Ed,
Sounds like a good idea.
Regards,
Scott
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I keep coming back to this thread and looking. Gonna have to tie some of these up! (
Chartreuse, pink, orange, red..... Yep. Gonna do it. Thanks a bunch! The "royal" version with wire should be fantastic!
Great pattern, I want to try one using the wire as the tying thread for the body and then switch to thread for the thorax and hackle.
Alberto
Alberto,
I gave it a try, kinda like you described:
hackle and wire tied in
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5342684a.jpg
peacock tied in at tips
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3cc4046a.jpg
wrap wire back to bend, keeping peacock on top of hook
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psbf24e614.jpg
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0c9b77c1.jpg
pull the peacock up and take a few more wraps of wire behind
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psd80e04f0.jpg
start the wire forward, trapping the peacock under the return wraps
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psb423a3e6.jpg
helicopter wire, cover with thread, wrap peacock thorax; finish fly (not shown)
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps868af2aa.jpg
http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psfa2a927a.jpg
No easier or harder than the original and the cat was skinned
Regards,
Scott