Polar Bear jigs anyone

[Fatman]

Well here you go!!!! It was easy to tie with and I kept all the underfur for dubbing!!!!!!!!

 

[Shoemoo]

I've never seen the stuff in person aside from on a live polar bear at the zoo. How does it compare to other longer fur like actic fox and Finn raccoon?

How much did you pay for it? I hear it's expensive and hard to get.

 

[Fatman]

Where Artic Fox is really thick all around Polar bear is thick next to the skin - It has a really nice translucent appearance.

I waited months for this deal to go through and until I had the paperwork I had to wait - I know it's expensive but I got MORE than a great deal on this stuff!!!!!!!! and I REALLY WISH I'd gotten more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shoemoo]

How is the movement in the water? Is it mobile and flowing like fox, or stiffer like grizzly or black bear?

 

[Fatman]

Truth be told I don't remember!!!!! The last time if fished a jig tied with it was one of the original Doll Fly jigs they were all tied with Polar Bear. As soon as I get em wet I'll post up.

 

[StumpHunter]

Those are nice.

 

[Fatman]

Doc - cut me some slack LOL Tell you've never lost the last of a special jig you had!!! I haven't fished a Doll Fly jig since I was about 14 years old, so I'm gonna find out all over again.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

14 years old??That makes 36 years ago if my calculations are correct,lol.Very nice jigs,I think that you should join a jigswap so we can all have the chance to see one,Firsthand.

 

[Jig Man]

Very nice jigs,I think that you should join a jigswap so we can all have the chance to see one,Firsthand.

It would be the largest jig swap in history!!!!!

 

[Fatman]

I asked the next meister what the theme was - so MAYBE!!!!!! LOL

 

[ScottV]

Those are sweet. That's the first I've heard of using polar bear fur. My wife's longhaired white cat is looking good about now.

 

[oldfox]

I asked the next meister what the theme was - so MAYBE!!!!!! LOL

Hummm...

 

[Lost Pole]

Those are sharp, FM. I'd like to see em wet. Bet they'd dye up nicely too.

Adam

 

[Fatman]

I'll wet one down tonight - and I can't die feathers or fur that they don't look like crap so it's staying the color it is!!!! but I do wish I could I'd like to do some florescents on a few pieces to see what it would look like. I'd already made plans to sell off 1/2 of it to some guys on one of my fly boards and that should hopefully break me even on the buy plus a bunch left.

 

[Fatman]

Here's a couple of pics with it wet - one thing I noticed in all of them is that the red of the sickle hook showed through. It's a really transluscent fur.

The second pic is after I soaked it again. It tries to dry out quick.

 

[SaltyBuckster]

Looks very good wet.