Ostrich & Hen

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Ostrich & Hen

Post by Soft-hackle » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:45 am

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Ostrich & Hen

Hook:Grip 14703 #14
Thread: Uni-Thread Lt. Cahill
Hackle: Light Brown Speckled Hen
Ribbing and tag: Fine gold wire, counter-wrapped for strength.
Body:3 Brown-gray Ostrich plume herls, tied on by the tips, gently twisted and wrapped.

I don't think we use the softer feathers as much as we should in making bodies. To me, their extra motion adds more life.

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Re: Ostrich & Hen

Post by willowhead » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:18 am

Thass a cute little bugger. ;) Bet it works great. :D
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