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#3755

Garbarino (User)

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Here it is - my birds nest variant! 17 Years, 6 Months ago
I gave it a try last night, I think it looks like it could be a great fly!

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Matt (User)

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Re:Here it is - my birds nest variant! 17 Years, 6 Months ago
Fly looks good to me. Couple of questions .... Were you able to effectively do a distribution wrap with the deer hair or did you have to use a different technique? Also I assume deer hair and wood duck act differently under the water. What added benefits do you think deer hair will have? I am not trying to be critical at all ... I genuinely interested. Thanks for sharing a photo of the fly. Matt

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pgw (User)

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I don't know... 17 Years, 6 Months ago
...if I had a dozen or so to hold for a season I may be able to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the pattern variation compared to the accepted version. Paul ps-nice fly

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G.M. (Admin)

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Ditto 17 Years, 6 Months ago
I think we all need some samples to try out. -Greg

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#3764

Garbarino (User)

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Re:Here it is - my birds nest variant! 17 Years, 6 Months ago
The deer hair went on easily with a distribution wrap, tha hard part was trimming off the butts without cutting anything I didn't want cut. I didn't put too much thought into why I think it might work better, I was just trying something new. I think even with the bead head, the deer hair will add a certain amount of boyancy that could help swinging it as an emerger.

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Matt (User)

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Re:Here it is - my birds nest variant! 17 Years, 6 Months ago
I think using the deer hair is a cool idea. Your buoyancy theory sounds pretty good too. Thanks Matt