Joyce, Yes to all parmered feathers or wrapped feathers. Rope-dub on stationary core, compress (the advantage) for thickness, and wrap.
Peacock Ostrich Pheasant tail Aftershafts Hackles Use threads, mono, wire, or bite tippets for core. I use super-gels, ss wire, and bite tippets for salt-water flies. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce M Westphal To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:50 PM Subject: [VFB] re:ostrich herl When tying with a "ruff" of ostrich herl on a salmon type fly, do you reinforce the delicate herl with thread as is often done with peacock? inquiring minds want their carefully tied flies to stand up to fishing. Thanks for your help. Joyce -- 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
