Martin, would you be so kind and could you tell me the type (brand) of hook you use for this fly? I have noticed, the same type is used for Grey Frede too and I really like it.
Thanks a lot.
- Log in to post comments
Recent comments
Thanks Göran for commenting my picture. I am happy you enjoy this photo. In that stream were some really nice trouts , but very very shy- so I had to be very patient.
tight line Andrej
- Log in to post comments
your ant pattern works great; caught a 28 inch rainbow in a california northern lake last year.I use .016 monofilament for the legs, and use a warm to hot needle over a candle to make a bend in the leg.I use a black marker pen to color the legs.Thanks for sharing your pattern.If you like I would send you my version of the ant. THANKS John
- Log in to post comments
Google "Nail Spoon flies". there was an article in the summer '98 Fly Tier Magazine
It shows how to tie spoon style flies using fake finger nails
- Log in to post comments
- Log in to post comments
Like a cameleon...surrounding colours are curiously picked up..."internals" display nicely!
There's some trimmed mylar inside this one...opal like, it comes and goes depending on light angles...
[img:d7f5bf2ba6]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1290136.jpg[/img:d7f5…]
[img:d7f5bf2ba6]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1290143.jpg[/img:d7f5…]
I enjoy epoxy!...Tuffleye? I was sceptical at first, but the more I use it, the more I likle it...
The learning curve is not as steep as the initial sticker price (core/finish/light/ac adaptor)...
The concept and application will open the door to some interesting horizons!
For the price of a few Cuban cigars and/or maybe a single malt, it's a great new on-the-edge tool !
[b:d7f5bf2ba6]Flying Circus...[/b:d7f5bf2ba6]
[img:d7f5bf2ba6]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/SchoolingKandi-1.jpg[/…]
ALL HAIL [i:d7f5bf2ba6]das Decapod Crustacean[/i:d7f5bf2ba6]!...
[img:d7f5bf2ba6]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/OdetoaSHRIMP.jpg[/img:…]
- Log in to post comments
If you do a whip-finish with a tool in slow-motion, you can figure out how to replace the hooks on the tool with your finger.
I've been whip-finishing by hand for a bazillion years now, the only thing is I put a bodkin in the loop when I pull it down into the knot so that I have tension on the loop.
The thread that's winding around the hook is the thread attached to the head. You're just winding it over the thread coming out of the bobbin. It's basically a half-hitch with multiple wraps.
- Log in to post comments
great video Martin, thanks ...I will certainly give it a try.
Regards,
Ruan,
- Log in to post comments
Steve,
It's difficult to explain more precisely than the video combined with the illustrations in the original article - linked above.
I don't know what you mean by "fingers are twisting from one to the other", but the thread is kind of moving from one finger to the other. The fingers switch places for each round.. in order to stay attached to the hand! ;-)
But look at the illustrations and the video again and you might see it.
Martin
- Log in to post comments
Great idea. I do both and have been for years ( not good at either - but love it ) Would never have thought of this wonderful and practicle method - Well done
- Log in to post comments
Thank you - a little confused as to which thread is actually winding around the hook - please explain this part. It looks as though your fingers are twisting from 1 to the other ? Great to have this type of educational video - thanks.
- Log in to post comments
HEY kwiatec, if you are going for distance then a shooting head is the way to go, if you want to make your own then cut 10 ft of lead line and splice on some shooting line, it will fly once you get the hang of it. You may have to trim a foot off at a time to get the right feel for your rod.
All the best.
Mike.
- Log in to post comments
Pete,
The Tuffleye stuff looks good. Gotta try it.
For those not fully enlightened:
http://www.wetahook.net/index.html
Martin
- Log in to post comments
Terrific Article I have been catching Diamond scale mullet here in Queensland Australia on bread flies, but know the Grey ghosts (thick lipped greys) from back in Jersey in the channel islands where they where also known as poor mans bone fish as they run like a freight train when hooked in shallow water.
I would love to catch a Diamond scale mullet on some thing a bit more natural than a bread fly and will definitely try some of your patterns Thanks !
- Log in to post comments
Hi from South Africa. I love dry fly fishing with very light tackle. Im interested in finding a knot to the fly where the tippet is a few inches from the fly outside the water. This makes the fish less wary to take the fly. Assistance will be appreciated
- Log in to post comments
Carleton,
Try buying it... It's no harder than firing off a Google search for the title. Our review is the first hit, but Powell's Book Store is the second. 20 USD and it's yours. But they only have one copy left...
Martin
- Log in to post comments
[b:fbeff1ab71]So...the space heater makes my tyeing bunker toasty/warm on this snowy/cold day...
After yesterday's curious exercise in epoxy...
I decided it's time for a Tuffleye acrylic BLS (blue light special)...BRILLIANT!
The clarity is Swarovski and the overall effect IMHO is beyond ACCEPTABLE...
[img:fbeff1ab71]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1280130.jpg[/img:fbef…]
[img:fbeff1ab71]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1280132.jpg[/img:fbef…]
[img:fbeff1ab71]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1280135.jpg[/img:fbef…]
- Log in to post comments
The plastic on some cotton swabs are a bit thin.
Another good source of plastic tubes are the plastic tubes on lollipops. They are much stronger.
- Log in to post comments
That is a great idea to use Q-tips, just tried one and it worked great.
Thanks for the idea
- Log in to post comments
