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Problem is I don't know what I'm talking about - rubber vs. silicone vs ??, etc. I got the tool and it looks easy enough to use but looking at the catalogs of skirt material make my start to spin. And, I have no clue on how many skirts a person could make with a certain amount of raw material, etc. Seems like there are many different lengths available for purchase, packaged in lots of different ways.

Concept seems simple enough - put a collar over the tool and pull some strands through until you are satisfied and then slide to collar off. I just did not want to end up buying a bunch of product that I did not want in order to weed my way through till I got to what I did want.

Over-all I just thought it might be a fun way to spend a few dreary winter hours talking about fishing and learning something new.

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Problem is I don't know what I'm talking about - rubber vs. silicone vs ??, etc. I got the tool and it looks easy enough to use but looking at the catalogs of skirt material make my start to spin. And, I have no clue on how many skirts a person could make with a certain amount of raw material, etc. Seems like there are many different lengths available for purchase, packaged in lots of different ways.

Concept seems simple enough - put a collar over the tool and pull some strands through until you are satisfied and then slide to collar off. I just did not want to end up buying a bunch of product that I did not want in order to weed my way through till I got to what I did want.

Over-all I just thought it might be a fun way to spend a few dreary winter hours talking about fishing and learning something new.

???? you will have to swing by Elk River someday, I will hook ya up on the skirts and your Table Rick trip! watchout for the tackle building bug, its addicting and pretty soon your not saving any money

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