Poor mans tubefly

[fishtooth]

I've heard of using "Q" tips for tube flies. I don't know if this is true, but I read that the real "Q" tips brand has SOLID stems and that the various "dollar stores" was the place to pick up the cheaper ones that are hollow.

That is true, I should change that to "cotton swab"

[ducksterman]

The colored shafted Q tips are hollow...the white solid. I think I got 600 for a dollar some time ago....now the packages are smaller.

[melk]

Nice tying and great step by step! Have to try that.
Mike

[FishnDave]

Excellent!

Just an FYI, this general tubefly pattern (in materials/colors of your choice), with a small (size 10?) barbless treble hook trailing at the ends of the materials, is a pattern that some guys around here are using for Shortnose Gar. Its hook-up/landing rate is about the same as using rope-flies, but is much easier to cast.

[Tig]

I've had good success with these for steelhead in Northern Ont. Easy to make and you can interchange parts such as mid sections and tails. Nice pics.

[ScottP]

That's real nice; thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Scott