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    Bloody Fox
    Hook: Tiemco 202SP #4
    Thread: Benecchi 12/0, red
    Tag 1: Gudebrod waxed nylon, chartreuse
    Tag 2: Glo-Brite #4
    Body: Peacock herl
    Wing: Grey fox - sparse
    Hackle 1: Hen saddle, natural black - undersize
    Hackle 2: Hen saddle, dyed red


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    I bet that gets an explosive strike.
    Trout don't speak Latin.

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    Hans, beautiful fly.

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    Thinking replacing the red with a slightly more orange hackle would result in a fly that should be banned for searun cutthroats. I tied a half-dozen on 6 and 8 gold 202SP each last night... Thanks Hans, I really like this one...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hap View Post
    Thinking replacing the red with a slightly more orange hackle would result in a fly that should be banned for searun cutthroats. I tied a half-dozen on 6 and 8 gold 202SP each last night... Thanks Hans, I really like this one...
    Hi hap, love to hear how you get on with the orange collar version. Did you change tag and thread color also?

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    I thought Glo-Brite 4 is Fl Orange... I used another synthetic floss in orange. Did not change anything else to speak of though I tend to run my streamer hackle more like spey flies. Tried to do a quickie photo and it shows...

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    Hans,

    That fly and photo are absolutely spectacular. Nothing in this world is flawless, but that fly looks darn close.

    Like Hap, I am really tempted to tie up fishing versions, but for me they will be mostly bluegill size. If I do, mine will probably not have two colors for the tag, as in a bluegill size I am not sure how much difference it will make for fishing, but I might tie in both, don't know right off hand. One thing about fly fishing is that sometimes it is nice to see truly pretty flies in the fly box. I hope my fishing versions turn out as well as Haps.

    Again, it is a pleasure to look at that fly.

    Thanks and regards,

    Gandolf
    Last edited by Gandolf; 06-18-2013 at 01:27 AM.

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    Hans,

    That fly is outrageous! Out of curiosity, what is the instrument holding it for display?

    Cheers.

    Allan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan View Post
    what is the instrument holding it for display?
    Hi Allan,

    It is a spring loaded clip a friend made me for this use - to hold the fly for being photographed.

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    Hans
    I took the Bloody Fox fishing today for red salmon... There were no cutthroats available there! And almost immediately caught a good one (red salmon). Several things conspired against me and I was a tad concerned about a large black bear just around the corner from where I was fishing. So I did not take a photo, figuring to get some of the later fish.

    Things conspired against me and I did not catch another fish and was then mad at myself for not getting the first one photographed properly.

    I turned an ankle about 6 weeks ago or so and it has been slow to mend. It seemed like nothing much at the time... rub a little dirt on it and walk it off sort of thing, but it keeps coming back at very inconvenient times... By the time I got back to the truck I could barely get my waders off over the swollen ankle... yet it hardly hurts now at all???
    art

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