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Well Jimmy I got this idea really from the original Gray Ghost and how it was tied by the guy that lived on Lake Fork who passed away several years ago. I had someone send me one to show me what they wanted (this was probably 4 or 5 years ago). The head was the fist thing I saw different, then the tiny hook and I mean tiny regular bend hook. I see the Sickle #6 as a better option. However I get off topic, sorry! The tail is what we are talking about and I started tying this kind of just really just on the Gray Ghost. That fit me so well as when I fist came up with using the little V's like I do for tails with a tip. All my tying days I have saved every piece of feather that I even thought maybe one day I will find a use for it, yes even the butt left over after I cut my tip and V's. I have bags you wouldn't believe how many V's I have in some colors, lol! Then I saw when Blakemore came out with the Slab Daddy Jigs and if you look close at them you will see most of them are tied just using the butt end of the feather that we don't use. I have a bunch of these and I guarantee you could take two of them and make a dandy tail just like the Slab Daddy and all you need to is leave a little of the barbules on that butt which I have all this time.Originally Posted by 20watt
So in the end I say keep all you left over stuff if there is a chance you can use it later one. I keep my tying Hackle in Qt Zip Lock bags, then each left over part in a sandwich bag or even some in a snack bag and then keep them inside that same Qt zip lock. That way when I pull out a bag it has everything I want of that color!
I keep tips I miss cut, I keep skinny feathers I don't care for just incase I need to tie some tiny jigs. I only throw away the quill end only if there is not enough stuff left on it for anything! Keep in mind there are a lot of fly patterns that use the quill of some feathers so even that stuff can be good for some tiers.
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