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Gaspe Peninsula ghillies aren’t going to be pounding down the doors for this one, but it’ll be good enough for stupid cutts on little blue lines
hook - WFC Model 6 #6
thread - UTC 140 chartreuse
tail - pronghorn hair white
rib - tying thread
body - pronghorn hair natural
hackle - brown
wing - pronghorn hair white
Regards,
Scott
I love Bombers for silver salmon... Mostly pink or blue, but anything just might work... ;)
Oh, and nicely done.
Wow! Great tie.
May have to try dyeing some of the hair; seems to be softer/more fragile than deer or elk so it may need longer soak time at lower temps. This is a job for a hot plate.Quote:
Originally Posted by hap
Regards,
Scott
Nice job! Pronghorn is a pleasure to spin - flares really well. It's a shame you don't find alot of tips since the prognhorns like to roll in the dust so much. I love using Bombers for smallmouth bass fishing in rivers.
Alberto
Alberto,Quote:
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I agree; on all of the pronghorn I’ve purchased or seen in shops the tips are broken or worn down, like someone went over the hide with a belt sander using 30 grit. The piece I have came from a friend who harvested it in the Beaverhead Valley a few years ago; he said it helped that he didn’t have to drag it too far to his truck after dressing it out.
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The tips on the tan and white sections are intact for the most part, which opens up a lot of possibilities for it’s use; for spinning, it wouldn’t matter because the tips, broken or not, would be trimmed away. I already put in a request for more from him; hopefully my order will be filled this fall. In the meantime I promised to tie up some salmonflies for him; he lives in Missoula and the hatch on Rock Creek is coming up pretty quickly so I better get busy with some foam things.
Regards,
Scott