Female Hendrickson Comparadun

I did not say that the fly described by Jim: catches less fish(may even
catch more); is less effective; does not float well(differently yes);
is not easier to tie; or anything like that in comparison to a
'Comparadun'. What I said was, 'The pattern he described is a
'Sparkledun', not a 'Comparadun'. That's all!

Of you take a Quill Gordon and change the body from a stripped peacock
quill to a stripped red(brown) hackle quill you get a Red Quill. You
take the body of a Q.G. and change it to one made out of a light tan
fur(or sub) and you get a Hendrickson.


Jim - As to your comment, "Why bother"?
The simple answer is fly tiers 'bother' tying all types of flies that
they use or don't use. Why bother tying at all? It's not, for the great
majority of us, not cost saving. In fact I'll never tie or use the
amount of money I have invested in my tying stuff. I'm sure I'd spend
less buying my flies. I'm guessing that you have more rods and reels
then you actually need. Why bother?

Allan


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Hi Allan,

Well said!!!

There are two distinct populations of fly tyers as well as a bunch that
fit in between.

Artists who work the craft for the beauty and show.

Practical fly tyers who just make flies to fish.

Both employ innovation and change.

I fit closer to the practical tyer end of the spectrum.

The best part of the story is that I started tying all my flies with
shucks because I never could split a tail and make it look right!!!

One other bit of info on the "split tail vs. shuck" controversy!

Flies with split tails tend to twist tippets when flying through the
air, especially if those tails are not symmetric. The shuck does not
seem to cause that problem.

Jim


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