I have used brushed hair from my Chihuahua. It is real spikey. She is gone now but I still have some saved. Tony --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
