Lady Caper

[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

[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?

[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

[narcodog]

Hans,
I looked up the site and saw the price, is it 6 Euro's per packet or is it per 12?

[Stephen]

6 Euros per pack would convert to $8.09 US. That seems terribly expensive. Maybe and hopefully I have interpreted this wrong.

[narcodog]

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.

[Hans Weilenmann]

The price is per packet. Steep price, I agree.

Cheers,
Hans W

[Stephen]

I probably should have added that the dubbing is probably worth more than our $ at the moment.

[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.

[narcodog]

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.