Many tiers, including myself, have been frustrated with their elk hair and deer hair caddis wings coming loose and twisting around the hook shank after only a few fish. The reason is that thread mounted simply over the hair butts is not adequate to hold the wing in place. The solution is not lots of additional wraps, but proper placement of the thread wraps to apply the most force.
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