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Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:47 pm
by daringduffer
This seller offers Golden Plover skins once in a while:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Snipe-Full-S ... Swm8ZdrewH
I have bought snipe and wild wabbit from him that have been of good quality. I bought my plover from Cookshill.
dd
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:15 pm
by mamatried
Wonderful pictures and good looking fly. Nice to see when things are starting to ice up around here.
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:06 am
by Old Hat
Doug, I think part of what makes golden plover so special and desirable is the fact there really is not a good substitute for it (at least from a human artistic perspective). From a functioning perspective probably a lot of hackle you could use. Best bet would be to play with different dyed colors of starling.
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:07 am
by dj1212
Thanks guys for the answers to my question about Golden Plover. I've never even seen the feathers in person. I'll keep an eye out for some and get on Cookshill's list. From photos I've seen of flies tied with it it is a beautiful feather. Feathers really are some of natures most beautiful creations.
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:25 am
by Variant
John, that is one good looking pattern !
Are you using Pearsalls or YLI silk?
Lou
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:38 am
by joaniebo
Cookshill has packs of Golden Plover hackles available per Facebook posting:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6291599 ... 1/?fref=nf
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:39 pm
by dj1212
Ordered two packs today!
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:12 am
by upstatetrout
The spun bodies look great John. You are now a fully trained and certified practitioner in the use of the William Anderson Clark Spinning Block
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P.S. Certification certificate to follow promptly by snail mail.
Your friend.
Tom
Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:49 am
by upstatetrout
I am just waiting to see who the Patriots will be playing in the New England Patriots Invitational Super bowl this year
Tom
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Re: Hendrickson Soft Hackles
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:08 pm
by redietz
ForumGhillie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:48 am
So while playing with various dubbing mixes I decided to try tying 2 soft hackles from the same dubbing rope. Starting one at one end of the rope, cutting off in the center after wrapping on the hook shank and then starting the second fly from the other end of the dubbing rope. In this way I am wasting less of my Pearsall's Gossamer silk thread.
I've been doing that for a while.
It helps if you keep that cut half of the rope in a hackle pliers until you need it for the next fly.
It still uses more thread than a dubbing loop.