You've been showing some pretty peacock herl on your SBS posts - did you find this somewhere, or is it your old stock? Looking for some. Or anybody else get some lately besides the stripped stems?
ScottP - peacock herl?
You've been showing some pretty peacock herl on your SBS posts - did you find this somewhere, or is it your old stock? Looking for some. Or anybody else get some lately besides the stripped stems?
Last edited by herefishy; 01-10-2015 at 11:16 PM.
I did find what appears to be pretty good stuff on Amazon - got 12 large feathers (10 eye, 2 sword) for under $10. Haven't tied any flies using stripped herl with it, yet. I also found that steaming my old stuff has helped a lot.
Regards,
Scott
Do you remember the seller?
<Originally Posted by herefishy
I can sell you a steamer very cheap.
What's a steamer?
teapot = steamer
Fishy, this is a link that I had saved for better PC quills but...I have not used them as yet b/c I've not run dry. So..just an FYI but if you order I hope it helps you. Best I can do.
http://www.stoneriveroutfitters.com/...es/4,1307.html
Also found another that was buried. Again, not used as yet...
http://fancyfeather.com/
Jeremy.
Last edited by Jeremy; 01-11-2015 at 03:31 PM. Reason: addition
Thanks to all
Oh, that kind of steamer - thought maybe it was something British.
A pretty ratty herl (standard packaged stuff you find in shops these days) - top part has been steamed, bottom is as it came out of the package. May not look like much, but it does make a difference when you wrap it on a hook. I'd like to see what Stone River has (didn't they used to be Hunters?); legend has it that Ed Story at Feather-Craft had the best herl, the stuff they'd sell to Lefty, Clouser, Whitlock, et al.
Regards,
Scott
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