Don: I know that you are a great advocate of the rope-dub technique. I have been doing the same thing you are doing with the peacock and hackle for years on my Nor-Vise. I add a strip of narrow tinsel to it. I fish it like that, or use it as a body for a caddis or mayfly, etc.
Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> "Don Ordes" <[email protected]> 11/3/2010 11:18 AM >>> For Rope-dubbers: Below is just a little of what can be done with rope-dubbing peacock, hackle, and dubbing. This is a local pattern called a half-back nymph. I tied the wing-case on and left it in a post-type position. I roped the peacock over wire in a 50/50 bare/hackle set-up. When I wrapped forward, the hackle started at the wingcase and finished at the bead. I then pulled the wing forward and tied off. The hackling looks different than a palmered version (see close-up below) and is tooth-proof. (See portion way below) Compressed, dense hackle^ This is a size 26 peacock fly, using the fine- but weak- iridescent green feathers above the peacock eye. It much stronger when roped with a strong core thread. Your peacock can be furled so tight that it will furl on itself. I was never able to get it this tight twisting the wire with the peacock as the wire would break, as it is too brittle to twist. Above is an assortment of approaches. Don't forget that your rope can be compressed to make it thicker and this bunches up the hackles, making them denser. (photo #2) The hackle can be introduced at any part of the fly, or on the whole fly. This photo above demonstrates the durability of a wire-cored peacock/hackle fly. I took a small saw and chewed off the peacock and hackle all the way down the the core. The fly still cannot come unravelled- either the peacock or the hackle. Actually, I have a couple like this I use as patterns with copper-colored wire segments showing. I do this saw-demo at all the shows. Chuck has gotten a ton of these demo-flies to salvage the hooks. Go ahead and ask any questions. DonO -- 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
