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For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:39 am
by Eric Peper
I kinda liked this one . . .
Hook: Grip: 14723 BL #18
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Tail: Coq de Leon, Pardo
Abdomen: Hare's ear
Thorax: Dark brown rabbit
Hackle: Quail -- dunno species.
Re: For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:58 am
by daringduffer
Me too, Eric. Me too.
dd
Re: For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:56 pm
by letumgo
Nice! I like this one too.
Re: For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:03 pm
by daringduffer
Revisiting this; your tying makes the most of this hook. Scruffy, deadly, stylish without being elegant. Wish I were a trout!
dd
Re: For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:43 pm
by Eric Peper
>>Revisiting this; your tying makes the most of this hook. Scruffy, deadly, stylish without being elegant. Wish I were a trout!<<
I like the dubbing rough, and the hare's ear blend I used here still allows a tight twist to give some segmentation.
If a hook can be called "inspiring," the 14723 is. The gape on this hook, especially for an 18, is phenomenal, and the sharpness is superb. It begs to be used.
EP
Re: For the BWOs
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:51 pm
by Liam
It's hard to tie a bad fly on the 14723, the lines are perfect. I even tie light czech nymphs (an oxymoron, I know-for low water) on them and they look great. Nice tie.