What's in your vise?
- Thread starter Billy
- Start date
thx, the true test will be how it swims...or actually, whether or not the fish give a shit.
EmergingFisher
Life of the Party
Chromie 
Dr. Magill
Life of the Party
Nice one
Pink Nighty
Legend
More fur puffs for ditch pickles. Snuck a few wraps of lead near the bend to hopefully balance out the eyes for a more horizontal fall.
The guts
The taper
The guts
The taper
Scudley Do Right
Legend
My kid got a goodie bag from a birthday party with this ribbon.
Scudley Do Right
Legend
I shoulda have done an SBS on this one since most of the differences lie underneath. I've been trying to figure out the best way to have excellent tail movement while maintaining an incredibly stiff tail (a little oxymoronic, right?). Reason being is that the stiffer the tail (if tied separately from the body), the more it will cause the front end to jack-knife (although, that's also tied to how "loose" the tail section is as well--tighter=more swim-bait like action; looser=more jerk-bait like action). I'm trying to find that perfect combination.
So, with that being said, I ended up tying the tail onto a shank attached to 40lb wire to the back end of my 4/0 TP610. This provides the stiffer portion. On the shank, I used Icelandic sheep (hand stacked to about 6"), reverse bullet tied that in to provide the overall length, then a Finn Raccoon collar around that. Between that (Finn) trash panda and the sheep, I've got the crazy good movement. Then, the front is just bucktail, flash....rinse and repeat with a Titan dubbed head. Hope Y'all enjoy my thought process and the final product of said process.
Cheers!
So, with that being said, I ended up tying the tail onto a shank attached to 40lb wire to the back end of my 4/0 TP610. This provides the stiffer portion. On the shank, I used Icelandic sheep (hand stacked to about 6"), reverse bullet tied that in to provide the overall length, then a Finn Raccoon collar around that. Between that (Finn) trash panda and the sheep, I've got the crazy good movement. Then, the front is just bucktail, flash....rinse and repeat with a Titan dubbed head. Hope Y'all enjoy my thought process and the final product of said process.
Cheers!
Scottp
Legend
Foam-Backed Sedgehog
Tied in this size to use as a short-wing stonefly so this should actually be called a Stonehog. Again, added a strip of foam on the top of the body for a bit more buoyancy because I plan to fish this in pretty rough water.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
body - Starburst dubbing tan
overbody/head - 2mm foam tan
wing(s) - deer hair
hackle - pheasant rump
Regards,
Scott
Tied in this size to use as a short-wing stonefly so this should actually be called a Stonehog. Again, added a strip of foam on the top of the body for a bit more buoyancy because I plan to fish this in pretty rough water.
hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - Uni 6/0 tan
body - Starburst dubbing tan
overbody/head - 2mm foam tan
wing(s) - deer hair
hackle - pheasant rump
Regards,
Scott
T
Tombraider
Guest
Good, tie some without a white bead.
T
Tombraider
Guest
should I color them red ?
Without being too sarcastic: what color is blood? ;-) I have lots of bloodworm patterns and some like you've tied (locally that would be a Jim Beam). Here's a Gut bomb:
Scottp
Legend
War Pig Skwala (variation)
Kept the back end of the original pretty much intact but went in a different direction up front.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 camel
egg sac - Ice Dub black
feelers/legs - medium rubber brown
body - Ice Dub brown
overbody- 2mm foam brown
rib - dubbing dirty yellow
underwing/lip - 2mm foam grey
over-underwing - Congo Hair Baitfish Grey
wing - deer hair
hackle - pheasant rump dyed brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange
Regards,
Scott
Kept the back end of the original pretty much intact but went in a different direction up front.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 camel
egg sac - Ice Dub black
feelers/legs - medium rubber brown
body - Ice Dub brown
overbody- 2mm foam brown
rib - dubbing dirty yellow
underwing/lip - 2mm foam grey
over-underwing - Congo Hair Baitfish Grey
wing - deer hair
hackle - pheasant rump dyed brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange
Regards,
Scott
Last edited:
T
Tombraider
Guest
I've seen some tied with white,black copper none. Guess the white is covered in my box.
T
Tombraider
Guest
I add a tuft of red marabou for the tail and use a smaller sized black or red bead. Blood worms are pretty are uniform in shape and don’t have a larger head. All said they are nice ties that will catch fish.
Dave
T
Tombraider
Guest
Thanks Dave, yes size keeps getting away on me. So many ways to tie them.
War Pig Skwala (variation)
Kept the back end of the original pretty much intact but went in a different direction up front.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #6
thread - Uni 6/0 camel
egg sac - Ice Dub black
feelers/legs - medium rubber brown
body - Ice Dub brown
overbody- 2mm foam brown
rib - dubbing dirty yellow
underwing/lip - 2mm foam grey
over-underwing - Congo Hair Baitfish Grey
wing - deer hair
hackle - pheasant rump dyed brown
indicator - 1mm foam orange
Regards,
Scott
I'll admit I like the looks of this pattern, but from a tying standpoint rather than a fish(erman) standpoint. I watched the video, and I don't quite get the reasoning of the curved shank, or the triple wingcase...which at the adult/spent female stage should be non-existent.
I tied some of this style 4 or 5 years ago from MFC, I believe the Goulds Half Down Skwala. I tied half a dozen of sz. 8 and 10 each. Gave them multiple shots and I don't think I ever had a rise on them. Still have a few in my box that haven't been fished for 3 years or so now.
Stoneflies, at least from my observation, don't dip there ass in the water to drop their eggs. They may wiggle a bit, but I don't see their bodies dip in to submerge thir egg sac.
In any case, sweet tie and pictures as always. I have just had better luck on straight shank Skwalas. I'd be super curious if anyone has had any luck on this type of (curved shank, submerged ass) Skwala.