What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Get a broom and wack it, thing looks alive!
Thanks. I was wondering where everyone went.
Top for the win.
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Have you considered larger eyes? Something that pops a bit more maybe?
Yarn Body Hopper
Created by Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum.
Hook - Mustad 94840, Size 8-12
Thread - Black
Tail - Red duck quill*
Body - Yellow yarn, tied with a loop (egg sac) that extends past the bend of the hook*
Ribbing - Brown hackle, palmered, trimmed short
Wing - Natural bucktail, tied trude
Hackle - Grizzly & brown, mixed
* I used red hackle fibers and omitted the egg sac loop
YarnBodyHopper.pdf - Google Drive
Have you considered larger eyes? Something that pops a bit more maybe?
The ability of one’s fly to give the stink eye to an angry fish to illicit a bite is an underrated aspect of fly design IMO
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wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
That Spaghetti Monster is wild..
That FSM is gonna push a lot of water. Love it!
Zak
Legend
I just tried something that I think will work pretty well for a weed guard. I put a couple drops of locktite gel superglue at the base of the deerhair throat where it meets the clipped head and bent those hairs forward slightly while the glue dried. It stiffened up those fibers, I hope just just enough to make the hook point ride over weeds.
Another good weed guard, though perhaps more bulky, is to tie in three shorter sections of 20-25lb mono as "tails". One on top, the others on each side (left and right) of the shank. Tie the fly over them, then bend them down so they make loops just larger than the hook bend and point, and tie them off at the head. Crushes down when a fish bites, but keeps most weeds off.
Scottp
Legend
Chartroctopus
Could pass for a green drake with a bit of imagination.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib(s) - medium tinsel holo chartreuse/small wire chartreuse
body - dubbing chartreuse/Ice Dub caddis green
body hackle - chartreuse
1st shoulder - hen grizzly dyed chartreuse (1Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse
Regards,
Scott
Could pass for a green drake with a bit of imagination.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib(s) - medium tinsel holo chartreuse/small wire chartreuse
body - dubbing chartreuse/Ice Dub caddis green
body hackle - chartreuse
1st shoulder - hen grizzly dyed chartreuse (1Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse
Regards,
Scott
Freestyle
Scottp
Legend
Muddled Chartroctopus
A few minor changes to materials in addition to the ungulate head.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 olive
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - small wire chartreuse
body - dubbing chartreuse/Ice Dub caddis green
body hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse (1Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - mearns quail dyed chartreuse
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse
collar/head - deer hair dyed chartreuse
Regards,
Scott
A few minor changes to materials in addition to the ungulate head.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 olive
tail - yarn chartreuse
rib - small wire chartreuse
body - dubbing chartreuse/Ice Dub caddis green
body hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse (1Tbs Rit Neon Yellow/1 cup water)
1st shoulder - mearns quail dyed chartreuse
2nd shoulder - pheasant rump dyed chartreuse
collar/head - deer hair dyed chartreuse
Regards,
Scott
Oh yeah, that’s gonna fish.
