Chuck, Not that that won't work, but watching them from a boat and watching them in a clear container is not the same. You're too far away in a boat to see wht the fish sees when he's about to eat it.
Like I mentioned before, I used to have a 165 gal aquarium that I tested all my flies in. I could swim them, drag the bottom, jog them and put them in front of the water jets to mimic fast stripping. I could see fry flies from the bottom (fish-eye's view). I learned a LOT. Flies just don't behave and look they way you think they're going to. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Chili Pepper Swap- marabou > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.1/611 - Release Date: > >> 12/31/2006 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.1/611 - Release Date: 12/31/2006 > >
