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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: boneaddict on November 30, 2007, 05:50:12 PM

Title: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: boneaddict on November 30, 2007, 05:50:12 PM: Any of you fly tyers recognize this bird. I can't decided whether to sell him as a breeder, sell him as a cape to a Fly Tyer, or keep him myself as either a cape or a Taxidermied specimen.
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Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: jackelope on November 30, 2007, 05:56:43 PM: thats a whole lotta eyes that thing has around it's neck ;)
do they wrap nicely??
not the eyes of course...
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: boneaddict on November 30, 2007, 06:01:54 PM: Yep!
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 30, 2007, 06:58:15 PM: Alright boneaddict what did the bird do? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: boneaddict on November 30, 2007, 07:30:10 PM: He eats, and he drinks.
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: sisu on December 02, 2007, 07:58:40 AM: I fit were me I'd try to breed the critter just to see if the genetics are strong enough to transfer in say 50% of the off spring. I like the eyes on the feathers. The big deal with the hackle is: Is the main stem supple enough to wrap? Do the barbs have consistency? Can you get enough desirable hackle out of one neck to make it pay for you? I'm not trying to be a pain here Bone but these are questions you have to ask yourself before venturing off on a breeding program that I suggested.
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: millirad on December 11, 2007, 10:29:50 PM: I may be wrong but it looks like Jungle Cock or a good facsimile. A quality cape is quite expensive.
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2007, 10:40:35 PM: He is worth about $100-150 as a one year old breeder. As a cape, about $375. So theoretically he is worth more dead than alive. I have one in my freezer, his brotehr that I am thinking about stuffing. He wasn't quite as mature before he met his demise. This fellow may get his neck stretched as I have always wanted a full cape and the last one I saw was at the Propp shop in Spokane for $350 and that was about 9 years ago or so. You are right Millirad, it is a Grey Junglefowl, famous for its "eyes" in atlantic salmon and steehead patterns. The Red Junglefowl was the original chicken, so you can tell he looks a bit like a chicken, but theoretically is classified as a pheasant.
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: jackelope on December 12, 2007, 08:18:09 AM: probably one of the more famous ties using grey junglefowl eyes...
the grey ghost...
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a few more traditional spey type flies...these are not mine...
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Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: boneaddict on December 18, 2007, 01:29:57 AM: Yep, basically any Atlantic salmon fly has it. Lots of steelhead traditioanl patterns. The grey gost also is one of the most famous to use Silver pheasant.
Title: Re: Fly Tyers.....
Post by: Professor Chaos on December 26, 2007, 02:51:37 PM: he's a beautiful bird Bone... can you breed him yourself?
if you do decide to get rid of him, let me know. I need some eyes for the atlantic salmon flies. some of my favorite fish to cast a fly to. I'd love to be able to put some eyes on the flies i tie. Even though they are just for show :)