I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF A LEECH SWAP! ROB
--- Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve and All > > Could you describe how you use the block of foam? > Do you just make a slot > and weasel the material down into the cut? > > I'd be interested in seeing your leech. Is it time > for a leech swap?? If > so, I'll host. Maximum of 14 participants. > > Ed Engelman > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > At 07:34 AM 2/5/2004, you wrote: > >Marc Pettijean has come up with some techniques and > tools for working with > >the barbs only of CDC and Marabou, and just about > any other fiber that you > >can think of. It's based on his "Magic Tool," but > you can make a similar > >thing with a block of foam. > > > >Basically, you fold the feather and clamp the barbs > with a bulldog > >clip. Split your flat waxed thread and insert the > feather into the split > >(easier than a dubbing loop); spin the thread using > the bobbin, and you > >get a chenille that you can wrap on the hook. > > > >The advantage to this is that you can put several > feathers together to get > >variagated colors, and you don't have to work with > the stiff stem. Can > >work on very small hooks. > > > >There is an article in Fly Fisherman, and if you go > to their website > >www.flyfisherman.com/toc, you'll find some videos > showing how the > >technique works. > > > >I made a very colorful leach last night using my > homemade setup, and it's > >really cool the way it works. > > > >--- > >Steve, > >In Maryland > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________ > >Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail > ... Get Lycos Mail! > >http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
