Here are some grub and worm immitations made from mono wraped with mono.
Add just a touch of color from a marker and a little head cement and . viola.
disgusting are'nt they?
Here are some grub and worm immitations made from mono wraped with mono.
Add just a touch of color from a marker and a little head cement and . viola.
disgusting are'nt they?
excellent flies...I know they are fish getters!
Yes they are disgusting
they are great am going too try and tie some the blue gill should love them
robin
They look super. Could you give a little more detail on how you tied them. I don't understand the mono wrapped with mono. Thanks in advance.
FOTW?
I'd love to know how those were tied.
Thanks Kelkay . Arent you From Texas ? are you going to be at the Houston fly fest ?
Thanks Thorarinna and red diamond
cucuy and Steven , I used a #10 dry fly hook and bent it like a scud hook. The head is made of two pieces of 40 lb mono melted on one end. I then tie it both pieces to the hook the length I want the body. I then add a piece of 4o lb mono to each side , as long as the first two .Continue covering the mono with the mono thread . Then add one piece of 40lb mono under the hook . This last piece of mono shuld be tied in at the tail end and should stop where the legs should start. I often add some dark brown or black to the tip of this one. Once this is done tie in three pieces of 4 or 6 lb mono underneath for legs. Heat kink the legs and trim to size. Add a little color for head and legs , then coat entire fly with flexament or any other head cement.
Just so I'm clear, you're:
1) using mono thread;
2) tying 2 pieces of 40# mono on top of the hook;
3) tying 2 more pieces of 40# mono - one on each side of the hook.
4) tying a 5th piece of 40# mono under the hook, from the end of the abdomen up to the thorax.
5) tying in thin mono underneath for legs.
Have I got this?
Those flies really are nice.
That's basicly it. I do an ant , termite and spider with the same techniques.
They look realistic and are very durable.
Fred
I second the tutorial FOTW!!!! I can't get it this way...am a very visual learner.
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