Nice Tie!
Barrs flies names sound like they are should be in porn films. lol
Nice Tie!
Barrs flies names sound like they are should be in porn films. lol
Chris
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How old are you again?Originally Posted by Flyandtie1
Nice fly! I really like that! Could you do a FOTM? I need to tie a half dozen of those in cream and brown for the gulf, they look like a good crab imitation.
I was not familiar with this fly so I googled "Meat Whistle" . After I weeded out the porn sites I found this site that has a fairly good picture and a list of ingredients.
http://www.madriveroutfitters.com/pc...t-whistle.aspx
Tim
How old are you again?
Nice fly! I really like that! Could you do a FOTM? I need to tie a half dozen of those in cream and brown for the gulf, they look like a good crab imitation.
The one in the pic above is easy.
#1 Mustad 3366
Dumbbell eyes mounted a bit toward the eye.
zonker strip tail
Wrapped gold tinsel body but you can't see it
palmered marabou collar
I was not sure how to finish up a good front end. I ended up coating the area around the eyes with Hard Head.
-wayne
Nice tie. It's a good variation on the original.
Barr's original pattern is tied on a Gamakatsu 90 degree jig hook, in a size 3/0 to 1/0, and sports a copper cone head. In his book, he does it in rust, olive, and black. Like the one above, it looks deadly. I'm gonna have to tie up some of both.
CJ
Think i like yours better.
Nice looking fly!
Wayne, just goes to prove, "no pattern stays the same!?!
You're right, as far as I've ever learned......... Barr's pattern has no rubber legs that's the way I tie it.
And yet, several sites, (such as Umpqua Feather's site picture, below), shows it WITH rubber legs!?!
I like your fly. Its a very good tie and should work very well!
My own "Meat Whistle", (THAT sounds kinda weird to say?)
Umpqua's "rubber leg version"
Umpqua, who usually touts "Original patterns, tied the original way", doesn't even use a copper cone head, like the "original pattern" called for, either!?!
Go, figure, huh?
Last edited by flybinder; 01-21-2008 at 06:54 AM.
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I do intend on getting the 90 degree bend hook and tying some. I have noticed that cone head flys hang up a bit less on the bottom than those with dumbbell eyes.
-wayne
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