Ed: I would think it would be better as well. i think it would look more realistic to the fish,cause almost everything they eat, has a tail.. Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Roden To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Griffith's Gnat Question As somebody who fishes Griffith's Gnats ALOT, I think having the tail is actually better. On Dec 28, 2007 9:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Well, these tiny dry fly hackles are just too tiny and stiff for me to fold over. So, I'm gonna tie them up to the best of my ability, submit them into the swap, and the ppl can fish with them, and catch big fish cause like Allan Fish said the other day the fish won't care LOL, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Gramp To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Griffith's Gnat Question Hi, Chuck- If I understand you correctly, then yes - The butt end of the feather would look like the (poor) picture below, with the tip facing the left side of the screen... I'm not an artist, in case it wasn't obvious... Where you essentially strip away the bottom barbs from both sides much like one may strip the 'marabou- like' strands from a turkey flat. If the below doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll butter the wife up so I can borrow her new digital camera ;) \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ --------------------------------- //////////////////// Personally, I fold the hackle along the stem, but either way would work for eliminating the 'tail- like' barbs from when you start the palmer. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ --------------------------------- By trimming, you get the 'micro-barbs', which (if outside of the tie-down) will form the same 'pseudo-tail' you had before, except with shorter barbs. On the other hand, they make for very useful tie-down anchors... depends on the tyer's preference more than the fish's, in my opinion. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\,,,,,,,,,,, -------------------------------- /////////////////////''''''''''''''''''''''' I hope that comes out ok with the current font and such. Again, let me know and I'll try to do a pictorial explanation. Also, just to reiterate what I said before: this method is just one of many, and the relative "better" or "worse" relationships are merely one person's (my) opinions. Tight wraps, Pete >Pete: i see.. so that extra "just the barb" gives Me room to make one round before actually starting to palmer, to then the barbs will be sticking out straight if I understand correctly??? Chuck <snipped rest of thread to spare some people's inbox/ sanity> -- Ed Roden flyfished at gmail dot com - OR - flyfished at questquality dot com
