Claret Snatcher

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I need to keep practising my palmering, especially on snatchers where it seems to go wrong as I go around the bend. For every good one, I get 3 bad at the moment (this is one of my good ones BTW). It's a very dark claret, looks a nice deep red when backlit though, the colours are about right even if the focus is a bit iffy on the head hackle.

Any comments greatfully received



Cheers

Steve

[benlikestofish]

Steve,

I think it looks pretty good, technique looks good.

I would just alter the proportions and shorten it a little, start the tag nearer where it currently finishes, this will make it easier to tie and look a little better.

ATB
Ben

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Cheers for the comments Ben, I do get a bit carried away on curved hooks and go too far round the bend, its a lot easier on a straight hook where you just stop at the barb

I will definately try shorter to see how they look.

Thanks

Steve

[Scratch]

Hi WF, I like the hackling, nice job there. The wire is a little thick for my tastes, and another personal preference of mine is for the JC splits under the hen hackle rather than over it. Minor niggles though and like I say, just down to taste. A nicely tied and eminently fishable fettling of fur and feather

[weight_forward]

Thanks for the comments Snatch.

The wire is a little thick, It's Veniards "Medium" I think. They didn't have any other sizes in the shop will have to have a look out for some thinner.

I have noticed that you put the splits under the hen hackle, after tying these up I think I know why, the splits really squash down the hackle at the sides, giving it a funny profile from the front - you live and learn.

Cheers - Steve

[Kingfisher28]

As Scratch says, still a very nice fly and there will be times when the thicker wire will actually assist you, if you have to get down a little deeper. It will catch fish no doubt about it and well done.

kf28

[sightbob]

Nice fly WF.Id do variants of that mate.Tyings really good.
Your hackling is good,I find the better hackles you use the
more consistant you can be.

[Gander]

The head hackle you have pointed out yourself and the tag being a little too far round the bend has also been pointed out (Something I am prone too). The hackling looks technically good to me, but I lean towards much lighter hackling for Snatchers - This however is a matter of taste. You might want to try a few with the leading edge of the hackle stripped of fibres (I don't think you have done this).

I don't mind the JC being on the outside, but I would go for one a little shorter, that still shows a little of the black at the tie in point.

Definately a fly heading in the right direction.