Mix & Match Tying
Just wondering how many others may do this.
I'll make an online search for a pattern and end up taking/using methods/material from several patterns and incorporate them into a pattern to make my fly.
Sometimes it's a question of what materials I have on hand. Often it's related to my skill level and I take the easiest way out. Some times it's what I think looks best!
Sort of a "Frankenstein Fly" but hopefully not as ugly!!c
When I first started tying, I thought if a pattern was published, you had to go by it exactly, or the fish wouldn't bite. Silly me, now I know better. The fish won't bite even if it's tied exactly.
Sometimes I'm not in the mood to tie a pattern as listed. For those times I like mixing up with other materials to see what I come up with. If I'm lucky they'll catch fish. at the least I had fun doing it.
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one of the reasons I have to buy several thousand hooks a year.
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If I'm tying to a pattern I'll try to match the recipe as closely as possible. If I'm tying to fish the variations can be endless. These are not new patterns but, merely variations on styles. Sometimes I want a pattern to be consistent. Other times I tie with what I have on hand. All of them could catch a fish.
Yes, all the time. If I'm trying to imitate a certain nymph, I might use an abdomen like one fly, a wing-case like another and legs like a third. I'll use whatever I think will work best. Truth be told, most of the patterns I would call my own are "Frankenflies" to some degree.
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