spoon flies...

[tws]

http://www.theworriedshrimp.com/theworriedshrimp.html

the horror...

cheers,

tws

[Buddy Sanders]

Cool looking flies.

I've seen similar, but I really like your paint/finish work.

Do you finish coat the outside with Epoxy?

Buddy

[Clay]

Supercool, my wife and daughter can paint them for me.

My definition FOR MYSELF, is that fly fishing is done with anything that you can cast with a fly rod that is not live bait. Your definition of "the one and only true zen way" might very well be that only dry flies are allowed or flies under size 36 or only flies tied with silk thread or flies designed before 1922 or whatever else you can do to self impose some type of restriction on your own fly fishing. Guess what, that is all cool with me. Whatever trips your trigger for you is neat.

Not that anyone is saying it here, but we all know of someone that will say: "That's not fly fishing". I on the other hand like innovation and pushing the edge. I recently was looking at some ice fishing jigs and said to myself, how different are those than my bead head, wrapped in lead patterns. Guess what, I purchased some ice fishing jigs and presented those to trout with my fly rod and had a good day for me. Let the "horror" of the discussion continue and I will grab some popcorn and watch. Thanks for the intertainment value and I thought it was going to be another boring day.

Rick

[JohnScott]

tws -

Not at all something that I would be inclined to do, or a "fly" that I would fish.

BUT, I certainly appreciate the creativity and art work that goes into those spoon flies.

Best of luck hunting steelhead with them. Let us know how it turns out.

John

P.S. Your presentation on making the flies is OUTSTANDING.

[tws]

Buddy,

after the nail polish i used hard as nails - several coats.

if you wait between coats and let them dry hard you get a nearly indestructible spoon.

they take awhile to make and for that reason i hate to loose them... but if you know your waters you don't loose many.

also find a loop knot to be best.

also if you check the accompanying links you'll find a wealth of information about tuning them to flutter/wobble correctly.

Rick,

yes, i reckon purist fly anglers will gawf.

but life is short and three quarters of the earths surface is water so we must spend three quarters of our time angling...

angling for new and profound ways to take our catch.

a fly rod is just one of many ways to take fish...

and other critters i might add...

http://www.theworriedshrimp.com/2004_06_01_archive.html

cheers!

tws