Hi Jack, I saw Jack tie it several years ago. He tied the hackle in as if tying a sift hackle fly and then combed the hackle back with an eye lash comb to get the effect he wanted. I will double check his book in a little while but I am sure that is how he did it.
Ashley On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:12 Jack Harford <[email protected]> wrote: > I looked at the website and tried to do as instructed, but there seems to > be some little trick to get the mallard flank to lay down just right. > > Jack > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Reuven Segal <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Have you looked at his website? >> >> http://www.jackgartside.com/step_sh_streamer.htm >> >> Reuven >> ___________________________ >> >> I have seen Jack do this a long time ago. I do not have his book >> anymore to look it up. Sorry I sold my book collection. It was a long time >> ago that I saw him do that so I really don't remember how he did it. >> Tony >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:02 AM, Allan Fish <[email protected]> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Prep the feather with head cement and let it dry??? >> Just a guess. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 1, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Jack Harford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> When Jack Gartside tied his Soft Hackle Streamer he used a mallard >> flank feather to finish it off and had a special way of folding the feather >> as he would say, "so that its barbs flow smoothly over the marabou and >> do not stand out "spider-like" and willy-nilly from the shank" >> >> Is there anyone out there that has perfected this technique. I have >> tried several times with spider like and willy-nilly results :) Any >> Suggestions??? >> >> Tight lines, >> Jack >> -- >> -- >> 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 Google Groups >> "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 Google Groups >> "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 Google Groups >> "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 Google Groups >> "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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