Big Mack Test Fly

[NJTroutbum]

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Yesterday while at the doc's for a visit, he was showing me pics of his son's fish caught on the hot lure in Portugal. I got to looking at it, and thought...."that would be a neat fly." So I promised him 3 flies for his own testing on his next trip. I was a 2 1/2" mackerel-marked lure with a green flank fading to a yellow belly. Here's what I came up with.


Never been fished. Have no idea if it will catch a damned thing. But it was fun to put together.




Big Mack Recipe

Hook: #4 Partridge
Thread: 6/0 Black
Abdomen: Gold Mylar over lead wire
Belly: Gold Crystal Flash
Back: Olive Crystal Flash
Back: Blue Super Hair (With black Copic Pen)

[Daniel J]

Nice one..

[Ed_D]

If you change the abdomen to pearlescent tinsel and the belly to white &/or pearl Krystal Flash, maybe with a small amount light gray, Then you can rename it the Giants Mack Test Fly.

Regards,
Ed

P.S. You might want to ditch the olive. You know, that might be a heck of a fly, the Giants Mack Test Fly.

[NJTroutbum]

HMMMMM.....Let me look at that.

[NJTroutbum]

Do you mean something like this?

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[Ed_D]

Looking good.
Actually, it looks real good. That should work well. Try it.