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by sierraflyer
Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:03 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: New spider hook from Ahrex
Replies: 8
Views: 1964

Re: New spider hook from Ahrex

I emailed Ahrex and was told, "Hopefully within a couple of weeks. We are shipping to our warehouse this week."

Hopefully, indeed.
by sierraflyer
Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:43 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: New spider hook from Ahrex
Replies: 8
Views: 1964

Re: New spider hook from Ahrex

Hi Ken,

Mike at Badger Creek has them, too.
https://eflytyer.com/product-category/n ... s/just-in/
by sierraflyer
Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:57 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Splitting versus dubbing ropes
Replies: 11
Views: 2773

Re: Splitting versus dubbing ropes

I'm not the least bit surprised you would feel that way, Ken, and thank you so very much for expressing that. But no worries. My interest in original Pearsall is sated; it's a dead product and at this point the only thing that matters is moving on from it. We are fortunate to have products that are ...
by sierraflyer
Sun Jan 05, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: New spider hook from Ahrex
Replies: 8
Views: 1964

New spider hook from Ahrex

The Ahrex LE810 Legacy North Country Spider Hook is an excellent hook for spiders and other soft hackles. In the style of traditional spider hooks it has a down eye, barb, straight shank and squared hook bend . Ahrex LE810 Legacy North Country Spider Hook is a fresh take on a classic design. The new...
by sierraflyer
Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:02 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Greyhound
Replies: 1
Views: 558

Re: Greyhound

Beautiful
by sierraflyer
Sat Jan 04, 2025 11:50 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Splitting versus dubbing ropes
Replies: 11
Views: 2773

Re: Splitting versus dubbing ropes

You hit the crux of the matter: I have less than a quarter spool of #4 left and of course that particular color is the most used in the Edmonds and Lee pattern set by a wide margin. And of course Kimono has no match to it, and Robert Smith's equivalent of YLI 214 isn't, to my eyes, even close. We kn...
by sierraflyer
Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher
Replies: 10
Views: 15757

Re: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher

I had the very great good fortune to have a person send me two spools of a Pearsall that I needed to complete a project. Hilariously, they did not match each other. They were good enough for the project and because of that mentioned generosity, things turned out. But upon learning that it wasn't unt...
by sierraflyer
Tue Dec 24, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher
Replies: 10
Views: 15757

Re: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher

Let's face it, close was about as good as Pearsall ever got to their own colors. ;)

It does look close, I intend to grab a spool.

Thanks!
by sierraflyer
Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher
Replies: 10
Views: 15757

Re: Kimono silk now for the fly fisher

Evidently, at this point, neither Kimono nor (per Robert L. Smith) YLI have a good match.