Re: [VFB] Re: Porcupine for Tying Material

[Rene Zillmann]

Steve, thanks for the hints. Will give it a shoot. I agree, this kinda fly is for the fisherman, not the fish. But since I observed fish taking bare (golden) hooks, leaves from roses, I - somtimes- think that most of flytying is for the anglers eyes.   Thanks Rene   --- >>>> snip Rene, I've tied a few of these using that method. I was using stripped Duck quill to wrap around the porcupine quill and I would insert a needle into the porc quill first to give it something to fasten to the vise. I used Superglue to attached the stripped quill to the porcupine at the tip and let it dry for about 5 minutes before wrapping. This really helped. The whole process is really time consuming. The extended body looks great but I'm not really enthused with the fly. The porc quill is very stiff and hard. The mono attachment is important because the quill can split at the tie down location from movement.(BTW, you can skip the mono-attachment since the microfibbets will extend through the end of the barb and can function in the same way for anchoring).I haven't caught lot of trout using this fly either, as I believe that once the trout gets a feel of not only the hook but also this stiff quill, the spit out is going to be instantaneous. I've got a photo of one of these at : Ed Gallop's site, http://www.flytyingworld.com/PagesS/ss-bwoextendedbody.htm Steve Schalla