That was my concern, I do not want to may little pieces of balsa. I dont care if he is a monsigier in the parish he will have to use FOAM!!!!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Fish Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 5:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] McMurray Beetle >I am looking for the representative recipe for the McMurray Beetle. There is >a gentleman in my flyfishing club that is fixated on this recipe in upper NY >state and I want to tie a few for him. Good luck! I have been unable to locate McMurray Beetle (actually - ant) Bodies. You might check with Byard to see if he has a source for them. OR, if you are REALLY heroic, you can make your own. They are simply two little cylinders of balsa or cork connected by a very short piece of monofilament. The mono is tied on the hook and a hackle is wound over the tie-in point. Full directions can be found here: <http://www.virtualflybox.com/ips2/i36a.shtml> Read that (4 pages, I think) and you'll see why I said "Good Luck!" Allan -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
