Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 found this when i was searching through intruder patterns http://www.speypages.com/speyclave/showthread.php?p=194894 bloody expensive! Quote
Fishietales Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Just started using rhea herl, got it by chance, there's a guy in a village near me breeds them, and I was given a few feathers from the moult, absolutely brilliant, very strong, not as heavy as ostrich, and easily dyed, I've even started using it for pheasant tail replacement, and it works fine Quote
admin Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks for that link Brent. Rhea is a sweet looking material when it is wet. Quote
alhuger Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 found this when i was searching through intruder patterns http://www.speypages.com/speyclave/showthread.php?p=194894 bloody expensive! Hey Brent, do they sell it at your shop? Quote
lonefisher Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Brent is this stuff used like hackle...... Never tied with it and just wondering how its applied. Quote
Flytyer Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Darn one of my secret materials is now out. Been using it for quite a few years now. Quote
admin Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 When you use it, you strip it away from the stem and wrap it like hackle. Some tyers split the stem in half and sand down the stem to help get a stronger base. You can also put it into a dubbing loop to make hackle from loose strands. at 15 bucks a feather, you'll want to make sure you use every last bit. Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 only place i know that has it is Troutfitters Quote
rusty Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Actually I got some this afternoon at CP. Nice stuff (but the price is a little ridiculous). Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 ya it aint cheap. The todd sharf stuff (upstream angling) is the best Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 If you can find really, really REALLY good ostrich, thats super thin, it's almost Rhea....that's the pink and purple stuff i've been using in my truders Quote
headscan Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 ya it aint cheap. The todd sharf stuff (upstream angling) is the best Ah, I think I was looking at that today. Around the bottom of the back wall? Quote
chew Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 If you can find really, really REALLY good ostrich, thats super thin, it's almost Rhea....that's the pink and purple stuff i've been using in my truders The Stillwater Solutions ostrich in white works awesome. Dye it, or colour it with a Sharpee. Way cheaper than rhea. Quote
DonAndersen Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 bigbadbrent, You want the most seductive hackle - try hereon. Whack a 1/2 dozen or so and do our fishery a good turn. Do it quietly though. The fish cops just maybe watching. Heron apparently eat well. Just slather them with cheap red wine and boil till the meat falls off the bones. Now to find a use for pelican/loon/ feathers. enjoy, Don Quote
ogilvie Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 bigbadbrent, You want the most seductive hackle - try hereon. Whack a 1/2 dozen or so and do our fishery a good turn. Do it quietly though. The fish cops just maybe watching. Heron apparently eat well. Just slather them with cheap red wine and boil till the meat falls off the bones. Now to find a use for pelican/loon/ feathers. enjoy, Don Well Don Grey Bird is very nice to work with and dresses up Spey Flies like no other..difficult to get your hands on though. There are some imports coming in nowadyas. Rhea is nice to work with and Todd has mastered it's use. But there are many other materials available that do the same thing and in some cases better.If you get a chance tie a few intruders with glow in the dark Flashabou there are 4 0r 5 colours. Super natural looking under water and tough as nails...glows perhaps underwater...inexpensive and effective. Ostrich and Peacock work well but can wear poorly. C Quote
Inconnu Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 So how hard would they be to dye? I found a place that sells 14" x 3" laterally, white plumes for $3 each. I am not sure how hard they would be to dye if I bought some.....Kerry Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 Rhea? It dyes well, look up toddsharfs site, www.upstreamadventures.com and look at all his colours Quote
Inconnu Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 So if I can find the colour(s) I want I might as well buy a few and see how they look. I saw his booth at the show but he was busy when I went by. Thanks Brent.....Kerry Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 What's the quality of the Rhea, is it only 3" long (the strands)? And how thin is it? The longer and thinner it is, the better it is to use, so you can make some massive intruders with them that still have a ton of movement. Hell, even tying with white rhea would make some solid bow river flies Quote
Inconnu Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 I'll e-mail the farm for more information on the width. Quote
adc Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 bigbadbrent, Heron apparently eat well. Just slather them with cheap red wine and boil till the meat falls off the bones. Don Yeah, and then eat the pot........ Quote
DonAndersen Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Alan, You tried them. How was the pot? The recipe was handed down to me from a guy who survived the 30's. He made his owns wine. He also netted suckers out of Stauffer and canned them. Don Quote
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