With the bead chains they do stand up great, riding hook point up. I haven't had a chance yet to field test but in the sink they look kwel :)
Due to a shoulder & arm injury a few months ago I...
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With the bead chains they do stand up great, riding hook point up. I haven't had a chance yet to field test but in the sink they look kwel :)
Due to a shoulder & arm injury a few months ago I...
Nice tie Dave.
I picked up a bunch of these jig hooks awhile back and thought I'd experiement with them. Took some of them and bent the eye end so they where more of a 30 degree bend and tied on...
Yep the entire fly was tied with this chickabou, except the flash and cone head :)
I took some of the longer fibers and put'em in a dubbing loop to form the hackle, swept back.
Mike
I haven't been able to field test it but tested in the sink and it sinks fairly quickly with the cone head. may tie up a couple with some additional lead wraps behind the cone. I like the action of...
Thanks Jordan. I was kinda thinking the same thing :) Hopefully it may produce some action. At least it was fun to tie it.
Mike
Was experimenting with some mini chickabou I picked up from Ebay auction. Really nice small grizzly marabou all different colors :)
Tied up a small "fluffy" nymph all tied from the fluff scrap...