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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 01 Mar 2020, 11:03 • #901 
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Pretty cool stuff karstopo. Have looked at those flex crabs but haven't made my mind up yet if its a pattern I want to try.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 01 Mar 2020, 14:59 • #902 
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I did three more in a fiddler crab type of look. I’m done tying anymore until I fish them. I don’t think I like any of them. I’ve never liked tying or fishing crab patterns much. I’m not excited about how these, like most crab patterns, move in the water. They seem at their best just sitting there. Might work out drifting in a little current.

These flexo crabs I think fall into that category of a pattern that looks rather realistic, but doesn’t move all that great. Like a mannequin, looks like a human, but can’t move worth a darn. Maybe the fish won’t care.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 02 Mar 2020, 23:56 • #903 
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bmbailes wrote:
i love adding my twist to classics, probably why I prefer hair bugs! here's a special pattern that I really love...Whitlocks waking minnow! it works really well here in our clear smallmouth waters as it lands softly and makes a noticeable but not too aggressive wake on top. It also works extremely well when fished on a sinking line. I coat the head with a flexible uv and it even holds up to chain pickerel attacks:)

photo credit goes to my friend Mo at Ahrex hooks

ImageUV Whitlocks Waking Minnow by Brandon Bailes-04 by brandon bailes, on Flickr

ImageUV Whitlocks Waking Minnow by Brandon Bailes-08 by brandon bailes, on Flickr



I love that thing! Now I've got ideas running through my head for musky flies.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 03 Mar 2020, 05:45 • #904 
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Put the eyes close to the hook eye, put the glue on over the shank, press down with tips of scissors until set. Put a layer of thick UV resin over the eyes and finish with thin. They stay on for me. What salt pattern you tying?


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 03 Mar 2020, 10:34 • #905 
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Something a little smaller...just a little feather game changer for Bull Trout...or whatever feels like a nice meal.



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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 05 Mar 2020, 17:50 • #906 
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clarkman23, if you have not already, check out Bill Sherer's We Tie It in Boulder Junction, WI - the heart of Musky country,
He has some great Musky flies, as inspiration.
Best,
John


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 05 Mar 2020, 20:14 • #907 
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Thanks John,
I've seen some of his stuff on IG but haven't been to his site, and actually utilize a lot of the methods from a couple of other musky guys....Brad Bohen and Eli Berant, plus some stuff from Gunnar Brammer. All great tiers for that fishery. The nice thing is, that some of those techniques can be easily downsized for smaller trout sized streamers as well.

Cheers!


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 13 Mar 2020, 09:31 • #908 
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A couple more bucktail game changer style flies that are a little fuller. They still have the crazy changer movement but hold their shape a bit more (also due to the fact that I reverse tied the head).




This one I also experimented with using split rings so I can remove the hooks if necessary.



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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 15 Mar 2020, 22:41 • #909 
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Very nice Clarkman!


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 17 Mar 2020, 14:09 • #910 
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Lock down in Europe, also here.
Tying a few flies seems to help to boredom.





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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 18 Mar 2020, 13:52 • #911 
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North Branch Drake. Michigan pattern.
Tail/shuck/body- deer hair spiral wrapped
Wing- deer hair
Hackle- ginger



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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 25 Mar 2020, 18:13 • #912 
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I think I have a problem...these are all from the last couple of months or so. And that's just PART of my regular box. I also have a backup box in the car.



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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 26 Mar 2020, 09:16 • #913 
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Rough water caddis- Dyret (the animal) in Norwegian. Gunnar Bingen is the originator.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 03 Apr 2020, 06:44 • #914 
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Clarkman23,
Those look great! What is that like a bankroll's worth of hackle & a full workweek worth of labor?? Haha!


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 04 Apr 2020, 14:19 • #915 
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Red Ember
Hook: Kamasan B175
Tag_1: old gold Sulky Sliver Metallic
Tag_2: black UTC wire X-SM
Rib: black UTC wire X-SM
Body: red embroidery silk
Hackle: Furnace


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 05 Apr 2020, 08:36 • #916 
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GuloGulo wrote:
Clarkman23,
Those look great! What is that like a bankroll's worth of hackle & a full workweek worth of labor?? Haha!


Haha! thanks!

Actually, it takes a surprisingly little amount of bucktail and saddle hackle for each one. I'm not saying that I don't burn through the stuff, but there's less in there than it looks. On a per fly basis, it's probably the hooks (besides time...and to a lesser degree, the shanks) that cost the most. I don't skimp on those. Even though it doesn't cost a ton, I'm pretty picky when I select my bucktail too.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 05 Apr 2020, 08:52 • #917 
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Been doing some of these lately for the shad spawn.



I need to get some light olive EP fibers as the threadfin shad seem to be more olive than grey across their dorsal side but they are still kinda close. What do ya'll think?



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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 05 Apr 2020, 21:33 • #918 
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I've been tying Blue Winged Olives.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 06 Apr 2020, 08:15 • #919 
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I like you heavy version for shad spawn - would work for stripers and white bass


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 06 Apr 2020, 10:41 • #920 
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Super nice flies. I have a few of those Fish skull heads, have to actually start tying some flies with them, now that I am feeling better and have some down time.

Damselflies, for summer in the Sierra, and springtime warmwater.
Image

Entomology note: I know that damselflies rest their wings parallel to their bodies unlike dragonflies, but the two kinds of bugs are usually found at the same time in most places I fish, and often in similar colors.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 06 Apr 2020, 11:34 • #921 
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keebranch they work real well for whites. Need to tie some in #2 for the stripers.

Odonata what size are those damsels in they look really good. I need to do some up for small creek fishing here in Texas. The furled bodied ones I do take too long and are easily destroyed by over eager 'gills.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 06 Apr 2020, 13:16 • #922 
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Thanks. These are tied on Allen D103BL's in size 12. I have tied similar flies on size 10's as well though.

I spent some time last year looking at pics of various dragonfly species. For example, one called the "green darner" actually has a blue abdomen and a green thorax. Not such a bad idea to mix and match colors.

Also just noticed that the nylon adult damsel material is now available in red and tan, have to tie some of those when it comes in.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 07 Apr 2020, 17:33 • #923 
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Skating caddis. I'm out of the tan deer hair I wanted to use, and my local shop is closed.


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 07 Apr 2020, 19:12 • #924 
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Nice skating Caddis! That should meet up with a fish soon after it hits the water!


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Re: What's in your vise?
Post 07 Apr 2020, 20:12 • #925 
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I hope so. It may be a while before I tie it on. During this downtime, I am trying to become proficient at a few patterns.


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