any suggestions for articulated flies?

[spoof85]

hey guys,

so i finally got kinda tired of making Kelly Galloup's articulated flies..... here is a link to his site if u are not familiar: http://flyfishingtheozarks.com/ awesome flies.. just big, and heavy....

here are a few i tied for fun, to give you a better perspective, the 1st and 3rd pic, (the big guys) are tied using 2/0 hooks...

i love this guy
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i tied this guy mainly to try out the black ice chenille
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i think this was the first one i tied
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i know, this isnt articulated, but its a zoo cougar, and i like him..
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most of the other ones i made my buddies got a hold of, i ran out of flip flop to make poppers for the back end of the articulated bottoms up, however im still not completely out of my articulated body obsession.
with all this in mind...

anybody have and really good articulated flies in mind?
suggestions on assuring the rear hook stays in line with the front hook? (and/or proper leader tie in)
suggestions on keeping weight down?
any ever use a zoo cougar?
or anything else related to articulated flies.

always learning,

spoof

PS. sorry i haven't been on in a while guys, work has been insane.

[Flyfish Dog]

Nice but nothing works well as zoo cougars or madonna.

[ScottP]

Spoof,

Although not an articulated streamer, Sculpzillas do have a stinger hook/extended body that provides some wiggle. I'm not a great streamer fisherman, but I had some real pig cutts interested in it fishing on the Snake a few years ago. Charlie Craven has a nice SBS:

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=153

Regards,
Scott

ps - PM sent

[FishnDave]

I've caught fish on Ward Bean's Jointed Minnow.
http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/patterns3.asp?page=32

[ScottP]

I've caught fish on Ward Bean's Jointed Minnow.
http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/patterns3.asp?page=32

Nice!!! Kinda like an articulated, no-hassle EP Baitfish.

Regards,
Scott

[pittendrigh]

Snelled Hook Flies?

Roadkill Streamer


Slinkie


Pit Sticker


Sockeye Shiner

[rayhill190]

Pittendrigh,On your Sockeye Shiner,how do you tie in to your tippet?

[NewTyer 1]

Those slinkys look like Bill the cat from the funny pages. I can't remember if he was associated with Dunesbury or it was a spinoff.

Snelled Hook Flies?

Roadkill Streamer


Slinkie


Pit Sticker


Sockeye Shiner

[NewTyer 1]

Although they are not articulated these to flies kill them.

1. Near Nuff Sculpin

2. Kreelex

[pittendrigh]

Pittendrigh,On your Sockeye Shiner,how do you tie in to your tippet?

On small ones I leave a monofilament loop, as pictured. I have also been experimenting (recently) with dacron line instead of mono, because it has more flex. Anyway, on the small ones with a loop I still use my normal knots: improved clinch knot if I'm in a hurry. Or I use another loop at the end. I don't know the name. It's a loopdeloop thing I learned from the bonefish guides in the Bahamas. They claim (rightly so) it results in more action on the fly. On bigger Sockeyes I use a small barrel swivel up front, as per the Slinkie. I tie them on a horizontal needle, or for the giant ones on a stainless steel wire stretched between two vises. That's a bit extreme. But that's how I am. :=))