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Tony: I see... I do know what ya mean about some having fuzz, and some not,
Thanks, Chuck
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Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:46
AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] hackle length
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Chuck,
In a nutshell, some tyers check for dry hackle by putting the hackle
barb tips against their lips. If the tips are stiff enough to pinch your
lip then it is dry hackle.
I bend the hackle stem and look at the barbs, it they are "clean" no
fuzz, consider them dry.
Joe: Thanks for the tips.... That makes great since to me to not wrap
too many turns, cause you would loose "action".....Now, I'm trying to figure
out exactly how you tell the difference between feathers that are dry
hackle, and wet hackle, besides the stiffness... Or is that how ya tell???
By the stiffness??? My small dry hackles I know what they look, and
feel like.. But on the ones that I think, would be good wet hackle, usually
have big quills that would be hard to wrap... Do you just use the very end
that has the smallest quill?? Or can you split bigger quills to use???
Thanks again, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:27
PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] hackle length
????
Chuck -
Soft Hackle flies are some of my favorites - to tie and to fish
with. I usually guage my hackle to be long enough to reach back to
the barb of the hook. More important than the length though, which
can be shorter than I tie them, is the amount of hackle tied into a
fly. My "rule-of-thumb" is to wrap NO MORE than two wraps of
hackle to form the collar. This allows the hackle to breath when the
fly is in the water and adds greatly to its effectiveness. --
Joe Fusco, Sr, REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A
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