Deb, Just one of many things... slip one into a dubbing loop, spin out and wrap. ;^ ) Let your imagination tell you how to use the results. DonO
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 6:20 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Philoplume > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
