Partridge Orange and Swords Soft Hackle

[letumgo]

Partridge Orange and Swords
Hook - Mustad Model R50-94840/Size 10
Abdomen - UNI-Stretch (Orange)
Tag/Rib - Sulky Sliver Metallic Tinsel (Silver / No. 145-8001)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Thorax - Five Peacock Sword Fibers (reinforced in thread dubbing loop)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge (Natural)
Head - Tying thread coated with Sally Hansen's "Dries Instantly" clear nail polish

The photo does not do this fly justice. The peacock sword thorax has a wonderful metallic blue cast to the naked eye.

Bill (tie2fish) - My wive picked me up a spool of the Sulky tinsel from the local Jo Anne Fabrics. I transferred half of the material onto an empty thread spool. I like how you can mount it in a bobbin and tye with it as you would standard thread. Nifty idea. After trying it on a couple flies, I am loving this stuff. It is much stronger than I would think it would be for it's size. This stuff seems to be a perfect width for ribs on smaller flies. Thanks for telling us about this material. I just wish it wasn't 5 bucks a spool, otherwise I would buy more colors of the stuff. For now I will just stick with silver.

[Roadkill]

Beautiful fly!

[Smuggler]

That dog will hunt.

[Kelly L.]

Gorgeous work there Ray!

[CreationBear]

[quoteI am loving this stuff. It is much stronger than I would think it would be for it's size.][/quote]

Very cool tie and material--it's strong enough that you can put it, say, in a Pearsall's loop and spin it to make a kind of "integrated" rib that provides a bit of flash to a silk body. (I'm partial to the rootbeer color for this--works great with hot orange or Antique Gold Pearsall's.)

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Stoopendious !!! (don't mind the spelling).

hank

[letumgo]

Hank - The spelling looks fine to me. (Remember, I em an enjinear, so spelin isn't a strong soot.)

Vicki - It's okay, you can pick on me for my spelling. I'm used to it. My wife is a World Class Scrabble champ, so she makes fun of my spelling all the time. (self deprecating humor)

[willowhead]

i heared that......... KILLER tye Ray............absolutely beautiful.

[CM_Stewart]

WOW! Love the tag and rib.

[kanutripr]

Hank - The spelling looks fine to me. (Remember, I em an enjinear, so spelin isn't a strong soot.)

Vicki - It's okay, you can pick on me for my spelling. I'm used to it. My wife is a World Class Scrabble champ, so she makes fun of my spelling all the time. (self deprecating humor)

No one will play Scrabble with me in my house. Or Boggle either!!! Maybe I'll have to start reading the dictionary again!




Vicki