Don, yes thats the one Im talking about, I love the stuff.... Dave On Apr 14, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Don Ordes wrote:
> Dave, are you talking about a straight tinsel material, like 'Mirage' to use > for the body, then elk hair for the wing? > Mirage comes in a half-dozen different shades, and all are 'opalescent'. I > use it for salt-water streamer cheeks also. > I got a new opalescent material from Cascade Crest, I call it 'crinkle > mirage', and it gives the illusion of scales much better. > > For almost all of my emerger and soft-hackle flies now, I am covering the > shank with a tinsel of pearl or holo, then rope-dubbing a fine rope of ice > dub (or??) with gaps over the shiny background (= slim profile flies). This > has worked very well for me. Since the segments aren't tight to each other, > I use the heavy mono for the core material and wrap very tight. > > DonO > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Hilton > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded > > Tony, Opal is made by UTC, it is a tinsel material. I use "Mirage" medium > opal tinsel. I think most of the fly shops handle it. I think it comes in > large, medium and small. > Go online and look at the Hairline site, I think they handle it. > ... Dave... > On Apr 13, 2010, at 10:53 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote: > >> Dave, >> What is "Opal". Is it a regular body material. >> Tony >> >> --- On Mon, 4/12/10, David Hilton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: David Hilton <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:07 PM >> >> Tony, I use opal for the body zi have better luck with it.... Dave >> On Apr 12, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Anthony Spezio wrote: >> >>> Lot of good Elk Hair there, will male a lot of Elk Hair Caddis. >>> Tony >>> >>> --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From: Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing pond too crowded >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 5:40 PM >>> >>> Suggest you not try and cast around these obstructions. Joyce >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Darn trespassers were in my fishing pond again!!!! >>> >>> >>> >>> <image002.jpg> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >>> group. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >>> >>> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >>> group. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >>> >>> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >>> group. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >>> >>> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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