im looking for a challenge...
hey guys,
So I've been tying a lot this winter, and I'm getting a little tired of tying the same old patterns, a few clients had me replicate some flies from the twenties... it took me about 30 minutes to examine, sift through materials, and replicate the thing the best i could... funny actually, i tried to find scraggly deer hair, and all i have is straight... worked so hard to get straight deer hair, and now i need scraggly hair! lol funny how that happens....
pics:
original:
original.jpg
Replica:
new.jpg
the customer was pleased, and so was i....
I'm looking for either something to replicate, or just something complicated, a challenge of sorts... preferably a nymph, i'm not too picky though... any suggestions anyone?
-spoof
PS, the materials i used for that fly are:
*size 4-3x hook
*brown deer for the tail and wings
*chocolate hairline dubbing for the body
*thin copper wire for segmenting, dubbing brushed over
*brown Kevlar thread (its all i had in brown)
*i never add weight for this customer, he prefers to add as necessary (same with the eyes)
it may not be exactly what the original is... but the customer is happy.
Last edited by spoof85; 02-07-2014 at 05:42 AM.
if every cast caught a fish, it would be called "catching" not "fishing"
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