Purists don't look, but bass anglers, take a peek
This is George Glazener's pattern. I just started playing around with it the past couple of days. It is a striper fly, or a hybrid striper. I made it in a 1/0 but the recipe is 2/0-3/0. I saw George at the Texoma Tie In, and showed him the one fly I did, he told me I needed to move the eyes back, so I did. Here is the best one from the past couple of days. It still needs tweaking, but I know it will catch fish!
Don't tell anyone but lots of "flyfishing" guides have been using "props" in front of silver (coho) salmon flies for years. And they work.
I have used a propeller in front of a woolly bugger type fly...they do work. I usually put a propeller next to the eye, with a bead behind it. They do work alright. I didn't know coho salmon flies had propellers though. That is cool.
kelkay:
Very nice fly! Spinner blades on flies were very popular in the early 1900's, but lost favor after WW II. There seems to have been a resurgence in their use during the past couple of decades.
aged sage
Very nice Kelkay. Pretty certain of its success.
Steve
Thanks guys. Aged Sage, I have been learning that recently. I know that the fly is fairly slow for me to tie because split rings and adding the blade and all that takes time. Then I use Bug Bond to cover nail polish on the blade. You know, if it weren't for that, epoxy would work just fine. But I was pretty impatient and I did all the blades before putting them on the fly. I didn't have to use epoxy stuff on the body, eyes, or thread head, but I wanted to for durability.
I bet that would be a more gooder fly fer texoma than what the standard fly would be... I have found that the spinner works a bit better if you put a small bead in between it & the head of the fly so the tippet dont twist up so bad (fer spinners without the swivel)... Nice fly... YEA !!! Allmost fergot, were gonna went back to texoma in september when its cooler weather & better fer striper fishin if ya wanna go...
Bugman, the man who did this fly had Texoma as a playground. The fly like this is particularly good in the cold water for sluggish fish. I do the bead with propeller type flies. I am thinking of using a bead, and a propeller for these flies too, but there could be a problem with line twist if the blade is too big. George said I need to allow more room in the head thread area for the fly to spin properly if it is a free spinner. So I am going to tie down the ones I have, and do another batch today.
As far as another Texoma trip, I sure want to go back, sounds good. I even bought some decent sandals for wading a couple of days ago. No more flip flops for a Texoma trip, that is for sure. Maybe I can catch a monster Smallmouth like you did that day we went...hehehe.
Nice fly!! A blade is just another synthetic material, besides a true purist wouldn't be using a fly rod for bass, so I would worry about the purist part. What size rod will it take to cast that thing? I bet something that big and heavy looks like it would give even an 8wt a challenge.
Bass Bug, I would say no less than a 7wt, and an 8 wt would be the best smallest size. I have an 8wt, but a 9 or 10wt would really be good. I cannot use more than an 8wt, unless it is a good one. My 8 wt gives me a back ache after a while. You can also make this fly with saddle hackle, and bucktail, lead with no lead eyes...just stick on eyes...and it would be lighter. That one is called a Spinster. You can also make a Jig Hook Clouser, and that would work really well for now. (without the spinner) I will make these down to a size 4, which should be good for a White Bass or Hybrid Striper too. I hope the lead eyed fly casts okay with my 8wt. If not someone will have to take these flies lol....
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