Re: snipe hunt

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:01:17 -0600, chas <chasfly.wade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>"Mike Connor" <mike-connor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>Yep. Clip the wings close to the body, and borax the knuckles. skin the
>>birds, remove all meat etc, and borax the skins When the skin no longer wets
>>the borax, wash the lot, skin and wings in warm soapy water, rinse
>>thoroughly, and allow to dry thoroughly. Place in the freezer for at least
>>three days. Add moth crystals before final storage in zip loc bags or
>>similar.
>>
>>That was it.
>>
>>TL
>>MC
>
>Mike,
>
>I know you're experienced with this. I have some feathers that have been in
>moth crystals for a long time, and they smell strongly of the stuff. A few
>years ago I tied some wet flies with these feathers and they just wouldn't
>catch any fish. I blamed the smell, do you think that makes any sense? I'm
>sure it wouldn't matter in dries, but nymphs, wets, steelhead, and salmon
>flies, what do you think?
>
>Thanks
>
>Chas
>remove fly fish to e mail directly

Put them in a (fairly, at least) airtight container with some _plain_
charcoal briquettes - i.e., no "self-lighting" type soaked in starter.
In the alternative, put them in with a small dish of vinegar. Both
tricks are good for a variety of odor problems. For example, a few
briquettes under the seat of a car can help keep the air inside "smell
neutral." I just ask my SO to save her "run"...er, "ran"...well,
whatever they call them.. stockings and use the foot section to keep the
dust contained and the charcoal securely under the seats.

TC,
R
.

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