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Breadcrust
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Re: Breadcrust
Gorgeous. Did you use Ruffed Grouse for the body?
I tie a faux Breadcrust, as I dont use alot of the grouse quil.
That is a great producing pattern on some of my local rivers, like the Roaring Fork..
I tie a faux Breadcrust, as I dont use alot of the grouse quil.
That is a great producing pattern on some of my local rivers, like the Roaring Fork..
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Re: Breadcrust
I do not know what bird the quill comes from. I have a quill section that Dick Talleur gave me long ago saying "here use this for Breadcrusts". I have heard that the originals were tied with grouse quill.
Tom
Tom
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Ron Eagle Elk
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Re: Breadcrust
Breadcrusts I've seen in the past had a body made from a split grouse tail feather with the feather barbs trimmed short. Gave a real spikey look to the body, very caddis like.
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
Re: Breadcrust
I tried that. What a pain in my tookus. You have to split the stem, soak it for like, 20 years to soften up the white pithy material in the center of the quill in order to scrape it out. Then, ...you still have to be able to work with the mess of a feather you have left. Love the pattern, but I simply don't have the patience required; maybe I lack the requisite passion...Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:01 pm Breadcrusts I've seen in the past had a body made from a split grouse tail feather with the feather barbs trimmed short. Gave a real spikey look to the body, very caddis like.
Dana has some good insights on the Breadcrust, if we ever see him again.
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Ron Eagle Elk
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Re: Breadcrust
I've never tied one because of that. I relied on the generosity of others when I needed a Breadcrust.Mike62 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:49 pmI tried that. What a pain in my tookus. You have to split the stem, soak it for like, 20 years to soften up the white pithy material in the center of the quill in order to scrape it out. Then, ...you still have to be able to work with the mess of a feather you have left. Love the pattern, but I simply don't have the patience required; maybe I lack the requisite passion...Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:01 pm Breadcrusts I've seen in the past had a body made from a split grouse tail feather with the feather barbs trimmed short. Gave a real spikey look to the body, very caddis like.
Dana has some good insights on the Breadcrust, if we ever see him again.
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
Re: Breadcrust
I cheat!!Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:01 pm Breadcrusts I've seen in the past had a body made from a split grouse tail feather with the feather barbs trimmed short. Gave a real spikey look to the body, very caddis like.
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I cant help it!
Re: Breadcrust
Tom,
You knew "Uncle Dickie"? You are a lucky man!
Doug
You knew "Uncle Dickie"? You are a lucky man!
Doug
Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.