04-10-2013, 01:01 AM
Survival? That's a tough one, and would have to be wet.
Now just to fish for a season for enjoyment, it would probably be a grizzly neck. I could do so many things with hackle fibers, the webbing, the stem, and the whole feather itself wrapped/trimmed as hackle or the whole feather tied in. If I could have other colors, then for sure its a slam dunk for a rooster neck.
Then I'd catch and kill a duck so I could get some CDC! I have some flies I fish that are made up entirely of CDC, so I could survive a summer of fun with that too. I can match nearly any hatch with flies tied entirely with CDC. The hook, of course, would be an Orvis Big Eye dry fly. #16 if only one size. #14 for a second size.
Now you got me thinking, neck or CDC? The neck would probably make more types of flies and more durable ones. Quill bodies galore. But the CDC makes better imitations and floats without help. Upon further review, the neck would probably make more patterns and be more durable.
With either, I'd tie caddis adults, caddis emergers, mayfly adults and emergers, and adult stone flies. To "survive", I'd just fish those tied with hackle wet, and clip everything to make it a nymph or soft hackle with the webby part of the feather. CDC makes killer ants and beetles, all by itself, just the feathers. It can be made to sink if rubbed with enough mud.
Give me both and that's all I need!
But back to the original question, forget the rabbit after all. I can do more with a neck. Yes, I could live on trout if I had hooks, thread, and a grizzly neck!
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Now just to fish for a season for enjoyment, it would probably be a grizzly neck. I could do so many things with hackle fibers, the webbing, the stem, and the whole feather itself wrapped/trimmed as hackle or the whole feather tied in. If I could have other colors, then for sure its a slam dunk for a rooster neck.
Then I'd catch and kill a duck so I could get some CDC! I have some flies I fish that are made up entirely of CDC, so I could survive a summer of fun with that too. I can match nearly any hatch with flies tied entirely with CDC. The hook, of course, would be an Orvis Big Eye dry fly. #16 if only one size. #14 for a second size.
Now you got me thinking, neck or CDC? The neck would probably make more types of flies and more durable ones. Quill bodies galore. But the CDC makes better imitations and floats without help. Upon further review, the neck would probably make more patterns and be more durable.
With either, I'd tie caddis adults, caddis emergers, mayfly adults and emergers, and adult stone flies. To "survive", I'd just fish those tied with hackle wet, and clip everything to make it a nymph or soft hackle with the webby part of the feather. CDC makes killer ants and beetles, all by itself, just the feathers. It can be made to sink if rubbed with enough mud.
Give me both and that's all I need!
But back to the original question, forget the rabbit after all. I can do more with a neck. Yes, I could live on trout if I had hooks, thread, and a grizzly neck!
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