Preventing body bumps
- Avoiding trapped hackles
- Producing crisper hairwings and tails
- Dubbing fine bodies
- Saltwater tips
Tying fly patterns using new materials:
- Bugskip Nymph
- Blue Quill Dun
- Mahogany Quill Spinner
- Hovering Fy Crane
- Coq de Leon Matuka
These tips and techniques from master fly tier A. K. Best help you meet the challenges of today_s new tying materials. Part One addresses several common tying problems and gives solutions that every tier can use. Part Two describes new materials and patterns, explains how they differ from traditional materials, and what that means for today_s fisherman. A. K._s signature Quill Body flies take on new life when tied according to his directions using these new materials. Detailed photographs illustrate the step-by-step instructions for working with Bugskin, Coq de Leon, and streamers. With this book on new materials, new techniques, and new patterns, A. K. once again demonstrates his expertise as a tier and as a teacher.
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About the Author
A. K. Best is the author of Fly Fishing with A. K. (978-0-8117-0134-1), Production Fly Tying (978-0-87108-929-7), A. K._s Fly Box (978-1-59228-955-4), and Advanced Fly Tying (978-1-59228-956-1). He writes about fly fishing and fly tying for Fly Rod and Reel, Fly Fisherman, and Fly Tyer. He lectures and teaches across the United States from his home in Boulder, Colorado.
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FLY TYING WITH A.K.: PATTERNS AND PROBLEM SOLVING WITH NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES. By A.K. Best.
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2008). 2008 1st edition. Large 4to (222 x 285mm). Ppviii,122. Colour photographs throughout. Blue boards, gilt titles to spine. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "Invaluable tips and techniques from master fly tier, A.K. Best, and the sequel to Fly Fishing with A.K. Part one looks at and solves common fly tying problems. Part two describes the new materials and what that means for today's fisherman. With detailed photographs illustrating the step by step techniques for working the Bugskin, coq de Leon and streamers." Many excellent photographs. PREVIOUS PRICE £ 25.00. Seller Inventory # 35765
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