Swiss CDC clamp initial uses
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Swiss CDC clamp initial uses
I'm enjoying the Swiss CDC clamp. It works better than long tweezers to load small composite loops. Images show a pine squirrel soft hackle and an experimental sparse deer hair hackle.
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- Deer hair hackle
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- Pine squirrel hackle
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Re: Swiss CDC clamp initial uses
bocast, Howdy;
Well done. The flies, as well as the photography.
hank
Well done. The flies, as well as the photography.
hank
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Re: Swiss CDC clamp initial uses
I've had one of those clamps on my shopping list for the past couple months, but held off due to the price.
Looks like a useful tool. Nice flies. I especially like the deer hair hackle version. Seems like a really interesting idea to play around with.
Please keep sharing your creations.
Looks like a useful tool. Nice flies. I especially like the deer hair hackle version. Seems like a really interesting idea to play around with.
Please keep sharing your creations.
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Re: Swiss CDC clamp initial uses
Hank and Ray, thank you for the encouragement. Posting flies on the Flymph Forum seems like "bringing coal to Newcastle" since I see such exquisite work here by folks so accomplished that I am often struck with awe at the artistry on display. It's inspiring and daunting at the same time. I especially appreciate the elegance of flies tied with sparse hackle and perfect proportions. I have so much to learn.
I'll be trying a variety of deer hair, moose, etc in sparse hackles. I'm eager to find out how they fish; perhaps the intrinsic buoyancy of the hackle may change the attitude of the fly when "pulsed" or briefly dead drifted. I intend to try them as the top dropper on a cast of two or three wets first. I've also done a pale deer hair hackle, then trimmed off all but the "wing" area, then added a second collar in front consisting of a darker hair or a grouse feather. The "sector" wing which results doesn't photograph well but gives a cool impressionistic wing along with an automatic thorax bulge. Time on the water will tell. I hope to be able to post fish proven flies soon! Thanks again for the kind words!
I'll be trying a variety of deer hair, moose, etc in sparse hackles. I'm eager to find out how they fish; perhaps the intrinsic buoyancy of the hackle may change the attitude of the fly when "pulsed" or briefly dead drifted. I intend to try them as the top dropper on a cast of two or three wets first. I've also done a pale deer hair hackle, then trimmed off all but the "wing" area, then added a second collar in front consisting of a darker hair or a grouse feather. The "sector" wing which results doesn't photograph well but gives a cool impressionistic wing along with an automatic thorax bulge. Time on the water will tell. I hope to be able to post fish proven flies soon! Thanks again for the kind words!