Mixed Wing

[Mark Romero]

Couple people said, "keep 'em commin'"..............so. Here's another example of a "mixed wing" i did a year ago or more back. The bead is a real cheapo but i like it.

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[Mark Romero]

lmao.....just so happens it has a MoHair body as well......same MoHair as the previous posted fly. And in case anyone wants to know.....that hooks is an antique Mustad 3899........VERY cool blind eye hooks with a Sproat bend. That's one is a 5/0. The 3899's and a few other old Mustad models were not tapered, so the shank is the same diameter front to back and the blind tip is squared off, and the front portion of the shank has little groves filed into it. That was to give the gut something to grip when it was being lashed down, and aid in a better hold. These hooks were used on long lines to bait fish with, off a boat, way back in the days. Salmon fly tyers use them a lot nowdays, as they have a very nice bend and barb/point. They are highly collectable nowdays......i've got a few hundred in sizes from 1/0 to 6/0.....watch ebay for them, the come available fairly often.
 

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From: markf...@hotmail.com
To: vfb-...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Mixed Wing
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:56:12 -0700