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    Default One Strip Pony SBS




    Love Convertibles but with the soaring cost of floatant, I'm looking for alternate ways to keep them on top. A bit more foam should do it; using a single strip simplifies the process, not that this is a complicated fly. Change colors to suit your needs.


    hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
    thread - UTC 140 burnt orange
    tails - moose body hair
    body - 1mm foam orange
    wing - Congo Hair white
    legs - medium rubber brown
    hackle - brown/grizzly




    Part 1

    mash barb, attach the thread and wrap back to point above barb







    clean/stack a clump of moose hair, measure for length (little less than hook shank) and tie in












    trim butts, smooth with thread wraps







    take a wrap behind/under the tail, come around, up and over to help lock/tilt













    take a strip of foam (hook gap width) and cut it in half lengthwise for about 2"




    Last edited by ScottP; 11-09-2013 at 03:42 PM.

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    Part 2


    tie in the foam strip here at tail tie-in point







    spread a little Super Glue





    wrap narrow tag end forward, tie off at 60% mark







    pull back strip over the body and tie down; wrap forward to hook eye







    fold foam to create head; wrap back to 60% mark and trim



    Last edited by ScottP; 11-09-2013 at 02:59 PM.

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    Part 3

    tie in legs







    take a clump of Congo Hair and tie in





    tie in hackle





    wrap wing down, stop at 80%, pull wing back and make a few wraps to angle it up





    wrap hackle forward, 4 wraps behind, 3 in front (dense is good); half hitch x 2 and SHHAN





    trim legs; trim front wing a little longer than hackle, rear wing even with tail and you're done





    dorsal





    ventral





    frontal




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    Scott

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    You know Scott, I'm thinking that will be a killer bream fly. Not sure orange is the color I will use (we don't seem to have an abundance of orange bugs here in Georgia) but maybe yellow with some black artwork added, green and/or tan gets close to a hopper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottP View Post
    A bit more foam should do it; using a single strip simplifies the process, not that this is a complicated fly. Change colors to suit your needs.
    Jesse,

    fixed that

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    When I tie hopper patterns with a similar head, I sometime strip out a piece of the foam insulation around the wire in coax cable and use it for the eye. Getting it out and separate from the foil, etc. takes a little effort but it makes a nice looking eye.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Jesse View Post
    When I tie hopper patterns with a similar head, I sometime strip out a piece of the foam insulation around the wire in coax cable and use it for the eye. Getting it out and separate from the foil, etc. takes a little effort but it makes a nice looking eye.
    Nice. I've used foam cylinders to the same effect:













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    I use foam cylinders also. A cutter about 1 size smaller is about right for a dragon fly tail. I think mine came from the next to last section of a radio antenna. They are touchy to cut and want to twist frequently.
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    Scott, do you "convert" your convertibles, or do you just like them as is?

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    I know that Scott Sanchez, the Convertible's originator, tied it with the One Fly competition in mind and would do field mods depending on the situation, fishing it as anything from a dry to a spinner to a streamer (the original had a marabou tail). For me, they've been a bit of a chore to tie, especially getting the calftail Trude/Wulff wing right; I always just fish them intact.

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