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Looks awesome! Did you use epoxy on the wingcase? Or clear lacquer? Glossed perfect...

Thanks....I used UV Clear Fly Finish.

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looks great, most of my home made extended bodies only last a few fish, how do your last? if much longer what do you do?

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looks great, most of my home made extended bodies only last a few fish, how do your last? if much longer what do you do?

I've found these to be as durable as most flies. The extended body is tied on a strip of foam that is about 2mm x 2mm in cross-section. I thread it on a long beading needle (available at Michael's). With the needle held in the vise, I tie the thread on, do some wraps to get the taper I want, and then dub the body and wrap the ribbing (for the green drake I use yellow floss). Then it's whip finishing and lastly, pulling the tail fibbets through while taking the extended body off the needle. I usually tie up a bunch of the extended bodies before constructing the completed flies.

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looks great, where did you find the micro swaid for the caddis?

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I found it at a dollar store in long strips a few years ago. It has been sitting at my desk ever since and now I have a good way to use it. The dollar store called it leather strips but its definitely synthetic.

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i remember seeing that pattern in fly tier a few months/year ago and always wanted to tie it for lakes and picky fish.

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when i get home from work today i will post a few pics of what has been keeping me busy after homework. I wish still water would sell a bit more material in their nymph skin packages but they have masters the volume to sell vs amount of flies tied.

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Still on the quilled bodied dries. This one is tied with chartreuse peacock eye and olive everything else but the cream dry fly hackle.160729b88e0e39dba5866d30b81fd751.jpg

Ever try porcupine guard hair as a quill body?

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Never dyed it before but it's natural colour is a good match for many natural bugs that are out there. Many of the hairs are actually two toned, light and dark.

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So I checked them out on google, and I see what you mean about them being two toned.... Problem I see is;

1- will they give a segmented look, like a peacock eye strand? What I had seen on google looks like the bottom half of the hair is white/ lighter color then the top half. Unlike the peacock eye that has a darker edge and lighter edge.

2- are they raedily available as peacock is?

3- I find peacock eyes are pretty sturdy when forming the body. Are porcupine hairs thing like other types of hair, will the break when wrapping up the hook shank?

Anyways, thanks for the input.

It will give you a segmented look as the hair has a very nice taper to it, I usually soak them in warm water for a bit as you would for a feather quill. I find that they are moe durable tan feather quills.

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do u give those bodies a light coat of anything before you tie the heads? or leave it natural?

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