Billy, what hook are you using for those big boys?
What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
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Micro Leech, Soft Hackle, Dry Hackle
The dry hackle was very effective my last outing. It would sink a couple feet below the surface. Floating line, naked line style retrieve. Money..
The dry hackle was very effective my last outing. It would sink a couple feet below the surface. Floating line, naked line style retrieve. Money..
Are the dry hackles weighted?
No. I started using them on top but they sunk after a couple cast so I used them wet. Not the first time this has worked. If they are looking up they’ll readily take the fly wet..This is in a lake..
For me, the hardest thing to do when using dubbing and dubbing loops is making it sparse enough. All those leech are too fat and I was trying for skinny ones. Ugg..
Buzzy
I prefer to call them strike indicators.
Did you by any chance hold them hook eye up and run hot water over them? I think a lot of my synthetic dubbing flies are too fat including three I tied this morning. I held them under HOT tap water and thought the wetted material looked better (slimmer).//Pat
Not yet. I tried that and it does work. I like skinny leech.
I too am a fan of the hot water dip and shaping with simiseal and the like. Those jigs Billy liked in the other thread weren't dipped, and it took a while to get them sculpted they way the fish wanted today.
And a hookup with a tumbleweed, fished much better after that.
I woke up early and will get to watch the sun rise before I go hit slack low tide and the first couple hours of incoming. I haven’t been on the vise much lately but I wanted a lighter version of what worked the last time I foolishly flung flies into the vast Pacific surf. Pulling from all my tying techniques I managed to produce this beauty. Based on a Jock Scott.
Winston's Green Cosseboom
Scottp
Legend
Bullethead Foam Sandwich
Kept the same chassis as the Muddled Foam Sandwich (literally; just bladed off the head/collar) and replaced the front end.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan
body - 2mm foam tan
wing - Congo Hair white
legs - medium rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Kept the same chassis as the Muddled Foam Sandwich (literally; just bladed off the head/collar) and replaced the front end.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - SemperFli 8/0 tan
body - 2mm foam tan
wing - Congo Hair white
legs - medium rubber brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
I can’t catch a steelhead with 7000 of ‘em stuck in one river system, but I’m not totally full of sh*t.
Just a little bit.
Saltoun
Beautiful Tie @Zoran.
If you'd be so kind to share, whats that Hi Vis material and color?
Thanks in advance.
Bob
singlehandjay
Life of the Party
One from a few days ago. Thank you for looking.
