In a Nov. 22, 2019 photo, when creating one of his trademark Messinger Bucktail Frogs, Joe Messinger Jr. holds one strand of tying thread in his teeth as he uses his hands to knot two other strands of thread around bundles of bleached or dyed deer hair. Messinger's father, Joe Sr., originated the technique in the 1920s, and achieved legendary status for two fly patterns – the Bucktail Frog and the Irresistible. (John McCoy/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)
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