I would guess that it keeps the strip laying out behind the hook; keeps the action where it should be & prevents it from wrapping around the hook.
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Blake-Hedges Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:39 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD Huh?? What does straw have to do with a rabbit strip? Wayne --- On Fri, 4/23/10, Rick Zieger <rdzieg...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rick Zieger <rdzieg...@yahoo.com> Subject: [VFB] QFTD To: "VFB" <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>, "flyfishingworld" <flyfishingwo...@yahoogroups.com>, "HIll country" <hillcountryflyfish...@yahoogroups.com> Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 9:06 AM for rabbit strip flies. "To prepare the straw, cut it half lengthwise. Then taper one end of it to a point, which will be lashed onto the hook shank just in front of the bend. Tie in the straw concave side up. The straw should protrude off the hook one inch or less. Place a dab of cement on the straw and press the skin side of th strip into the groove of the straw." Henry Cowen March/A;ril 2010 "American Angler" Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com <http://www.linesend.com/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
