Fly tying and patterns sharing thread

[brandon4455]

ive been tying like a mad man stocking up for spring nymphing/ soft hackle swingin' ..and soon some egg sucking leeches for late winter fish.. i can't find out how to get a clear enough picture up close with my camera though..

 

[FlyBum]

ive been tying like a mad man stocking up for spring nymphing/ soft hackle swingin' ..and soon some egg sucking leeches for late winter fish.. i can't find out how to get a clear enough picture up close with my camera though..

Send me some, I'll take some pix and then put them to use for you!

 

[brandon4455]

Send me some, I'll take some pix and then put them to use for you!

no way!!! my ties aren't even that good..not to the human eye anyway.. i have realized the fish don't care though. But, when i get my hooks and materials for leeches (might be 2 weeks before that happens) i can send you a few of those for sure. im damn good at tying egg sucking leeches. they are nothing special.

scratch that idea: i do have some pheasent tails i tie for march browns or just medium mayflies in general, send me your adress and it might take a bit but ill pm you when i get them sent out. maybe a few ice dub princes too.



Brandon

 

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[brandon4455]

excellent tie randy :clap:

 

[FlyBum]

Simple, yet effective! Like it!

 

[OnTheFly]

Randy, How is your fly tied onto the tippet? Looks like some sort of wire clip and brass grommet.

 

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[waco]

Hey thanks for posting the link flybum. I was wondering which of this knots was the one!!
http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php

 

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[OnTheFly]

Glad it's your camera and not my eyes. Brandon, doesn't your camera have a Macro setting? Macro allows for close up focusing.

 

[brandon4455]

not sure ill have to check, thanks jim.

 

[Van]

Ok, here is one i just came up with while tying free style. It isn't anything new or extraordinary, it certainly isn't a difficult tie. I just wanted to tie up something while not looking over a recipe in a book. I was trying to come up with something that perhaps a carp might like. No laughing....





It did have legs at one point, but.... in the process of cutting them down to size they kept getting smaller and smaller while trying to make them all uniform. :doh:

 

[FlyBum]

Nice, you should stick a soft hackle in front of that bead, just a suggestion.

 

[brandon4455]

Nice, you should stick a soft hackle in front of that bead, just a suggestion.

Damn he beat me to it! van, adding a partridge feather would make it more appealing to a carp. nice tie!!

 

[Van]

Nice, you should stick a soft hackle in front of that bead, just a suggestion.

Damn he beat me to it! van, adding a partridge feather would make it more appealing to a carp. nice tie!!

I will follow your suggestions to improving my fly, gentlemen. Will post an updated pic when i get to it.

 

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[brandon4455]

hey randy, would you happen to know of a good substitute for seal? the closest thing i can find is hareline sts trilobal dubbing and im not sure it's a good one or not since ive never really had seal before.


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[brandon4455]

thanks randy! ive also tried ice dub in my mini leech like pattern but i would like something that is a little less flashy.