A friend of mine gave me some peacock feathers and I have wanted to try tying on a tube head. Tied a few to put in my box.
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Might be a little long.
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A friend of mine gave me some peacock feathers and I have wanted to try tying on a tube head. Tied a few to put in my box.
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Might be a little long.
Those look nice. Bet they will be really active in the water. Think I would have made them a little shorter but would give them a try. Then if you get short strikes shorten them a little.
Like them. The feathers are real long but the action should be outstanding.
I like long tails, but that is a bit over kill on long for me. I would have cut the end tied in a little more before tying it in, but they should get some action and for sure try them before taking scissors to them!
Very nice. I've got to try a few of those. I like working with peacock herl
I love the iridescence of peacock herl but usually limit it to making bodies. It doesn't hold up well for me as a tail material.
Just a thought, maybe try using the Swords as tail material. It still will not hold up great, but know you would catch some fish before it wears off. I have done that as a wing or tail on small jigs.
Look good too me !
I like peacock feathers - take those long pieces and spin them together and wrap for bodies.
Look good, very unique!
Thanks. I am going to give using them for the body a try. I'm lucky being a full time Zoo Keeper and have a great variety of things to play with.
I'll give you a dollar if you pull a few hairs out of a tiger for me :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Brimfisher
You should be able to tie some interesting tyes with some of the feathers you pick up. That is a nice looking tye in your picture. Mixed in with some other materials peacock makes a great looking jig. Love to use it for tying bodies on small jigs and flies. It is a amazing material that can give different looks according how it is used.
Took me a few days.
How much do you want? :biggrin
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I could get maybe one pull, the second might be a little harder. :Rofl