11-10-2003, 01:52 AM
Hey TD- I'm hoping to get up to the Gorge next weekend. I talked to a buddy who was up there yesterday and at 11:00 AM he said it was 18 degrees, foggy and wet, with 6" of snow on the ground! I was hoping for at least 45 degrees or so but, hey, if I can get into a big fish or two, who cares! I'm getting ready to try making some sparkle/glitter heads tonight using your instructions. I'll let you know how they turn out.
As for the number of large (6"+) bunny jigs you can get from a pelt, I think you might be a little optimistic. The problem is that the fur runs nice and straight back from the neck only in the middle portion of the pelt. When you get off to one side, then the hair starts to angle to the side, and you end up with more of a crosscut strip. So I'm not able to get nearly that many out of one hide, but I've only used a couple of the pelts. Did you get your chartreuse magnum Zonker strips from the same place as the pelts? I've been wondering what their version of chartreuse might be like.
I can hardly wait to go give those big macks a try again!
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As for the number of large (6"+) bunny jigs you can get from a pelt, I think you might be a little optimistic. The problem is that the fur runs nice and straight back from the neck only in the middle portion of the pelt. When you get off to one side, then the hair starts to angle to the side, and you end up with more of a crosscut strip. So I'm not able to get nearly that many out of one hide, but I've only used a couple of the pelts. Did you get your chartreuse magnum Zonker strips from the same place as the pelts? I've been wondering what their version of chartreuse might be like.
I can hardly wait to go give those big macks a try again!
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