What's in your vise?

[Merle]

The hole on these 4.8 slotted copper beads is too darn small to go around the 60 degree bend of my sz. 8 jig hooks. These are Waspi, is there a brand with a bigger hole?
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This is what I wanted on that hook.
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Do you have any small drill bits that you could use to ream out the hole?

 

[Tom Butler]

Do you have any small drill bits that you could use to ream out the hole?

I have thought drill or dremel. Probably just use these up on hooks they fit and try one of the other brands mentioned.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Spring BWO

Directionally stack the fibers, split thread dub method by inserting the fiber horizontally, dub with rearward strokes after each wrap, tie off and then fluff fibers outward, pinch pull to trim to desired thickness (or use scissors to trim) to give it a natural peacock herl look.

Good tip, thanks!

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Maybe try dubbing wax, rolling the ice dub directly onto the thread, and tightening the dubbing with every turn after it gets started on the fly?

Tried that. Didn’t work out to my liking. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

I have thought drill or dremel. Probably just use these up on hooks they fit and try one of the other brands mentioned.

I drilled 1/8 beads with a small bit and hand chuck to slip onto tubing. Worked ok with brass beads. I think I was holding the bead with pliers.

 

[Bongoman]

 

[ffb]

Hover chum fry? Not sure where I'm going with this, but its a work in progress. It does ride hook down in the bathtub test, the foam seems to be just enough to slow the sink rate and not float it.

 

[Zoran]

Firehole Sticks 320 size 20
Synbai flat green wire
glass bead

Thanks to Pat Dorsey!

 

[Norm Frechette]

Kendall

 

[rattlesnake]

Spring BWO

Hook: TMC 3769
Tail: pheasant tail
Rib: small gold wire
Abdomen: Vevus body quill
Thorax: olive ice dub

If anyone knows how to tighten the ice dub on the thorax, I would appreciate the advice. I’m using a dubbing loop with 8/0 thread.

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One suggestion I saw from fly fish food is to get some dub on the thread. Then make a dubbing loop and you can spin it nice and tight. This is a slightly different technique than a regular dubbing loop but I tried this a few times and liked it, felt faster but with good results as a typical dubbing loop. They showed this in one of their skill builder videos.

Nice looking bug tho

 

[Bongoman]

 

[Bongoman]

 

[SKYKO]

Realized I was missing hot pink from the small pattern quiver so added a couple.

 

[Zoran]

I added resin egg (Gulff Fishing)
Hends BL254 dry fly hook size 10
Polish quill
Whiting grizzly
polypro parapost
brown thread
CDL antenas

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Tried Finluver’s suggestion and it worked. Switched to Peacock Ice Dubbing which looks better. Guess I could trim a few stray hairs.

Spring BWO
Hook: TMC 3769 #16
Tail: pheasant tail
Rib: small gold wire
Abdomen: Vevus body quill
Thorax: peacock ice dub

 

[Kfish]

 

[Zak]

Size 18 scud with nonlead wire down both sides for a flattened profile and to sink it.

 

[FinLuver]

Tried Finluver’s suggestion and it worked. Switched to Peacock Ice Dubbing which looks better. Guess I could trim a few stray hairs.

Spring BWO
Hook: TMC 3769 #16
Tail: pheasant tail
Rib: small gold wire
Abdomen: Vevus body quill
Thorax: peacock ice dub

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Nice work…glad it worked.
I like to leave some of the stragglers on the sides…kinda acts like legs (with a bit of movement).

 

[albula]

Some small Bauer type permit crab variants. Most of the crabs on the Belize flats are about the size of a nickel.

 

[ColinShots]

Tied up a few of Denny’s stillwater nymphs.