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
>>
>>
>>
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