I have about 5 colors of the boa yarn. I use them to make bass flies. Marabout tail like a wooly bugger, then palmer the boa yarn up laying the fibers back as you go. When wet they look much like a tube jig does in the water. Bass love the purple one and the red one so far the best.
john "edward s engelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark > >I have two colors of the boa yarn myself (not part of the recall). �I have >the Cardinal and the Ostrich. �I have tied some soft hackle flies with these >and I am waiting for the ice to leave the ponds and rivers to give them a >try. � I am open to swapping. �Unfortunately the colors you describe sound >like what they call Ostrich. > >What sorts of patterns have you found success with? > > >Ed > >-- >Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > >---------- Original Message ----------- >From: Mark Klemick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 16:29:54 -0800 (PST) >Subject: Re: [VFB] Recall of Bernat Fur Out Yarns > >> Ed - >> >> Have used Bernat Boa with really good results. �If you'd like to try >> some I'll be happy to send some out. �What I have is a variegated >> combination of white gray and black. >> >> Mark >> >> --- edward s engelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > >> > I have been experimenting with Bernat brand Fur Out synthetic yarn as an >> > artificial hackle. �It shows great movement in the water and has a lot >of >> > potential for wooly buggers, soft hackles etc. >> > >> > >> > BUT.......... >> > >> > This item is being recalled because when a garment is made solely of >this >> > stuff it its quite flamable. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Ed Engelman >> > >> > >> >> � >> � � � >> __________________________________ >> Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! >> Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web >> http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ >------- End of Original Message ------- > >
