Lew, thanks for asking. I will get some pics tonight and get it posted asap. It is a really easy tie.Originally Posted by Lew
Kelly.
Lew, thanks for asking. I will get some pics tonight and get it posted asap. It is a really easy tie.
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Steve, something about that just sounds wrong, friend
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
I guess it does now that i read it again!! LOL I'll get a few pics up of some KDM rats soon, you guys will love them.
Kelly,
Is the "Electronics Packing Foam" mentioned that thin sheeting that they wrap tv's and such in? I'll bet it takes a sharpie very well.
Kirk
Thanks for the pattern Kelly! I can't wait to try them. I wonder if I explained to my wife that I can use the foam to tie up flies, will help talk her into getting a new flat screen TV?
"If we lie to the government, it's called a felony, when they lie to us, it's called politics." Bill Murray
That's the stuff, and it does take a marker well, although I prefer to leave it white so's I can see it better. From the fish's perspective there's nothing to see.
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
hNt, good luck with that one, but stranger things have happenedThanks for the pattern Kelly! I can't wait to try them. I wonder if I explained to my wife that I can use the foam to tie up flies, will help talk her into getting a new flat screen TV?
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Okay, here's the Mysis Shrimp pattern I came up with and fished, with much success, on the South Fork of the Snake last week:
Recipe:
KG's Mysis Shrimp
Hook: DaiRiki 305, size #14
Thread: clear mono
Tail/antennae: SAAP High Vis - White
Flashback: UTC Mirage Tinsel, opal - large
Abdomen: small 'bump' of Ice Dub, pearl. Pick out after fly is finished and trim even.
Thorax: After pulling Mirage Tinsel over abdomen, bind down the tinsel along the length of the hook shank to the eye. Trim, and then continue wrapping hook shank until you have built up a tapered body with the clear mono tying thread. Coat several times with Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails.
I used a Sharpie for the eyes, but I've tied them before using melted mono. Fish didn't seem to notice.
Hope this helps. It worked great for me.
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Any other patterns that have got you motivated to tie and to fish? Let us know.
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Lew- that thing is a beast!
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aquabone.
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