Guest Report post Posted October 23, 2013 View the pattern info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_scotsman 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2013 the bend back is too extreme on these. nice pattern otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grey brook 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2013 its a special pre bent hook, living nymph hook,he didnt make the bend. there is an sbs on faol website under fotw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks Grey Brook. Indeed if I tie them on hooks I bend myself they are not so extreme. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2013 Great tie! The Ramie fibers seem similar to polar fiber, is there any difference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2013 Yes they cost a lot less! Apparently they are also finer. Never used Polar Fibre so I'm going off what I've been told. A 100g bag is about £2. That is about 10 bags worth of Polar Fibre! It only comes in white though. You could die it. but easier is just to take the hank you want for a wing, trap it against a piece of card with a permanent marker and pull. It takes colour really well. I get mine from www.thefeltbox.co.uk. The Ramie is an Asiatic plant similar to Kapok. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2013 That's a great site for UK tiers. Just looked at the various wools for dubbing and priced much much cheaper than the same stuff in a flyshop. Some is even dyed already. Just what I needed, another source of income reduction lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_scotsman 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2013 Sorry, my first post seems quite blunt. It wasn't supposed to. It is a nice pattern. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2013 No problem, don't feel guilty at all. It is quite a severe bend but it is how those hooks came. I did put a link in the details for the SbS on FAOL. Cheers, A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites