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Henrik Thomsen (DK)

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Just mixed some feathers, floss and tinsel and threw it on a mustad 3399 hook.

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Body is mirrage tinsel on pink micro floss.

Tail and wings are pink goose shoulders.

Hackle is a dirty white hen hackle.

 

Who can guess the cheek feathers?

 

/H

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I think the gap hackle is a badger body Hackle???

You have great skill in setting those wings and tail so well. Your head is almost PERFECT...I haven't seen too many done that well. But i am going to call you on the bump in the body, near the tail.

If possible can you tell me how that happened? I am finding i also have problems with rouge body bumps...Specially when i start to tinsel. I would love to hear if you know how that mistake happened so that i can look at my problems as well.

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Tip of an ostrich feather? Very nice though but DrVette is right. That little bump would keep it out of the museum. I'd put in a shadow box in a minute.

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BCT !!! If I am not mistaken, you've been absent from the site for a while. Or have I just missed your posts?

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Hi Mike - ah... I've been around looking in now and then. Nothing really to say as most say it regarding the questions and issues posted. No biggie!

 

Been pretty busty with a major renovation here too so.... that and helping move daughter in Chicago... and the wifey retiring... things are 'happening' here. Fishing's been 'off' here where I live (on the little lake). But there's been plenty to keep me busy so....

 

BCT

 

edit-addition: .... as far as the feather... maybe Emu? (not sure if Emu is protected.... so... - but I think I've seen it offered for sale is some places)

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Emu is a meat animal ... mmmmmm giant chicken! Also supplies the Emu oil found in pain relief salves.

Yeah, you can use the feathers. I don't know what they're good for, though.

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I think the gap hackle is a badger body Hackle???

You have great skill in setting those wings and tail so well. Your head is almost PERFECT...I haven't seen too many done that well. But i am going to call you on the bump in the body, near the tail.

If possible can you tell me how that happened? I am finding i also have problems with rouge body bumps...Specially when i start to tinsel. I would love to hear if you know how that mistake happened so that i can look at my problems as well.

Good spotted the bump. The light in the mirage tinsel actually creates this bump because I wind yhe tinsel from head to tail and back.

It isn't actually a bump, but the mirager tinsel changing direction of turning. ;-)

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