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#8 Shenk's White Minnow

For me it would have to be Shenk's White Minnow. Seems to never fail me. Jim

You need to get some Transfer Foil from Jones Tones. Just google Jones Tones and you will find this stuff. Later, Jim

I think the fly you are talking about is Mike Lawson's Callibaetis Spinner. Later, Jim

sandflyx, Antrons do take dye. Atleast some types do. I have a big hank of the original antron I got from Jack's Tackle a couple years ago and have dyed it with Rit and fly tying dyes. Jack bought a whole box car load of the stuff. Also the antron fibers which are blended into the yarns (Dazzle Aire, etc.) popularized by Gary Lafontaine for his Sparkle Caddis patterns also take dye. You just can not talk about antron as a single type of nylon fiber. There were many types made and they are not all the same. Later, Jim

Keep in mind that Antron is/was not any one fiber. There was Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, and so on. Type 1 is a very fine fiber. Fine like silk or rayon floss. Other types are a thicker diameter fiber. Some types are Trilobal and some types are not. I have never heard of Antron being an open cell fiber. It is possible that one of the types may be. There is a magnified photo of an Antron fiber in one of Darell Martin's books. It is not open cell. Bottom line is Antron is now only a general term in fly tying and does not always hold true. The different Antrons which were made and are being made have different properties and are not all the same. As far as I know Z-Lon/Zelon is Z-Lon/Zelon. Later, Jim

Skiperie, Was not trying to hurt your feelings but from your photo that does not look like mink fur. Maybe you could post another picture of the fur skin ? Later, Jim

Skiperie, That is not Mink. I believe that is Deer. Jim

maddog48, My apologies. Those flies call for cock ringneck pheasant. I was not thinking ! I have 2 of the ringneck hen skins and they do have good looking feathers. You can always use them for legs and tails on nymphs, soft hackle collars, etc. You probably already know this. There are so many game birds out there with really nice feathers that are not often used. Partridge seems to have taken over and most other game birds for the most part are overlooked. "Leisenring March Brown" Hook=10,12 Silk=Orange Hackle=Brown Partridge back feather Tail=Partridge Tail Fibers Rib=Unwaxed Tying Silk Body=Medium Hares Ear for the male, dark Hares Poll for the female Wings=Hen Pheasant Secondaries or Partridge Tail Feathers Later, Jim

Gary Borger uses Ringneck Pheasant on several of his flies. Check out his Fur Chenille Dragon, Strip Leech, Fleeing Crayfish. These flies are listed in his book Designing Trout Flies. Polly Rosborough also used feathers from this bird for his Dark Stone Nymph and Little Brown Stone. There are other tyers who use Ringnecked Pheasant on thier flies I just cannot think of them at the moment. Later, Jim

vtflyhack, Sorry could not find any info on the 94100. Later, Jim

vtflyhack, The 38941 was used for hoppers and muddlers. Eric leiser uses the 38941 for his Llama streamer. Polly Rosborough used them for some of his nymphs like his Big Yellow May, Muskrat, Isonychia nymphs, Little Yellow Stone and a few others. Rosborough also used them for a few of his dry flies aswell. Nice hook, to bad they discontinued them. Later, Jim

vtflyhack, The Mustad 38941 is 3X long, Sproat bend, down eye and regular wire. What are you looking to tie on these hooks ? I do not know of the 94100. Sounds like a Salmon hook maybe ? I will look through my books and let you know if I find anything. Later, Jim

What specific Mustad hook models are you trying to find info on. Jim

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