Humpy Variations

I love to fish Humpies, but I don't like taking 15 to 20 minutes to make them look perfect. I also don't like the fact that the "hump" explodes after a few fish. That being said, I get some level of satisfaction taking the time to do hair wings, and thick hackle. I also fish a Humpy variation that was quite a process in evolving. It's pretty ugly, but fish eat it (Called the Grumpy Frumpy). What are your go-to hump-ish patterns?

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Grumpy Frumpies caught a lot of fish for me last year (yellow/red stripe and purple/black stripe worked best).

Foam-back Convertible has been my go-to attractor for years

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I'm going to try an all-foam bodied version (One Strip Pony) this year and see how it does


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Regards,
Scott

Those bugs are very nice. I might have to try a few of them out.

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Originally Posted by ScottP

Grumpy Frumpies caught a lot of fish for me last year (yellow/red stripe and purple/black stripe worked best).

Foam-back Convertible has been my go-to attractor for years.

I'm going to try an all-foam bodied version (One Strip Pony) this year and see how it does


Regards,
Scott

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Scott, your flies look fine. I like them and might try them soon. Thanks for your post.

Regards,
Ed

Ed,

Here's cheech's excellent Grumpy Frumpy vid, too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8218Qx6x8

If you're looking for a Humpy tutorial, Charlie Craven's Improved version is the best I've ever seen (huge surprise); takes all the guesswork out and makes tying them almost (I said almost) fun. :)

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=143


Regards,
Scott

Charlie Craven is a tying wizard... He's a good dude too.