r/flytying • u/WoodPig25 • 10h ago

Premium bucktail

I'm tying a fly order that is mostly big stuff for Canadian Pike and Musky, including some 10" long flies like Popovic's Beast and Double Bufords. I'm thinking I'm going to want the high-end bucktail for this. Since Primo Tail is no longer available, my next choice is Musky Fool's MF-A grade hair, but it's out of stock at present. I've been looking at Marabou Bros. "El Presidente" grade. Does anyone know if one of these is superior to the other, or if there's another brand I should be considering that I don't know about?

I don't live anywhere near a fly shop that would carry stuff like this, so it's going to have to be ordered online.

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u/bonerlizard 10h ago

Musky Fool went out of business temporarily, but got acquired by a new owner and they're in the process of of re-opening. The dude that did all their bucktail set up on his own. Figure Eats Bucktail is the name

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u/WoodPig25 9h ago

Just ordered a few grade A tails from him 🙂

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u/sagreensabre 7h ago

Very nice - I just got a bunch in from his last drop and they’re awesome 👍

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u/SummonedSickness 6h ago

Can also attest the goods are indeed good. Dude knows his bucktail

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u/bonerlizard 6h ago

Hell yeah. Happy tying!

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u/WoodPig25 9h ago

Sweet! Thanks for the tip

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u/silverado6314 10h ago

Ellis Ward has some good bucktails

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u/WoodPig25 10h ago

Thanks! Just checked out his site. Pricey, but they look great Naturally, the highest grade is out of stock in every color I need. 🤦

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u/Randystaines 9h ago

Ellis is the man!

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u/jtburns13 10h ago

I bought some Marabou Bros. Nice bucktail. The presidential are nice, straight long fibers. If they ever come back in stock Gallop sells Verner bucktails. Those Grade A ones are amazing. Very soft long fibers

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u/WoodPig25 7h ago

Good to know! I recently bought some of his quarter ounce select Mallard flanks for doing Boogeymen and Zoo Cougars. They have really nice stuff

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u/phisherman79 10h ago

Just got some from figure eats, haven’t tied with them yet, but they look solid. A second for fly south as well.

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u/Strange_Mirror6992 8h ago

Figure eats. It’s the exact same dude from Musky Fool.

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u/Outdoors__Water 10h ago

Call Fly South in Nashville!

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u/Flycaster1977 7h ago

Musky fool or figure eats.

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u/Soup3rTROOP3R 3h ago

I know the musky guys are getting lots of props here, and for good reason.

But another killer option is Nash fly works.