Mark I am using Whiting Spey Hackle, this hackle was developed for spey flys. I am sure that when the Guru AKA DonO decides to grace us with his airspace. He will be more than happy to come up with 101 things I am doing wrong list. I didn't have trouble with the saddles but the hackles on the capes the fibers are longer than the quill itself. Which cause some very colorful conversations between tyer and fly! Anyway Mark with these hackles you can be an inch and half or more behind the hook, a very beautiful and impressive flys. Those of you in the co-op and getting these capes will love them. Yes they are capes and not fur!
BobH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mark romero Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] Spey Hackle Bob, what kind of hackle are you using? And are you folding your hackle, BEFORE you tye it in, or as you wrap? I always tye it in by the tips, and fold both before and as. But i have somewhat recently found out, that for a traditional spey fly, the hackle is tyed in by the butt in order to get the longest fibers to flow back the furthest. What i'd like to find out is more about the ribbing, and counter ribbing. Some of those flies look like it must of been a bitch to rib them. They'll have a rib of flat tinsel, backed up by twist, or oval tinsel, and then counter ribed with something alltogether different. Man, that's a lot of having to get through all those fibers of hackle. Anyone here got experience with that? mark >From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [VFB] Spey Hackle >Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:11:33 -0500 > >Ok Guys I am having trouble with spey hackle. When I tye in by the tips >I am getting to many broken fibers. When I tye in by the base I do not >have that problem but I do not like how the fly looks. Ok DonO you have >a free shot here! > >BobH _________________________________________________________________ Shop online for kids' toys by age group, price range, and toy category at MSN Shopping. No waiting for a clerk to help you! http://shopping.msn.com
