On my Ken Abrames hackles the philoplumes run about 1 1/2 - 2 inches long. I'd love to know what to do with them. Any suggestions. They're very bright colors for the most part. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Philoplume
> > I've made use of the philoplume from a hungarian partridge skin before. > The stuff is actually pretty neat. On this bird, the stuff is really dense > and moves in the water similar to really short marabou. I've tied a few > nymphs out of it, but I really haven't experimented very extensively with > the stuff. Philoplume is sort of like the down section of the feather, but > like I said, its really dense stuff. > > John Roth > > > > > > > > graeme-callander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 11/26/2002 > 07:29:56 AM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: (bcc: John Roth-CPD/USA/MCCRK) > > Subject: [VFB] Philoplume > > > Is the feather Byard described called the philoplume? I've heard it > described this way although my spelling may be suspect. This is the smaller > softer feather that is often behind and at the base of the hackle you pluck > out. It has its uses . Maybe someone with more experience can list them. I > have only used it for a mobile hackle on a cased caddis type of fly. > All the best > Graeme. > > -----Original Message----- > From: graeme-callander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 November 2002 10:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Whiting Co-op Swap > > > Hi Byard, > I would like to be part of the basic and not so basic swap. > I like the idea of receiving a wide selection of quality hackles. > All the best > Graeme. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Byard Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 November 2002 20:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Whiting Co-op Swap > > > > No promises on Cree folks...unless DonO can get Dr Tom to send me one. > > > GROUP 1 > > Grizzly...Dark Barred Ginger...Black...Medium Dun...Furnace...Ghost > Barred White > > 1. John Ridderbos - Plucker of the Grizzly > 2. Bill P - non-Plucker > 3. Martin Westbeek - non-Plucker > 4. Jimi Genzling - Plucker of... > 5. Jeff C - Plucker of... > 6. Bruce Whittle - Plucker of Black > 7. Wes Wada - non-Plucker > 8. John Martinez - non-Plucker > 9. Del Roberts - Plucker of the Barred Dark Ginger > 10. Dr Doug Miller - non-Plucker > 11. Keith Finlayson - Plucker of... > 12. Roger Cotner - non-Plucker > > GROUP 2 > > Grizzly Variant...Brown...Dark Dun...Golden Badger...Honey Dun...Medium > Ginger > > 1. Dr Doug Miller - non-Plucker > 2. Ron - Plucker of... > 3. Jeff Frye - > 4. Martin Westbeek - non-Plucker > 5. > > > > > > >
