Is there an easy way to use this stuff? I'm having a hard time porportioning it out. Maybe there is something else I could use to get that mirror flash?

About all I use is the Crystal Mirror Flash. The cheapest place to buy it is Chuck & Deb's. Crazy don't carry it.

I loop it around the thread then wrap the thread a couplethimes and adjust as needed.

I found a material at Orvis called fish hair. It is a blend of white/blk & another color that has lots of flash & is real buggy lookin. With the tricolor it keeps an uneven look in the jig. Comes in several colors. Kinda expensive but is neat stuff!