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Ginger Snap

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:46 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
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Ginger Snap
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, tobacco
Hackle: Hen, ginger
Body: Krystal Flash, opal, tied as a dubbing loop, with tan mink inserted

Cheers,
Hans W

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:56 pm
by hankaye
Hans, Howdy;

Nicely tyed... I'm more partial to the scantily clad
ones myself.. More basic and un-presuming.. ;) .

hank

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:06 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Hans,
Very well done friend! There is something about the look of that Grip hook with your wonderful magic applied to it! In watching your patterns day by day, they just get better and better! Please keep us fed!
Dougsden

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:38 pm
by letumgo
Hans - Could you indulge me, by photographing this fly wet? I think the tinsel core will twinkle thru, once the fur becomes wet and more translucent. Marvelous pattern, btw.

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:48 am
by Hans Weilenmann
letumgo wrote:Hans - Could you indulge me, by photographing this fly wet? I think the tinsel core will twinkle thru, once the fur becomes wet and more translucent. Marvelous pattern, btw.
Here you go Ray,

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Cheers,
Hans W

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:38 am
by letumgo
Thanks Hans. The color shift is less pronounced than I expected. I had expected mink fun to become more translucent when wet. Very interesting.

Are you using a mink mask or hide? I have some masks, but have never tried tying with them. This pattern makes me want to pull them out to play.

Thanks again, for the extra effort. Much appreciated.

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:35 am
by Hans Weilenmann
letumgo wrote:Thanks Hans. The color shift is less pronounced than I expected. I had expected mink fun to become more translucent when wet. Very interesting.
Mink is hydrophobic.
Are you using a mink mask or hide? I have some masks, but have never tried tying with them.
Tail.

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:00 am
by tie2fish
I'm not sure why the photo no longer shows up, but I posted this in February 2011. I will see if I can locate and re-post the photo so folks can see how great minds do indeed think alike ;) .

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1546

Found it:
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Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:46 pm
by letumgo
Bill - I added your fly photo back into the original post. ;)

I remember this fly well. After you posted it, I bought a bunch of the different colored dyed peacock herl.

Re: Ginger Snap

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:00 pm
by Old Hat
Did someone say Gingersnap? Where's the milk?

Great pattern but even a better desert.