Bleach Stripping Peacock Quills

A quick and effective method of stripping batches of Peacock quills using household ingredients , ready for those great buzzer and nymph bodies .
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[@bobhiatt1750]

Thanks for the demo. You have saved me a lot of trouble. Stripping Peacock quills with an eraser has been the bane of my fly tying life.

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

You and me both until I discovered how easy it was to do it like this ! Thanks for watching

[@Pete.108]

Friggen Awesome Tim will give that a go for sure, thanks for sharing pal and all the best and tight lines Peter.

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Should make prep a bit quicker ! Thanks for watching mate .

[@hankvana2149]

Thanks Tim! Quilled buzzers are on the to-tie list, will strip a couple of eyes today! Cheers!

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Excellent . Yep were all thinking about re stocking those buzzers ready for spring !

[@hankvana2149]

@@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769 Hi Tim! I stripped a few eyes and the results turned out very well. Seems that the bleach sold in Canada is not as strong as what you have available. Not a problem as it just took a bit longer ( about 4 minutes) soak to work, next time I'll delute it less. I found that an old toothbrush does an excellent job of separating the quills as they are drying. ...Off to tie some buzzers!

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

@@hankvana2149 I think our bleach is about 2% so yea just takes longer . Im glad it work out for you !

[@erikkarlsson5727]

Wow! Very clever!😍🎣

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Nice little time saver , and far less mess ! Thanks for watching .

[@jimflynn466]

My son & daughter, sent us to Goa for our Ruby wedding (40 years) celebration and when I was there I got 50, yes 50 peacock feathers, they cost me about a 2 pound and now 14 years later I’m still using them. Stripped a few eyes for quill buzzers and now have lots of herl for diawl bachs and black and peacock spiders left over, so Alan there you go get yourself to India to get some peacock feathers. I don’t know if you can import them now because of PETA restrictions, but believe that private individuals are OK.

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Good advice and a free holiday too !

[@alanbobbymcguire5099]

Thanks Tim. Very informative. 👍🏻

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidwillacy4796]

Loved the video Tim but my friend who is a top notch chemist says the bicarbonate of soda is a complete myth and does not do a thing! Just rinse in warm water instead. Cheers

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Will give it a try . Thanks .

[@lyndoncook4508]

That's what I was thinking why are you trying to neutralise an alkaline with another alkaline? if you wanted to use anything white vinegar would be better but the fact you've been doing this for years proves previous comment just a rinse in warm water is fine.

[@garrickeckardflytying]

Good video Tim 👍

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Thanks 👍

[@markjones4031]

Brilliant thanks Tim, we’re do you buy your peacock feathers?

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

I like the Veinards eyes . Although my last batch was kindly collected by my Niece from the local Zoo !! .... Ebay are always good for a deal but finding large eyes isnt easy . I would try Lakeland or Lathkill , you want the biggest eyes you can find . If you buy them from ebay or collect them yourself , don't forget to pop them in the freezer for a month before using them to kill off any nasties !

[@alanstead1379]

Great tip but can’t remember the last time I saw decent peacock eyes in any fishing shops. Any tips on anyone selling good quality feathers?
It’s ok, I just read another one your replies for the same, cheers.

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Best tip is when you find some you like , buy in bulk !

[@briandonald8606]

How much bicarbonate do you need

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Its not an exact measure I had a heaped tablespoon which I added to 600ml of water in this vid ..

[@joncrowley8035]

Good tip that mate thanks

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

No problem 👍

[@PinkBlondeBarbiexo]

my quil is so dark you cant even see it on the hook ...what am i doing wrong i have not bleached it just stripped and wrapped..help me please anyone ...i need my quil to look like his :(

[@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769]

Still no luck ?

[@PinkBlondeBarbiexo]

@@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769 hey I have been using different quil and membranes from coloured feathers coming up with cool ideas yet to get a good peacock quil lol 😂