Mart, Of all of the furs I've tried for hare's ears, I like the grey squirrel body hair (very top part) the best. It's really spikey, rope-dubs very well*, and like others have found, it doesn't seem to matter if it's ribbed or not. Nice part is , it takes between a minute or two per fly to tie. I use bead-heads and skip the lead body-weight. I do have one version that works well for me and that's tying a few strands of pheasant tail to the tail end, along with a wire ribbing. After the tail is roped, this pheasant is brought forward and tied down, then the ribbing is applied. Makes a two-tone very segmented tail. THen the rest of the fly is normal, although sometimes I throw in a couple of white rubber legs as a 'let's see' option.
It does 'shed' a bit, guard hairs making their escape, but blending with a little rabbit (20%) helps it hold together and dyed rabbit can give it some shades. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Westbeek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:28 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Now Hares Ear? > Hi Jimi > Grey squirrel is a nice sub > Mart > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:18 AM > Subject: [VFB] Now Hares Ear? > > > > Now the question. I don't have any Hares Mask to make a real Hare Ear. > > Anyone know of a suitable substitute, or color that will work? > > Jimi > > > > The size I tie and use the most (and therefore have the best results with) > > is 14, size 12 would be next. But I tie them and use sizes 10-18. > > > > The pattern I follow is the one in Dave Hughes' book "Essential Trout > > Flies." But then, for some reason (senior moments) I forget to tie in the > > gold ribbing on about half of them. Those seem to work just as well. > > (Which > > is further proof of what's said in the quote, I suppose.) :-) > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/610 - Release Date: 12/30/2006 > >
