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Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:05 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Lady Caper
Hook: Kamasan B175 #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Capercaillie hen breast feather barbs
Rib: Fine orange copper wire
Abdomen: Argentinean hare, light grey
Thorax: Argentinean hare, dark grey
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:32 pm
by Stephen
An absolutely beautiful profile. Well done as usual.
Just a quick question and it may have already been addressed. Do you use a hares mask or do you use a premanufactured Argentinean hares dubbing?
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:34 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Stephen,
Do you use a hares mask or do you use a premanufactured Argentinean hares dubbing?
The latter.
Here is my source:
http://www.swisscdc.com/
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:17 pm
by narcodog
Hans,
I looked up the site and saw the price, is it 6 Euro's per packet or is it per 12?
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:20 pm
by Stephen
6 Euros per pack would convert to $8.09 US. That seems terribly expensive. Maybe and hopefully I have interpreted this wrong.
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:08 pm
by narcodog
Stephen wrote:6 Euros per pack would convert to $8.09 US. That seems terribly expensive. Maybe and hopefully I have interpreted this wrong.
Yup, that's why I asked Han's the question, pretty high for rabbit fur.
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:54 am
by Hans Weilenmann
The price is per packet. Steep price, I agree.
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:24 am
by Stephen
I probably should have added that the dubbing is probably worth more than our $ at the moment.
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:06 am
by letumgo
Holy Smokes! That's expensive stuff! Hmmm....Maybe I should start raising Argentinian Rabbits and start an export business...
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Nah. I wouldn't have the heart to kill them come harvest time. Then I'd just have a ton rabbits hopping around.
Wonderful fly, Hans.
Re: Lady Caper
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:08 am
by narcodog
letumgo wrote:Holy Smokes! That's expensive stuff! Hmmm....Maybe I should start raising Argentinian Rabbits and start an export business...
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Nah. I wouldn't have the heart to kill them come harvest time. Then I'd just have a ton rabbits hopping around.
Wonderful fly, Hans.
You could just shear them.