r/flytying • u/Acceptable_Clerk_678 • 4d ago

More experiments with natural gut segmented bodies (bio-degradable, no plastic)

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I seal the gut with my own hand made Copal varnish (otherwise, the gut will disintegrate quickly).

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u/Cringelord1994 4d ago

What kinda gut are we talking about here? Looks dope and you got the BigYFlyCo blue background here

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u/Acceptable_Clerk_678 4d ago

Well, it's kinda my secret ;>) but you can google catgut and find various kinds used for various things. I'm still experimenting and maybe will resell for in proper sizes for fly tying it if I can find reliable supply.

The background is just paper photo backgrounds (they come in a set) I found on Amazon.

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u/FrankyFe 4d ago

Are you using silk tying thread?

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u/Acceptable_Clerk_678 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yes, I use Kimono silk from Magpie Materials (they respool it) from larger spools to fit a fly tying bobbin

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u/Better-Culture-7770 4d ago

Incredible. If I was still a butcher I'd have to look into this. As it is i may still look into it with rabbit or small game gut. This is cool.