Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 22, 2007 Root Admin Posted October 22, 2007 I'd try one on a TMC #100. I think you'll find it easier to tie. I usually use a 3769 for a soft hackle.
The Caddis Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Try using ostrich herl instead of partridge, I find it much easier to use on those small ones.
WebFreeman Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Nice pics, btw. It's hard, even in macro mode, to get those in focus. “Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau Visit my web site @ webfreeman.com for information on freelance web design.
Greg Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Caddis Did you mean to use ostrich herl at the front in place of a feather (starling or partridge) hackle? That's kind of a neat idea. Has that worked for you? Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
jjtroutbum Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 Thanks for the tips on the hooks Phill. They have been added to my go getem list. Here is my newest the Irresistible And a shot of my Soft hackle and Dries Box Jon Joy ___________ "A jerk at one end of the line is enough." unknown author The Second Amendment was written for hunting tyrants not ducks. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Crippled Caddis Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 JJ wrote: <Here is my newest the Irresistible> I like it! If that won't work just turn around and go home. <And a shot of my Soft hackle and Dries Box> Empty one of the dries compartment, fill it with Zebra midges and you're good to go for winter fishing. Stick only that box in a shirt pocket, loop your lanyard around your neck with hemos, clippers and tippet and leave the vest at home. I don't think you'll find yourself unarmed between now and March. CC "You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence." ---Charles Austin Beard
jjtroutbum Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks, CC. I have a midge box also and its got all the usual suspects in there. shh I also hide my "egg patterns" in there. And if I left my vest at home wouldn't I be out of uniform. Jon Joy ___________ "A jerk at one end of the line is enough." unknown author The Second Amendment was written for hunting tyrants not ducks. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
jdmidwest Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Interesting box, which brand is that one? "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jjtroutbum Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 this little one and the big brother of it were a gift from my father several years ago and are both White River. Jon Joy ___________ "A jerk at one end of the line is enough." unknown author The Second Amendment was written for hunting tyrants not ducks. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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