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- Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:09 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vintage Sneck Hook
- Replies: 17
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Re: Vintage Sneck Hook
I have some of those......AND some Partridge "Skues Sneck" hooks, which are lovely.. There are conflicting accounts of the metamorphosis of that particular model from Partridge....RM Jeffries seems to think they are one and the same. Guess I will have to find and procure more models for co...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:58 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vintage Sneck Hook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7319
Re: Vintage Sneck Hook
And, Ted P sent me some real nice old snecks as well to tie on.....One other point about the sneck I would like to bring up is, that they hook and hold much better than a perfect or Sproat bend- I think so anyway!
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:50 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vintage Sneck Hook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7319
Re: Vintage Sneck Hook
I finally found the sneck hooks and, as usual, they were in the last place I looked. The package is smaller than I remembered so I kept overlooking it. The three hooks from left: Mustad R50 size 18, Pennel sneck hook size 16 and Mustad 3354 sneck hook size 14. https://i.imgur.com/V8344OOm.jpg Very ...
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:49 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vintage Sneck Hook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7319
Re: Vintage Sneck Hook
Hank, You hit the nail on the head! It must be a law of the universe that no matter how much space you have, you eventually fill it. "Nature abhors a vacuum." BTW, Theroe showed up for the weekend in Roscoe with Sizes #12 and #14 of this Mustad 3354 sneck hook (along with some other vinta...
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:57 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Ruffed Grouse Skin
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11882
Re: Ruffed Grouse Skin
WOW Ray - YOU ARE GOOD!! For anyone who is interested, Ray ALREADY posted a picture of the "Cherry Breadbasket" - its under Member Photos >Roscoe Trip 2018. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MpG1NjM6FDiZtDzSHZNeVDRl1ShHwVsdRPK1ZmpjwAC6edgbTOg96wB2gSS4C5lAbI5g_7VucVYxta0SrQA4uubPJWET-Y7aUQV...
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:53 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Ruffed Grouse Skin
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11882
Re: Ruffed Grouseabou
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/D28f-rHTj7_51cRLA_kdBsaAiPQ8ygQorzDsqqpPAKPhX6cqN7qH95oP0DvW93Z9QGn9QUdBca3Rsi235etDx1URsMolKrqPViV29ZUpSL2PE1Erb3APPSF1oq86x7LmVbFpuLTcnbH3DDOVevI1rHZkElqe_5g7B9-ArvMMFID4GXjCzX4vWFTDXpBHHvIGXms0Gl3ukinLwQCBaURERdegNf2PTfnK7g-GIZOJElMdvicZltCpQtJrKDkkwtSq-GRLKAlIo...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:25 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vintage Sneck Hook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7319
Re: Vintage Sneck Hook
......it IS better to give than receive......Especially when so many talented tyers get to take those items, and turn them in to masterful art.
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:20 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Herbert Miner Hen Neck - Medium Brown Dun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8185
Re: Herbert Miner Hen Neck - Medium Brown Dun
I can tell you this: that neck looks even better in person !
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:18 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Wingless Wet "Hatch"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2937
Re: Wingless Wet "Hatch"
Good golly there is a lot to take in here. Lots to love, but that quill bodied softy with the pronounced peacock thorax in the last pic is so great, with that distinct profile makes me think more spiders should have that feature. Bang! - yes, that’s a dandy fish catcher........ Nice old hooks too, ...
- Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:04 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Pirate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3957
Re: Pirate
Nice work John - truly usable art!
What make/model is that creamy pinkish wing feather??
Dana
What make/model is that creamy pinkish wing feather??
Dana