Size 8 pine squirrel zonkers
What's in your vise?
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wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Mmmmmm... pine squirrel zonkers.... Sounds like a great Low Country snack..
Or breakfast for Martins . . .
Bob Rankin
Wandering the country with rifle and spey rod.
I’d swing it!
I like it. Ever flash your uv light over other materials? Many of em light up like that, and I’ll intentionally include or not include materials that do that. I have a peach schlappen that lights up but to the naked eye blends in well with white. I’ll try to get a pic of it later on
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
I'd love to see it!
Peccary & Hare
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Peccary hair
Thorax - Hare's ear dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward or coat the body with uv resin for durability
Peccary & Peacock
Soft Hackle Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Peccary hair
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge
Head - Peacock herl
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward or coat the body with uv resin for durability
Tongue Depressor
Baitfish Imitation
Hook - Gamakatsu C11-5L2H or equivalent
Weight - 2 strips of .025 diameter lead/lead free wire on each side of the hook shank to provide a wide profile, similar to a spoon fly
Thread - Fluorescent red
Tail - White marabou
Body - Pearl tinsel chenille or estaz chenille
This can be tied in chartreuse, black, peach, orange etc.
You can also bend a 3xl - 4xl long hook to shape
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Peccary Pheasant Tail Nymph
Nymph Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Orange (a little hot spot)
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Body - Peccary hair
Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Tips of the pheasant tail wing case pulled rearward
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward or coat the body with uv resin for durability
Diggin' the new vice. using the rotary, and uv resin, will take some practice. Still can't settle on a spot for me to set up.
Beautiful fly!
Peccary Pheasant Tail Nymph
Nymph Fly Pattern
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Orange (a little hot spot)
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Body - Peccary hair
Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Tips of the pheasant tail wing case pulled rearward
Apply crazy glue to the hook shank prior to wrapping the peccary hair forward or coat the body with uv resin for durability
Maybe pick up the pedestal base so you can place the vise wherever you want?
Somehow the razor blade holder didn't get added but I can tell the sturdy vice and ability to rotate to trim a head will help with muddled things. I like the colors in these strips, hope the fish do, they are similar to what's been working.
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So here’s the pics - one of the flies in normal light and one under black light. The top fly and the one second from bottom have the peach schlappen in it. I also placed peach and uv pink schlappen feathers next to them.
I find it interesting the colors that pop under uv. The top fly was colored with prisma color chart and the bottom was pink finesse chenille colored with neon pink sharpie.
All of this to say I don’t really know how it affects or enhances the effectiveness of a fly, but it’s nice to have an idea of what some colors do to be able to be intentional about it.
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Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Actually I don’t think you’re gonna need the blade holder
IMO another gimmick
Holding the blade flat for fine shaving is money
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
I agree. Tom, just using the razor blades in your hand gives you a lot more control of the contour of the blade. You can trim flat, up to full half circle by just adding more pressure. Obviously you have to be careful not to cut yourself
