Hey Lads
Just been chewing on an alternative to bucktail. I love long bucktails for many obvious reasons the primary being increased length in flies.
What about some Lion Mane as an alternative!
We could start a breeding program for them and sell the lion to the canned-lion hunter for about 1000 carats , keep the mane and enjoy longer clousers!
Wiets could you organise some Mane for me to try?
Your thoughts?
Behold the fisherman. he riseth early in the morning and disturbeth the whole household. mighty are his preperations. he goes forth full of hope and when the day is ended, he returneth smelling of strong drink and the truth is not with him. originator unknown.
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I don't think I was that 'canned' at the time but over the weekend when Elize and I were tying some flies I could've sworn she showed me some lion mane or hair - it looked like more seeryaaas klipspringer type hair - maybe she can put me right or otherwise? I'd presume this would have been taken from a lion that died a natural death not otherwise - Elize had I had one too many or was this the case?
I have what might seem a DUMB question.
Why not just use bucktail????
I always wanted to be somebody,but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Alcohol is the anaesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. GBS
Behold the fisherman. he riseth early in the morning and disturbeth the whole household. mighty are his preperations. he goes forth full of hope and when the day is ended, he returneth smelling of strong drink and the truth is not with him. originator unknown.
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You get some really good long straight white hair from the "pronkhaar" on the back of a Springbuck. In the good old days the HUGE Browns in Steenbras used to love streamers tied with this.
I always wanted to be somebody,but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Alcohol is the anaesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. GBS
I really hope to hear from Elize about this mistery hair she is tying with
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