Don: Again, GREAT tips.. Thanks.. I will try that.. I have several tied and
I am going fishing tomorrow and the water is very clear, so I will see what
they look like in the water.. Thanks again, Chuck
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From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Chili Pepper Swap- marabou
Chuck,
One of the things you'll notice about these peppers is the broad range of
characteristics for marabou feathers. You owe it to yourself to tie up a
half dozen marabou leeches with just a set of barbell eyes on the hook and
then 'fish' them in a clear container where you can watch the marabou
'work'. Tie some with long fine tips, some with full barbs, some tapered,
etc. Whenever you try new marabou- 'fish' it first to see what it acts
like
in the water.
Marabou used to be from Marabou storks, but now it's from turkeys and
chickens- so there can be a great deal of variance in the genetic
characteristics of batches of feathers.
So if I were tying a marabou muddler, I'd be using the fuller feathers.
If
it was a marabou streamer, I'd use the tapered feathers- full at the base
and fine at the tips. If I was tying a straight leech pattern, I'd pick
long, fine tips from strung blood feathers
(http://www.myoan.net/fishing/jargon.html). One tier here uses the blood
feathers on his buggers and then pinches off the fine tips.
Types: I use strung marabou blood-feathers quite a bit. Byard carries
these on Linesend.com along with grizzly marabou. Craftstore marabou is
cheap, but the dyes are not colorfast in most cases. Cabellas** sells
'spey' marabou, and I have some un-sourced packages of marabou with dense
marabou along the shafts and fanlike feathers at the tips.
Rope-dubbing marabou for beautiful fuzzy bodies that are tapered and
segmented is a favorite of mine. The emerger semi-dry parachute fly is a
perfect application, so is a damselfly nymph. Mixing colors gives amazing
buggy effects- like blending dubbings. The different types of marabou
give
different shape bodies and fuzziness.
I'll tie some marabou-dubbed tails and email you some photos- you'll see
what I mean.
DonO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Chili Pepper Swap
Is it me, or do what. I look at those pictures and the first thing that
comes to mind is "Phyllis Diller". You know, "really" bad hair days.
Jimi
I found it after some difficulty - add: _swap after pepper and
before .HTM
http://www.chappysguide.com/html/secret_chili_pepper_swap.HTM
Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada
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