Flies as art

Item: Flies as art
Rating: 5
Author: Martin Joergensen

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Published on Apr 14. 2006 - 18 years ago
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Martin Joergensen

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Author

Paul Whillock

Rating

Excellent

★★★★★★★

ISBN

978-1904784142

Publisher

Paul Whillock

Pages

265

Price

35.00

US$

Paul Whillock ties some really impressing realistic flies. People who have seen these creations will know why he was once stopped in customs and prohibited from bringing a fly into the US. They thought is was a real bug...
Few of the tyers of super-realistic flies reveal their secrets, but this book seems to contain all Paul's tying methods, tips and tricks.

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