Anybody tied this fly or fished it?
Comments even if you didn't......
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Anybody tied this fly or fished it?
Comments even if you didn't......
http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hat...edium=web&utm_
No I haven't...but I'm impressed with its ingenuity!
I have never tried or seen it before, but, it looks like the tail will wrap around the hook bend rather easily. Could be wrong though.....Interesting design....
With that short of a bead chain I don't think it will wrap around the hook, but it will provide some great movement. If I fisihed nymphs enough, I'd try a few.
REE
Guys,
Here's a VERY practical "MY" opinion of THAT particular patteren. If you think THAT level of realism in ABSOLUTELY necessary to fool a pea size brain of a fish..................................?????. This from my experience of MANY hours astream in some VERY technical waters in the West. My success has always been a result of presentation, size and color and very little else. In the case of the example herein, anything of that color, length and general profile presented "properly" will produce fish IF they are inclined to eat.
By the way, I wish I had the talent to tie THAT fly.
Mark
I have a couple tied, mine don't look that good, but if the good Lord is willing I will baptize them this weekend. The second one I took my dremel and cut a slot in the front bead, that worked well. Tying the chain to the top of the hook was a little too much fun, but I can make about any job more difficult given enough time.
I saw a similar application several years ago...different stuff on the bead chain, but the same concept/idea.
Didn't move much..you'd think it would at first, but if you really think it through, though, why would the bead chain flex or bend? Unless some force acts on it to push it out of straight, it won't.
My experience is that it won't move much more than a typical nymph. But it may get down better, so that in and of itself may make it very effective.
In any event, simple to tie and sure looks good.
Buddy
I like it! Something different to tie. I was also thinking that that short of a length of bead chain would not pose a problem, but a good question nonetheless.
Best regards, Dave S.
silly question, but how sure are we that the original uses metal bead chain? the reason I ask is two-fold. First, my local hardware store sells that black beadchain that is actually black plastic beads formed onto a black string. These are very flexible and still heavy enough that they sink pretty well. Second, if it is actual metal beadchain, I would imagine that it would weigh enough to flip the whole works over so that the fly will ride point up...
The recipe states Abdomen-Metal Bead Chain (Medium). Scroll down from the picture.
This seems like a pretty high-tech fly - has anyone tried it out on the water?
I've tied some damsel nymphs with extended body glass beaded bodies...experience was as Buddy suggested ...not much motion.
Perhaps the weight of the metal beads drops the fly in the water column and causes the undulation as the originator suggests .
I'm always looking for more motion. I checked my bead chains ...the plastic ones I have [on string] are stiff ...the metal ones do have quite a bit of flexibility...[except the ones I dipped in fingernail polish to color].
Nice to see a different variation
bead chain can always be coated with black powder paintQuote:
Originally Posted by hugefish_80
Nice looking bug. My question would be, How to secure (hold) the bead chain to tie on the biots? What keeps the tail from spinning around in the current? (OK, two questions.) Jim
I've tied a few now but not fished ...damsel fly nymph though...
The bead chain has quite a bit of motion because of the separate freely moving single wire between each bead...there is a certain undulation to the body...much different than the glass bead bodies I've done before ...also much more motion than furled extended bodies ...and will look more like the natural body than the usual marabou...I think. [.Buddy I think there will be more motion than the ordinary ties and the motion will be aided by the weight]]
Like Uncle Jesse I didn't find attaching the front bead a joy... used super glue on the tie in....I tried flattening the front bead and that helped...didn't try your slot UJ ...just reminded of it today.....have you fished it as planned ...thoughts?...results?
Since I did damsel flies I slipped a cdc puff quill into the last bead ...instead of tying in biots.... and secured with super glue kept off the barbules....don't know about the durability.
Used a green magic marker to color the beads.
It will be interesting to see if the motion of the body proves to be a good trigger. I will be fishing in stillwater ...different in how it performs in moving water me thinks.
Hey UJ....just tried something you might be interested in.
First let me say since it's damsel I'm using a small bead chain....no way slotting it will work....so I removed one shell of the bead ...this leaves the wire with the flanged end in place.....very simple to just wrap around it and the hook shank....there was just enough length and with a larger bead it should be even easier....I did use a drop of super glue.