some bass and pike dremel bugs

[ridderbos3]

This may turn out to be just a quick photo test. I hope it works. These are some flies I turned the heads using the ole dremel technique.

[RG/AR]

ridderbos, you got way more patience than me...great work.

[lee s]

Are those Mustad hooks? Do you like'em?
......lee s.
PS - Interesting bugs.

[ridderbos3]

yes those are mustad stinger hooks. I like them, never had a problem with them.

john

[Rick Z]

Great looking bugs John.
You should come to SowBug and make those.

Rick

[lthrnk]

Great job! Have you tried to cast any of them? Just wondering if you experienced any trouble with the tail length fouling or hanging up on the eyes.

[ridderbos3]

I have not tried to cast them yet. Our water is still quite frozen. I will be using my eight weight, even though they are quite light. I dont think the material will foul, it is relatively course material.

[Bill1227]

I know it's fun playing with tool's. But, I have been looking at the same pre-made foam and simular flies at [url=http://www.rainysflies.com:1ac01]www.rainysflies.com[/url:1ac01]
I am still using mostly deer hair for my pike flies but, may try some foam this year.

[ridderbos3]

that is where I got my shape inspiration from. Nobody around here sells rainy's , and I am sure it cost me less to make them than what they would sell them for.

I will probably be adding weedguards to them before I fish them, that should help in keeping the tails from fouling too.

[lee s]

ridderbos3,
IF you should find you have problems with the Mustads, Tiemco 8089's seem a good replacement for our stuff. Early on we had problems with the stinger hooks losing fish (bass) in the weeds. May have been a bad batch?
We now use the Tiemco's for that stuff (bass, stripers, and pike), especially if the targets are sub 20#. Oops.....except albacore. We have had them straighten tiemcos, 20# or not!
......lee s.