Cat's whisker (streamer) question

Mike Connor wrote:

It was not originally tied with bead chain eyes;

http://business.virgin.net/british.c...tswhisker.html

Mike,

Unless I'm missing something, those all have bead-chain eyes.


Chuck Vance (or are we missing something "in translation"? :-)

"Conan The Librarian" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Mike Connor wrote:

It was not originally tied with bead chain eyes;

http://business.virgin.net/british.c...tswhisker.html

Mike,

Unless I'm missing something, those all have bead-chain eyes.


Chuck Vance (or are we missing something "in translation"? :-)

If you read the article, you will discover that David Train used cats
whiskers tied to the hook in order to obviate the problem you are currently
addressing, namely to stop the wing wrapping around the hook.

If you want to avoid these problems, tie the fly like a clouser, and use
arctic fox instead of marabou.

TL
MC

Mike Connor wrote:

If you read the article, you will discover that David Train used cats
whiskers tied to the hook in order to obviate the problem you are currently
addressing, namely to stop the wing wrapping around the hook.

If you want to avoid these problems, tie the fly like a clouser, and use
arctic fox instead of marabou.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have some arctic fox that I bought to
use as parachute post and streamer material, so I'll give it a try. I
was also thinking about using some estaz or "cactus chenille" for the
body to add a bit of flash.


Chuck Vance

"Conan The Librarian" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
Thanks for the suggestion. I have some arctic fox that I bought to use
as parachute post and streamer material, so I'll give it a try. I was
also thinking about using some estaz or "cactus chenille" for the body to
add a bit of flash.


Chuck Vance

There are quite a few variations tied with cactus chenille, ice dub, etc
etc. All seem to catch well.

TL
MC