Author | Blacker, William |
Book | The Art of Angling |
Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
Page | 108 |
Material
- Hook: No.9, Limerick
- Tip: Gold
- Tail: Mallard, three or four fibers
- Body: Dark claret pig's wool
- Rib: Double gold, three turns
- Hackle: Dark claret, from the center
- Wing: Brown mallard, varied with brown turkey
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - claret pig hair (dark), ribbed with double gold (three turns). Legs - dark claret hackle, struck on the centre of the body up. Wings - brown mallard, varied with brown turkey. Tail - three or four fibres of mallard, gold tip. Hook No.9, Limerick
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tip | Tinsel | Gold | |
Tail |
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
3 or 4 fibers |
Natural |
Body | Pig | Wool | Claret - dark |
Rib |
Tinsel
Double. Three turns |
Gold | |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Claret - dark |
Wing |
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
Vary with brown turkey |
Brown |
Materials in pattern
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