Picric and polar olive

[laurie]

This was tied up tonight to see how thwe polar bear would look
hook kamasan no 10
thread brown 8/0
tail picric dyed tippet
body picric dyed seals fur
rib gold tinsel
throat hackle picric dyed golden olive
under wing picric dyed polar bear
wing bronze mallard
see how the polar bear gives the translucent effect

[dabhoy]

I would certainly fish it
I see a bit of editing has been going on regarding the fly clip

[seanie]

Nice job Lawrence, The polar Bear is a brilliant natural material with limitless uses in flydressing.
Try some in your dabblers,What a difference it makes!.

Also save the underfur it makes a great dubbing

[dexfab77]

Poor polar bears nice fly though

[midlander]

Very nice fly there Laurie. Good wing, the tail looks a bit short proportionally to the wing/hackle but can see why you'd want it that way. The pb reminds me of gp crest in the translucency stakes although with a finer taper to the fibre and greater mobility.

[alimar]

Originally Posted by dexfab77

Poor polar bears nice fly though

Have to say ,,, the use of the polar bear,, is sad.... dont think the PR ,, will do you much good

With 20-25,000 polar bears living in the wild, the species is not currently endangered, but its future is far from certain

Thumbs down from me

[sweenytodd]

Just out of interest can anyone actually shed any light on where , why and how the hair is sourced ??

I assume it is from some form of culling program ???

[dabhoy]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

Just out of interest can anyone actually shed any light on where , why and how the hair is sourced ??

I assume it is from some form of culling program ???

Hi Danny does it come on or off the skin as my daughter has a bunch of the stuff that her uncle brought back from his travels but she wont let me have any.

[seanie]

The bear is a rogue that was shot legally. All the necessary paper work are all in order for anybody to see. Its not often that a bear skin is available for sale as there is a world wide waiting list for then and it can take years for your name to come up again.

[sweenytodd]

Originally Posted by dabhoy

Hi Danny does it come on or off the skin as my daughter has a bunch of the stuff that her uncle brought back from his travels but she wont let me have any.

Sold on the skin in patches .

As for your daughter ?? 'kin 'ell !! Man up Son !! Get it off her it is your right , when she is crying and asking "why" you just answer "because I can"

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Originally Posted by seanie

The bear is a rogue that was shot legally. All the necessary paper work are all in order for anybody to see. Its not often that a bear skin is available for sale as there is a world wide waiting list for then and it can take years for your name to come up again.

I wasn't inffering that it wasn't legit or anything mate , just wanted a little clarification