I stand Corrected. Still seems to me they were foam. I am getting too old to remember everything. LOL Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Grombacher, Alan" wrote: > Hey Tony, > > The McMurray ant bodies were/are made of balsa wood and mono. The abdomen and > thorax were of balsa (at least that it what I think it is/was) and the connector > is/was mono. > > The foam squares that you pushed the foam bodies out of were sold by Orvis at one > time. I don't know if they still sell them. They worked at well. > > I still tie the McMurray ants and bees. THe McMurray bee is one of the best fall > dry flies. > > I am not sure of the beetle. A fella named Yager/Yeager in the Eastern US was a > source at one time. My stockpile of bodies is getting low, so let me know if you > have a source. > > Cheers, > > Alberta Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Spezio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] McMurray Beetle > > If I remember correctly, The Mc Murry Ants and Beetles were the same thing but > different sizes. > They came in a rectangular patch on closed cell foam that had a bunch of > cylindrical bodies punched through the foam. You pushed out a cylinder and tied > it to the hook. If it was an ant, you tied it in the middle of the cylinder and > wrapped a hackle for the legs. If a beetle you tied the cylinder in at the rear > of the hook, wrapped up to about 1/3 shank from the eye tied a hackle for legs, > brought the cylinder over the top of the hackle and tied down behind the eye. > These foam blocks were pricey for what you got. That is why I think you don't see > them any more. You might check your fly shop, they might still have some in the > bargain bin. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Allan Fish wrote: > > > >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] > > This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains > information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, > in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender > by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless > explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", > this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, > or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute > a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing > purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. > > Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean > > http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html
