Power Pro or Fireline.
I had the same results you did with wire. Not good on the beaches. Poor durability.
SF
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Power Pro or Fireline.
I had the same results you did with wire. Not good on the beaches. Poor durability.
SF
Golie B
Wally Harris
Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel and yellow floss
Tail - Golden pheasant crest
Butt - Red ultra-fine micro chenille
Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel
Body - Gold floss
Throat - Olive hackle fibers
Wing - Pine squirrel* over gold krystal flash
*I used red fox squirrel
Fly Patterns of Canada - Paul C Marriner
Green Drake Soft Hackle
Hook - TFS 2305
Thread - Olive gray
Tail - Olive z-lon over wood duck
Body - Olive turkey biot
Thorax - Olive gray dubbing
Hackle - Dun hen followed by speckled gray hen
From a YouTube video
A cross between Jim Stewarts Lucky Wiggler and a semi-original style Dahlberg Diver. I have had good luck on a Lucky Wiggler lately and remember lots of smallmouth with early divers on the Saco River in Maine many years ago.
Hook: B10S #1/0
Tail: gold Northern Light from FTD, grizzly and yellow bird fur
Body: green and chartreuse deer over yellow deer
Nose: red deer
Legs: green/black crazy legs
Eyes: 7 mm
Total length 4 3/4 inches.
Hook: B10S #1/0
Tail: gold Northern Light from FTD, grizzly and yellow bird fur
Body: green and chartreuse deer over yellow deer
Nose: red deer
Legs: green/black crazy legs
Eyes: 7 mm
Total length 4 3/4 inches.
Golden Stone Soft Hackle
Hook - TFS 2305
Thread - Yellow
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Golden stone color dubbing
Tail - Brown biots tied along side of body
Thorax - Brown dubbing
Hackle - Speckled hen hackle
From a YouTube video
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Got lots of variants, but needed a full set of standards. Sz. 8 and as usual a GOLD bead. 8-14's.
A little sloppy shit, I mean shuck, on the top one. I don't see that when I'm tying. Fish don't seem to mind I'm not perfect.
A little sloppy shit, I mean shuck, on the top one. I don't see that when I'm tying. Fish don't seem to mind I'm not perfect.
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Very cool Rich!
Doing a few sz. 8 muddled as well
I've used nothing but 30lb Fireline for many years. It's limper than wire, so is likely to foul here and there for sure, but I swear by the stuff personally. Never once had a fish break it, and as Brian mentioned the ability to change out hooks is pretty nice.
I'm not a big believer that having the hook be held perfectly in line by a stiffer material really leads to more hookups anyway, so I'm fine using limper materials, but that's just me. Confidence is key as with most things out there, and for me I have full confidence in Fireline and if it ain't broke I sure the hell ain't gonna fix it.
The fish will be the deciding factor. But on my pheasant kick. Tied a marabou tail and body, with a soft hackle head. Then did a dense multi feather soft hackle fly second.
Honest first take? is this a dumb pattern? Not sure what it mimics. But honestly I'm not sure what alot of soft hackle Flys mimick. But I like the look of em.
Honest first take? is this a dumb pattern? Not sure what it mimics. But honestly I'm not sure what alot of soft hackle Flys mimick. But I like the look of em.
