experimenting with peacock herl

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

Good color combo with the head

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by revtoby

Good color combo with the head

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Thanks

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Originally Posted by radtexan

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

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thats a RD ultra minnow

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Originally Posted by 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

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Thanks I'll check it out....

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Originally Posted by 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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thanks for the info.

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Originally Posted by smoothlures

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

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