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All About Hair with Chris Helm

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All About Hair with Chris HelmThis program will help you shorten your learning curve on how to work with hair to create beautiful and effective bass bugs. Learn about the various periods of the winter coat of the whitetail deer, which hair is to be used for which flies, from trout patterns to bass bugs. Which subspecies of the whitetail deer and other ungulates have the best hair for tying, where the hair is found on the body of the hide, and other characteristics of the hair that



This program will help you shorten your learning curve on how to work with hair to create beautiful and effective bass bugs. Learn about the various periods of the winter coat of the whitetail deer, which hair is to be used for which flies, from trout patterns to bass bugs. Which subspecies of the whitetail deer and other ungulates have the best hair for tying, where the hair is found on the body of the hide, and other characteristics of the hair that you should understand.

Also explained is the proper thread to use and the most effective tools to make tying these bugs easy. All the techniques for handling the hair, how much hair to use, spinning, stacking, installing gills, crafting perfect bands of hair are shown in detail. How to craft a proportional bug, using serrated scissors along with a razor blade to finish the fly, and installing the eyes.

By following the tips and techniques demonstrated by Chris Helm with the correct material and tools plus practice, tying hair will become an enjoyable part of your fly tying pastime. Chris Helm of Whitetail Fly Tying Supplies has been tying flies for 35 years. Although he is well known for his study of whitetail deer and working with deer hair, he ties and teaches all types of flies.

The Buz Buszak Memorial Fly Tying Award was given to Chris Helm, which is the highest award available to any tyer. Chris has written numerous articles on deer hair, thread, specific fly patterns for various fly fishing and fly tying magazines both in the USA and abroad. To date he has completed 11 fly tying DVDs and enjoys all types of fishing but has a special love for bonefish, permit, bass, bluegill, grayling and pike.

Topics Include:

  • Introduction
  • Early, Mid and Late Season Hides
  • Cross Sections and Hair Color
  • Hooks
  • Thread Tension
  • Hair Strength and Hair Spinning Exercise
  • All Techniques Slider
  • Rubber Legs and Marabou Tail
  • Side Stacking Collar
  • Spinning
  • Hair Density
  • Stacking and Spinning
  • Handling Hair Efficiently
  • Spinning An Even Color Band
  • Gills
  • Hair Packers
  • Finishing Head
  • Whip Finish Tool
  • Scissor Rough Trim
  • Razor Blade Finish Trim
  • Plastic Eyes 

DVD REVIEW: New Hooked On Fly Tying: All About Hair with Chris Helm is part of an extensive list of titles. Combine a professional production company with expert fly-tying demonstrators and you get the New Hooked On Fly Tying series. The film quality is excellent.

Chris Helm is an acknowledged expert on deer hair and tying with deer hair and that is what this program is about. Helm opens with a lengthy introduction to whitetail deer and deer hair. Simply excellent! This is deer hair from the point-of-view of the fly tyer. Helm explains how seasons change deer hair, why some hair suits different applications, and where on the skin different hair types come from. Then get tying! Helm only ties one large Bass Bug, but frankly that one fly is a mini-masterclass in spun and stacked deer hair tying. The emphasis is on technique, not pattern.

I picked up more about tying with deer hair in half an hour than I could in years of tying - and that's exactly the point. Although the example is a bass fly, the materials, tools, and skills transfer to any fly with a deer hair body or head.

