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Black Barred Rabbit Strips |
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Topics  Black Barred Rabbit Strips Tying The Tube Snake Amherst's Heads Marco Polo Traveler All pictures are Mouse-over. |
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Black Barred
Rabbit Strips These strips have black dyed bars across them. This new pattern has been variously called Black Barred, Grizzly Barred or Tiger Barred. They mimic the barring found in nature on such fish prey items as, sculpins, crayfish, squid, shrimp and lots more. They are used to tie Brian Silvey's deadly new Tube Snake patterns, such as the ones shown below. The standard strips are 1/8" wide and include 4 strips per package, approximately four feet total. Underwater photo & fly tying photos by: Josh Linn |
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| BRS6 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Baby Blue |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS35 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Bright Purple |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS54 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Chartreuse |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS71 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Crawfish Orange |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS187 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Hot Orange |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS270 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Olive Variant |
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$4.25 |
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| BRS310 | Packaged Black Barred Rabbit Strips, Red |
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$4.25 |
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Tying The Silvey Tube Snake |
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| Here's Brian with a nice winter native from the Sandy River that ate a Tandem Tube Fly. Josh Linn put the Tube Snake to good use on the Klickitat this fall and was able to take a series of pictures, including the one above. Josh used an Olympus Stylus camera. More pictures here... |
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| This steelhead fell for a Red Silvey's Tube Snake. The Gamakatsu Octopus hook is firmly stuck. |
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Pattern: Silvey Tube Snake |
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Cut a piece of extra small Frödin Tubing about 1" long. Slide it on a small mandrel and chuck it up in your tube tying vise. |
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Attach your thread to the rear of the tube and saturate the thread wraps with Zap-A-Gap Super Glue. Then attach a 4-inch strip of Barred Rabbit. In this fly we are using black barred orange. |
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Attach a marabou feather, tip first. |
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Wind on the marabou feather as a hackle, secure and trim. |
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Wind on a pink marabou feather for a second layer of hackle. |
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Secure the second hackle. At this point your proportions should look like the picture. |
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Tie in a lady Amherst's Pheasant Tippet feather by the tip |
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Wind on the lady Amherst's Pheasant Tippet as a hackle. Train it back. Trim the stem close. |
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Tie in two red dyed grizzly saddle hackles to that they are approximately the same length as the rabbit strip. |
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Add six strands of hot pink ostrich herl. They should be a little shorter than the rabbit strip. Add black dots with a marking pen. |
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This shows proportions of materials. The fly as shown is in the up side down position in preparation for adding the Dazl Eyes. Dazl Eyes are machined from solid brass, then polished and plated. |
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Place the Dazl Eye on top the tubing and then figure eight lash it to the tube. Do not hesitate to use Zap-A-Gap when installing the Dazl Eye. |
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A whip finish finishes the tie. Hard As Hull is a very good finish for the final coat. Apply this after the tubing has been trimmed and flamed. |
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Trim the tubing. You can leave it a little long. |
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Barely melt the end of the tube. This will polish the tube and slightly thicken the wall at the opening. |
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Cut a piece of medium diameter Frödin Tubing amd secure it on your 1/16" mandrel. This will form the hook holder at the rear of the rabbit strip. Attach your tying thread and lay down a 1/8" band of wraps. Saturate with Zap-A-Gap super glue. |
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Moisten and part the hair on the rabbit strip about 3/8" from the end of the leather. |
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Position the leather back of the rabbit strip on the Zap-A-Gap coated thread wraps and secure the rabbit strip to the tubing with about ten wraps. |
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Whip finish the thread twice. Touch the underside of the thread wraps with Zap-A-Gap. Let hang until dry. |
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Comb out finished fly so that all the fibers are separated for maximum movement when wet. Now you are ready to rig your fly. |
| In the wild, Lady Amherst's
Pheasants occurs in Tibet, Southwestern China, and northern Burma,
but it has also been introduced in Britain, Hawaii and New Zealand.
It is named after Sarah, Countess of Amherst (1762-1838). Her
husband, William Pitt Amherst, Governor General of India, was
responsible for sending the first birds to London in the early
1800's. They are highly secretive and rarely emerge into the open.
Complete Heads With Tippets & Crests The head of the male Lady Amherst’s Pheasant is similar to Golden Pheasant but the tippet section is stunning silver with black barring and the crest feathers are translucent dark red. Crests are used as topping or tails. Tippets are used as tailing material, applied back to back in matched pairs as wings on salmon/steelhead flies or wound as hackle for spider or Spey type flies. |
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| LA001 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color natural | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA054 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed chartreuse | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA184 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed highlander green | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA187 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed hot orange | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA188 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed hot pink | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA199 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed kingfisher blue | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA289 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed purple | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA310 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed red | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
| LA383 | Lady Amherst Pheasant, Complete Head with crest and tippets, color dyed yellow | $10.00 | -->SALE ENDED | |
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CF Design
Marco
Polo Fly Tying Travel Kit
Buy Now! The first time I saw this product, I thought, "Wow that's really neat, a complete fly tying tool kit contained in a waterproof fly box!" The tools contained in this kit are of the finest quality you can buy for the serious fly tier who travels. This kit is seriously complete, and seriously organized. The vice has plenty of grip for tying every size fly to large winter steelhead flies. It has plenty of hook holding power for bonefish flies. The vise is very sturdy. It is lightweight, but is designed so that a heavy book can be place on the stand to give the vise more stability. More Info... |
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The ultimate in design and portability the Marco Polo Tying System
by C&F Design sets a new standard. Winner of "Best In Show" at the 2002 Fly Fishing Retailers Show, this is one of the coolest fly tying systems you'll ever find. Self-contained in the waterproof CF fly box, it is one of the most functional kits for the traveling tyer. Artistically designed, the tools are also ergonomic and feel very comfortable in your hand. The perfect Tying System for traveling fly fishers. The tying tools fit securely packed in a compact waterproof case, and the System Hook Pallet and 3-in-1 Bobbin Kit were exclusively designed for the Marco Polo Fly Tying System. Retainer foam is custom-cut to accommodate the included CF Design tools. This Fly Tying System Includes: * Marco Polo Fly Tying Vice * Bobbin Holder with Threader * 3-in-1 Bobbin Kit * 3-in-1 Dubbing Brush * 2-in-1 Hair Stacker * Dubbing Comb * 3-in-1 Half Hitcher * Dubbing Twister Plus * 2-in-1 Whip Finisher * Hackle Pliers * Stainless Steel Tying Scissors * Custom Magnetic Hook Pallet |
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| MARCOPOLO | CF Design Marco Polo Fly Tying Travel Kit | $599.95 | -->SALE ENDED |
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