One would have to be Dougsden's twin brother to do that tying justice. Exquisite.
And that hook again. The mystery hook.
And primrose green.
Very beautiful.
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- Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vixen and Hare Flymph
- Replies: 14
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- Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Out of the jungle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3874
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:46 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5895
Re: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
Ray, I always wash my natural tying material. As you say, this makes them easier to work with and also enhances their inherent qualities. Not least important, as you say, it makes them safer to work with. When you see the water afterwards you realize how dirty they were. Not always but often. When I...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:32 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Smaller flymphs
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16525
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Smaller flymphs
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16525
Re: Smaller flymphs
I have been seriously challenged when trying to tie spiders and such due to lack of steady hands. This problem haunted me for years and I wasted a lot of good hackles. Loss of money wasn't the real issue, loss of joy when tying flies was. All of this was solved when I bought the C&F (rubber susp...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Smaller flymphs
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16525
Re: Smaller flymphs
I have just tied a couple of flies in size 18 with a waterhen hackle. I am even more impressed by those shown by now. They are smaller than small. My hackle looked rather 'dead' until I educated it between the pad of my index finger and my thumbnail. That treatment made them look nice. A trick I've ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5895
Re: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
Double post due to troubled platform.
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- Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:30 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5895
Re: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
I usually dress my hare's masks around a tennis ball before drying them. They need more room for storage afterwards but are easier to work with. (Yes, I remove the tennis ball when the mask is dry).
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- Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Wash Your Hare! (preparing hare mask)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5895
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:32 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Smaller flymphs
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16525
Re: Smaller flymphs
These clamps hold the hackle very firmly but are useless to me due to my shaky hands. C&F hacklepliers are a lot more useful for my needs. The tool must match your needs...
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