Natural materials vs synthetics

I saw this the other day featured on "Moldychum" blog of a chap donating some of his own hair to tie a fly to catch mackrel with which I have often thought of doing myself.



I've been known to use all manner of fur found lying around our house......the zebra skin wall hanging is a good example of that. Unfortunately getting the missus to part with some of her golden locks is harder than first thought. This is why I have a selection of wig hair lying around the house so I can tie up flies like this