Hi DonO Are those wings from a winger patch?
Neville Gosling On 2012-11-15, at 9:51 AM, Don Ordes wrote: > Chuck, > > Is there any reason it has to be feather-quill body dry flies? Would a > substitute for feather quills work? > > I prefer rope-dubbing my segments, as I can get very close to the look of > quills without the drawbacks and hassles of quills. > > But if you need to use quills to fill the order, try subbing peccary quills. > My hide is over 40 years old, and the hairs are brittle, but I soak them in > water with a wee bit of hair conditioner (or chew on one a bit), then color > them as needed. The ridge hairs (look like quills) are color banded from > cream to beige to brown, almost like cree colors. Adjust the part of the > quill you use to adjust the color variation on your fly body. For really > small quill bodies, use the shorter hairs. Like I mentioned, I have a whole > hide and I can select quills or hairs from any part of the body to match my > needs. The pig quill is pretty much one diameter, so I build up a tapered > thread body underneath if I want a finished taper. > > Here's a photo of peccary and ropedub body dries, pigs on the left: > <quill & roped dries best A 800.jpg> > > Here's a couple of quill bodies off the web off the web: > <quill body dry fly.jpg><parachute quill-400.jpg> > > Here's a close-up of the pig-quill body: (you can color it at this time also) > <Close up pig-quill-600.jpg> > > If you want an even thinner profile, you can start closer to the tip and > smash the quill flat before you tie it down. > > I prefer rope-dubbing now and I can get as thin as I want or as thick as I > want in one pass, keep the segments, select the color and hi-lites, and have > a durable fly with no quill-hassles while tying. > The light hides a lot of the segment effect, but you can see it in the top > photo better. > <close-up 1.jpg> > > Nothing says you can't rib a roped fly also. This one is roped with the > thread tag dyed brown: > <Ribbed rope dry close-up.jpg> > > Try contrast colors to match a quill segment. I've used 2 different ropes, > but that's DVD-2. > > Hope this helps, Chuck. > > I'll check with Darren to see if he can put this on my website as a tutorial. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chuck Alexander > To: [email protected] ; fly fishing for panfish > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:19 PM > Subject: [VFB] Stripped quills needed > > Folks: I need some stripped quills to tie some quill bodied dry flies etc. > But at $3.95 (and UP) for a pack of 24, they are a little expensive. And one > tiny whiff of bleach gives me the worst headaches I have ever had. So, does > anybody either have some they'd trade, or know a place I can buy them for > less than $3.95 per 24?? Thanks, Chuck > > > -- > 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
