Had a blast today at Black Fly with Randy's tying class. We tied three patterns I've been wanting to work on for a while: crab, shrimp, and baitfish. I'll have to take more pics of the crab. I didn't like how they turned out. I think I'm going to have to start using my tripod.
Mr. Shrimp
Mr. Pinfish
Mr. Cool (I tied this one on my own tonight. OMG I am SO getting a rotary vise!! It sucked flipping the hook nonstop!)
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Well, I didn't get any hiking in today so I made a spoon fly instead. Meet the Wobbler. My second use of epoxy.
Poop. Looks like I didn't cut the thread close enough.
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past coupla' weeks been messin' with these rattle things. Looked around the web a bit and didn't see anything that looked like what I think I was thinking. So I started tying something to get started with. Here's a link to report after water testing the first really hiddeous version...
I liked the way it cast and tracked, but wasn't sure how to hide the front of the rattle, so I started refining the tie to something a little closer to a muppet character.
that was a short, crab puff kind of thing.
This one I stretched out a bit and reminds me of a boiled peel-n-eat shrimp.
I'm using 3mm rattles on a #2 hook with 1/80oz eyes. Not quite sure I'm there yet with the pattern, but it's getting better. Hopefully the weather is a little nicer this weekend too and I'll get a chance to try out the latest incarnation...
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Big as that is you could probably fling it on 15lb spin...or just drop it off transom. Funny how them brown things seem to just pop up there sometimes. Even then I can reach them with a fly. :rotflmao
That would also be a great shark fly as well as a cobia fly. I know they much prefer flies that are the same color as life preservers but I've had a lot of bites on red and white flies over the years. In the right circumstances along the Gulf coast of the 'Glades big lemons and bulls will come after a fly without any chum in the water at all...
You might try inserting the rattle into an ez body or mylar tubing then affixing it to the mono loop. This will give a darting side to side action on the fly. Just a thought.
The eyes are pretty cool, but how are they formed? Looks like dumbell eyes under the foam?!
1/4 inch Cylinder Foam(tied on like dumbells) with stick on eyes glued in, adds floatation to a heavier hook for bigger snook and such, works ridiculously well on medium tarpon. Pop the snot out of it, let it sit and the bou just breathes...... I use the Foam dumbells to add a little neutral bouyancy to lots of patterns, sea-ducers, ep minnows , etc.
1/4 inch Cylinder Foam(tied on like dumbells) with stick on eyes glued in, adds floatation to a heavier hook for bigger snook and such, works ridiculously well on medium tarpon. Pop the snot out of it, let it sit and the bou just breathes...... I use the Foam dumbells to add a little neutral bouyancy to lots of patterns, sea-ducers, ep minnows , etc.
I can see it now: the little bit of glare, a single photo and the fact you used white for everything was making me think the foam strip had been pulled over the eyes and tied down to some tapered dumbell eyes underneath. Have you tried doll eyes instead of stick-ons? You should get even more flotation and some rattle as a bonus.
Picked up some Slinky Fibre for the first time and tied up some baitfish this afternoon. Sorry for the bad pic, the coin is a nickel. The smallest are tied on #6 hooks for spooky clear water fish in the glades. Really like the SF alot, you can tie it lot more sparse than EP and it's softer so should have better action. My EP is probably going to only be used for toads and merkins from now on.
Slinky, SF and mirror image are great materials. You can create your own blends with slinky/mirror image and angel hair/EP sparkle/lite brite. It's more cost effective and gives you a little more flexablility. I have a couple SBS's for some larger baitfish profiles using slinky & mirror image that were posted over the last few months.
A slightly modified version of the pattern in the SBS posted by ODC.
Mono thread in .006
Gami B10s Stinger #2
EP sparkle
Marabou and some stick on's.
I like the fact that these can be tied in almost any size + plus they're just fun as heck to tie..
I've been working up a few Seaducers for the shop this week, nothing new but they're a pretty good all around bug. I should be delivering twelve dozen today in three colors (red/white, fl.green/white, red/yellow) and two sizes, #4 and #2.... Here's pic of a few of them, you'll note that all have wire weedguards...
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I'm fond of this pattern for very shallow water or anywhere you want a bug that suspends and can get through any floating grass or come out of mangrove snags ready to be eaten....
Some nice looking flies guys! I hope to tie some this weekend.
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It was a good turnout, I'll post some pictures under the post I made about the meeting this morning.
Mr. Shrimp
Mr. Pinfish
Mr. Cool (I tied this one on my own tonight. OMG I am SO getting a rotary vise!! It sucked flipping the hook nonstop!)
Twitter @redfshwhisperer
- Pelican Eclipse 116
"My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it." - Koos Brandt
Poop. Looks like I didn't cut the thread close enough.
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http://forums.floridasportsman.com/showthread.php?22658-Homosassa-10-29&p=269416&viewfull=1#post269416
I liked the way it cast and tracked, but wasn't sure how to hide the front of the rattle, so I started refining the tie to something a little closer to a muppet character.
that was a short, crab puff kind of thing.
This one I stretched out a bit and reminds me of a boiled peel-n-eat shrimp.
I'm using 3mm rattles on a #2 hook with 1/80oz eyes. Not quite sure I'm there yet with the pattern, but it's getting better. Hopefully the weather is a little nicer this weekend too and I'll get a chance to try out the latest incarnation...
There might be one buried in there somewhere. I finished tying that thing and couldn't find one of my socks afterwards, it's probably in there too.
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- Pelican Eclipse 116
"My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it." - Koos Brandt
More of a "drop it off the transom and watch the silly brown fish eat it" special.
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Welcome to the forum Quick, I'm definately digging the gurgler.
I can see it now: the little bit of glare, a single photo and the fact you used white for everything
Mono thread in .006
Gami B10s Stinger #2
EP sparkle
Marabou and some stick on's.
I like the fact that these can be tied in almost any size + plus they're just fun as heck to tie..
[img][/img][img][/img]
I'm fond of this pattern for very shallow water or anywhere you want a bug that suspends and can get through any floating grass or come out of mangrove snags ready to be eaten....
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666
Sent from my Thunderbolt.
Twitter @redfshwhisperer
- Pelican Eclipse 116
"My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it." - Koos Brandt