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PostPosted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 9:33 pm • # 1 
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How many of y'all have utilized pieces of feather waste or re-purposed items for tying flies? Remember the Briminator? It was the winning concept from a contest at the local main street outfitters fly shop in Ft Worth Texas which used waste materials. I love this flie since it uses one hen feather, a hook, beadchain and some dubbing.
So that brings me to a recent aquisiton from my wife. She likes to get her toes done at a local salon, and while the nail polish is drying the beauty technician inserts an EVA foam dike in between her toes to prevent accidental smearing. Those lavender and white colored foam pieces look like this:
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I think these are perfect popper materials and can be die or scissor cut to size and shape. I'll try a few of these "piggy poppers"; that's right these piggies will bring 'em all the way home ;)


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:48 pm • # 2 
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With a little bit of a creative mind, you could also turn those into vertical rod holders if you don't have a tube.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:15 am • # 3 
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I think that having an open mind and do what suits you and what makes you feel comfortable and catch fish is the way to go and the way most creative minds make new and sometimes ground breaking things


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:17 am • # 4 
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Roadkill works best, just ask Pearow.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:24 am • # 5 
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Cliff Hilbert wrote:
Roadkill works best, just ask Pearow.

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...with the added advantage of snacking while you tie....
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:55 pm • # 6 
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When I have blood drawn, the phlebetomist uses a two-foot length of thin rubber as a tourniquet and then throws it away. I save it for long rubber legs on bugs.

Narrow strips from thin blue disposable latex gloves can be used as a skittering "lure" for pickerel.


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