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Partridge Pupa

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Hook: Grip 14723BL #14, Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black, Collar: Brown partridge barbs, Abdomen: Argentinian hare, olive, Thorax: Pine squirrel guard hair, dyed brown-olive - in split thread

Submitted by colin armer on

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Can I ask why you dont tie the partridge in as a sparse hackle? It would seem to give the same result.

Colin,

Hans probably won't see your comment, so I'm taking the liberty of replying for him.

My guess is that Hans uses the barbs only because the stem on the partridge feather is typical pretty thick, and he simply doesn't want the bulk. He can also control the length of the hackle using this method.

Martin

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