experimenting with peacock herl

[Crappiehappy]

[revtoby]

Nice... Only problem I have with herl is it isn't to tough...

[revtoby]

Good color combo with the head

[radtexan]

love the paint job,,,,and whats the head ???

[Fatman]

I like herl for making bodies but for tails on jigs I use the peacock sword feathers, gives a little different profile than the herl. Here's a pic of them Peacock Sword Feather 10-12 inches Natural from ostrich.com

[skiptomylu]

Fatman if I use it on jigs for tails I too use the swords, but also like making Herl Chenille for a body and probably reinforcing it some too. I think fish just like the colors that it puts off.

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[smoothlures]

I haven't tied with any in a long time, but IIRC the herl breaks so easy. Still a great color!

[Crappiehappy]

Good color combo with the head

Thanks

love the paint job,,,,and whats the head ???

thats a RD ultra minnow

I like herl for making bodies but for tails on jigs I use the peacock sword feathers, gives a little different profile than the herl. Here's a pic of them Peacock Sword Feather 10-12 inches Natural from ostrich.com

Thanks I'll check it out....

Fatman if I use it on jigs for tails I too use the swords, but also like making Herl Chenille for a body and probably reinforcing it some too. I think fish just like the colors that it puts off.

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thanks for the info.

[Crappiehappy]

I haven't tied with any in a long time, but IIRC the herl breaks so easy. Still a great color!

Thanks, the herl looked fragile, but ill try it out on the few i tied with it....