My latest number one is a secret special type of fly jim, can't tell anyone, not even you, maybe toober though.
john "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ok let me see, > 1. Poly Yarn, I tie several patterns with it and use it for posts on >parachutes (hot pink) > 2. Seed Beads, I make eyes using Red or Green beads and black eye sticks > >John, I see you were willing to let us know what your old #1 bluegill fly >was but not what it is now. Oh well I guess I'll come up with something of >my own. : ) > >Jim >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:56 PM >Subject: [VFB] New topic -materials > > >> I want to start a new topic that I have been thinking about recently. >When I started tying I bought items like hackle, peacock herl, pheasant >tail, dubbing you know the standard stuff. �There are materials that I use >now more often than not, that I would never have thought I would use. >> Qhat I want to do here is have folks pick two materials that they use >regularly now , that they wouldnt have thought of as common items when they >started. �Here are my two items. �My first item is moose body. �I love to >use moose body for tails on adams, brown drakes etc. �My other item is >pheasant rump feathers. �I have never seen one patch of feathers have so >many different types of feathers with different characteristics . �I use my >pheasant rumps mostly for tying jack gartsides sparrow. �This was my number >one bluegill fly for 4 years until it was replaced my a fly from a member of >this lists creation. >> >> Just thought this might be interesting. >> >> john ridderbos >> >> >> > >
