Dirty Snowballs

In honor of ISON which, like Icarus, flew a bit too close to the sun, a few Comets

Silver

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1e75c423.jpg


Gold

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...psddd3650f.jpg


Chartreuse

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6742504b.jpg



I've had good luck with these for shad, in a heavier version, with non-tox underbody and dumbell eyes. My orange hackle was lacking, so I took some feathers from a cheapie white hen cape and did the Koolaid dye in the microwave.


Regards,
Scott

Scott,

They look excellent. How will they ride, you think? Point down or point up?

Cheers,
Hans W

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Originally Posted by Hans Weilenmann

How will they ride, you think? Point down or point up?

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Hans,

With bead chain eyes, they usually ride point down (tilting the tail helps, too). I was looking at your video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvmyuNCnGE and saw that you tied them on the other side - how do yours ride?

Regards,
Scott

ps - I really like the look of the purple CDL; may head off to the store for some grape Koolaid

scott better look again bead chain like that will flip. Been fishing that pattern for shad for 30+ years and it has always flipped

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Originally Posted by sandfly

scott better look again bead chain like that will flip. Been fishing that pattern for shad for 30+ years and it has always flipped

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Took your advice and did look again; filled the tub and the tied the silver on some 8lb fluoro - rode point down and tracked straight. The canted tail does make a difference, at least it has for the 15 years I've been fishing them


Regards,
Scott

was there a current in tub, try in a current and watch them will flip. in a tub is different than real world.. this spring will have to do some vids of flies under water..

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Originally Posted by ScottP

The canted tail does make a difference, at least it has for the 15 years I've been fishing them

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Mine do not flip.


Regards,
Scott