What's in your vise?
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A few Lafkas brush head deceivers. The single was good in low water last year so wanted some bigger ones. Also tied a single with Senyo satin chenille at the head to see how that works in place of the SFF brush.
I'm quite liking this stuff. Tied one streamer - similar to the first one here - up with it, then almost instantly lost it to a solid hit/heavy fish and what turned out to be a bad spool of new 3X (Grrrr!) Here's a couple new ones:
Bunny minnow
Wiggle bunny
Wet
Bunny minnow
Wiggle bunny
Wet
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Absolutely filthy…!!
Whoa whoa whoa. Tell me more about this wiggle bunny (please)…
I like to tie weird stuff and try to get it eaten. Over the last few seasons, I've had very good success with wiggle flies fished on intermediate or sinking lines, so I thought I'd try a craw version.
Heavily weighted to keep it on the bottom and keep the hook point up for fewer snags, but will hopefully hop and wiggle with a strip/pause retrieve. Synthetic bunny is nice for claws because they tend to float up in the defense posture
Heavily weighted to keep it on the bottom and keep the hook point up for fewer snags, but will hopefully hop and wiggle with a strip/pause retrieve. Synthetic bunny is nice for claws because they tend to float up in the defense posture
Well... I just made it up!* Combined my two most successful big-fish flies. The foam wiggle lip has been killer for me.
They move in the water like a Lazy Ike, with a side-to-side head wag
*Edit: I did not make up bunny minnows OR wiggle flies, but I've never seen them combined
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Nice yea it makes sense to me, I like
That idea/mashup/remix fly! Good stuff.
That idea/mashup/remix fly! Good stuff.
Very nice! What size hooks for those big ones? Rumor has it you have large hands…
no, not that one...but I like it
That may be the trippiest fly I've seen yet...I bet it will get a lot of attention
Rainy's HI-VIZ Ant Body
I am the first to admit that I have enough material to last another 4 lifetimes, but I am still a sucker for "new" materials. I saw the foam bodies in a local shop and bought a few packs. After using the material I have to say that tying was quicker, but I don't think it is really worth the expense as you can tie a ton of foam ants really cheap. The reduced tying time was due to the fact that you don't have to split foam to lay on the hook, nor do you have to add a bright color post in a separate tie.
Some people like hackle legs, I prefer foam legs, but I tied both as a demo. I use iridescent legs on my ant ties as a possible attractor device.
I am the first to admit that I have enough material to last another 4 lifetimes, but I am still a sucker for "new" materials. I saw the foam bodies in a local shop and bought a few packs. After using the material I have to say that tying was quicker, but I don't think it is really worth the expense as you can tie a ton of foam ants really cheap. The reduced tying time was due to the fact that you don't have to split foam to lay on the hook, nor do you have to add a bright color post in a separate tie.
Some people like hackle legs, I prefer foam legs, but I tied both as a demo. I use iridescent legs on my ant ties as a possible attractor device.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Well... I just made it up!* Combined my two most successful big-fish flies. The foam wiggle lip has been killer for me.
They move in the water like a Lazy Ike, with a side-to-side head wag
*Edit: I did not make up bunny minnows OR wiggle flies, but I've never seen them combined
Ok, what's the cantaloupe colored square ?
It's sheet foam, with the front edge cut at an angle, and then tied in extending below the hook eye. The broad, flat lip makes the fly tip to a diving position a bit, and wag back and forth as it's retrieved - it acts like a Lazy Ike, or a Flatfish for you native PNWers.
The craw one is a prototype - I'll pretty it up if it moves the way I want it to!
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Gotta love imagination. Hope it works out
How do you cast those heavy bead heads? I’d need a supply of extra rod tips to make it work. LOL..
Those are really not that big. A 6wt throws them pretty easy. 4.5 mm bead.