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Ariel
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 3
Not a bad start
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3 stars Thank you Netgalley and Briar Boleyn for the ARC! A camelot/king Arthur retelling with fae. I was hooked by the idea of this book immediately and was eager to jump into this world. • slow burn • enemies to lovers • who did this to you Morgan Pendragon watched her mother die by her father's hand when she was just eight years old, hiding under the bed. Morgan is believed to have the tainted blood of the fae in her veins and is cast aside so that her fathers illegitimate son, Arthur, can become the king. She's seen his cruel treatment of the fae firsthand, so when he sends her on a journey to find a fae weapon she seizes the opportunity to do more with her life. Along the way, she finds more than she could have imagined. I don't know a whole lot about King Arthur and Camelot but I had a lot of fun with this story! The plot has some similar tropes to popular romantasy books (From blood and ash) but there's enough originality here that it doesn't feel like I'm reading a copy. I liked how the fae were different in appearance than what is typical in most fantasy books I've read. In this book they have blue hair, violet skin and a wide range of other characteristics. I thought that the world building was easy to follow and I could easily immerse myself into this world. After reading the blurb I kept wondering when she was going to go on the journey to find Excalibur and it doesn't happen until around the 45% mark. The story is a bit slow at times but starts to pick up once they begin their journey to find Excalibur. The John Wick style Inn was a fun concept that I enjoyed reading about. There are a lot of similarities to this and FBAA and I would have liked to have it be a little more different, but I'm hoping book two will have the story turn into something of its own. Overall I enjoyed reading this story and I'm looking forward to reading book two especially after that ending.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2023
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Fuze83
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 5
Epic cliffhanger
Format: Kindle
All I can say about this book is WOW! Absolutely loved the characters in this book. Raven is such a bad ass chick. Brax Creed Zane Eldon They’re all such good characters my favorite is Brax even with his brooding personality at first. This book is a PNR with such great chemistry between the characters right away. I love the snap backs between them all. There is a bit of mystery thrown into the story as well. We don’t get to know what everyone’s gifts are right away an I like that a bit it helps us get to know the characters first in my opinion. Eldon is the one who falls first then the others Raven is sorta stand off ish mostly because she has no idea as to what life is like at Silvercrest. She was brought up in Shadowmoor an we find out why towards the end. Her brother is a pain he’s so full of himself I have a feeling he an the dad have a sinister plan for some reason. The connection between the guys an Raven is a strong one. Eldon has his visions that he this has to do with Raven but you get a glance at them as well. I don’t like Finn an Genie you’ll see when you read. I love how Raven instantly makes friends with Leila regardless of what others think. I hope we get more of Raven and her familiar the cliffhanger was a mind blown thing. I’m excited to see where that goes I’m not typically a PNR person but this story just drew me in an I’m glad it’s so good it’s not a dark romance as I tend to go towards but I love it it’s a breath of freshness an I think a lot of you would definitely enjoy this series remember it’s a reverse harem so you don’t have to pick a favorite guy 😏
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Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023
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Cierra McCauley @cierrascorner
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 4
I’m excited! this was Fun!
Format: Kindle
I really liked this! This is a new author for me. I was looking for something with Fantasy and magic and I think I really scored a good one! A lot of this book leaves you guessing and trying to fill in the blanks with Raven about what’s being kept from her and why’s she’s had to live the life she’s had. I was really confused by her family, it’s definitely disfunctional. Her brother wants to kill her, her father is a major a22 hat, her mom looks like she needs major help to escape from her husband. They really threw me off. I knew it was going to be something big and the clues are dead give away. Even though it leads you to outcome it’s still a fun read, lots of banter and HOTTNESS going on! I loved her guys, they came on really strong and it just works. I’m looking forward to the next book. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is how predictable it is any sometimes raven was a bit annoying. It was enjoyable but I did put it down a few times and come back later. It has my interest.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
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XxnightxowlxX74
Waukegan, US
★★★★★ 5
Pink Raven…
Format: Kindle
I am convinced that KC Kean can write anything and I will absolutely love it. From dark romance to fantasy she’s taken me on a ride of ups, downs, twists, turns and some pretty brutal cliffhangers. This book didn’t disappoint in bringing it all and all I can say is give me more. Raven’s journey to Silvercrest Academy brought with it some rough patches in her life. She spent 14 years in a place of darkness fighting everyday to survive. Only for her father to bring her back to a deceiving light. When her father returns for her, she’s surprised with his decision to send her to Silvercrest Academy especially since she is a void. She has no magic or atleast that’s what she thought. When she arrives she sees her brother for the first time in 14 years and he hasn’t changed, he’s still the angry spiteful little boy that she knew back then. She’s placed in a house with four of hottest guys she’s ever seen. Eldon, Brax, Creed and Zane are first years and her new roommates. Their relationships grow over time and we get to see some of their magic over trials that are meant to break them. I really enjoyed this first book. Raven is tough on the outside and for good reason. We sense a different side to her once she feels a connection with the one’s she cares about. We do get left on a slightly soft cliffhanger and I can’t wait for the next book to see what happens next. Fantasy setting, steamy bits and an unknown dark force that has started to show its intentions. Yes! Give me more!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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Brooke Lindsey
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
falling in love with this book 🖤
Format: Kindle
This book captured me from the very beginning. Raven is an absolute baddie. She grows up in one of the roughest places and then gets tossed into an academy that is made to break the students who attend. When she arrives she finds herself in a house with four roommates Zane, Eldon, Creed and Brax by accident. The guys are protective from the very beginning and I love that. Raven doesn’t take any crap from anyone and seeing her have that support that she hasn’t really ever had is really sweet🖤 Then there’s her brother Sebastian 🙄 who for some reason can’t stand Raven even though he hasn’t been around her since she was 6. He is an absolute twatwaffle. Then the gauntlet is brought out to play and for some reason it’s being done differently than it is usually done. Everyone has to participate in it and Raven is without magic to help her escape the gauntlet with her life. Getting to see each of the guys magic and the affinities that they possess is so freaking exciting. And then Raven meeting Ari 😍😍😍 Though I do feel like that last outpost visit to shadowmoore was a set up to get her to use her magic that they think she has. Ugh this book kept me pulled in to the very last word. 7/5⭐️’s 2.5/5🌶️’s
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023

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