its been awhile since ive done one. so here it goes the first ten people with iam in counting myself are in the swap. the rules are tie ten of the same deer hair bass flies. all the usual swap rules sase with your faol screen name and the swap name on the envelope.When sending the flies, please toe tag or provide a recipe card. Please provide a return envelope/mailing label as well as enough postage to cover the mailing costs. the flies are due to me by october 15
David Mergendahl
57b clermont st
saugerties ny
12477
I was going to ask if I could get in with a Deer Hair Frog, but I don’t have the correct hooks. Can I do a Muddler Minnow, size 8? I’ve never tied any before. Here is my first one that I just tied (to make sure I could do it before I commited).
Muddler Minnow
Hook:Cabela’s Model 40 sz. 8 Thread: Black 6/0 Uni-Thread Tail: Barred Turkey Wing Feather Body: Gold Based Prismatic Mylar Tinsel (left over from Christmas) Underwing: Grey Squirrel Tail Wing: 2 Matched (sort of) Mottled Turkey Wing sections Collar and Head: Stacked Natural Deer Body Hair, trimmed to shape
Would this be OK for the swap? I know I crowded the hook-eye on this one, but now I know the distance. I won’t do it on the swap ones.
Here is my second attempt. I didn’t crowd the eye, and I changed the head shape to make more noise in the water. This time, I used my electric Mustache Trimmer, instead of scissors. It was faster, and I had much more control, and it was much neater.
I know this is supposed to be a crippled sculpin imitation, but it looks to me like it would be a dynamite Hopper imitation as well. With all that deer hair, it almost has to float.
dont we have any more people that whant to join in this swap come on guys. all you have to do is tie any bass fly with deer hair. Stacked Hair Diver,Simple Deer Hair Bass Bug, Dave’s Hopper etc. so how about it.any takers
David,
I’ll hop in. How about a Tap’s Bug. I’ll tie this one white body & red head with a white tail and maybe a touch of flashabou. Will tie it on a #10 or 8.
Coughlin
ill wait till friday to see if we get any more people to join in if not we will go ahead with the swap and i will tie some extras for yous if that sounds good
If the swap isn’t too large, I might be interested. Remind me before the cut off date though, and I will decide then. I have no idea what I may tie though.
I am not sure what I want to tie, thanks for the offer. I made a few
Charlie’s Plopsicles today, I might do more of them for the swap. Are you going to join this swap Bugman?
Thanks for the offer of help Bugman. But if I let you do part of the tying, that wouldn’t be right. If it is a new pattern I decide on, and need help, I will sure come by though, and let ya help me figure it out. Otherwise I am on my own. I am a slow tyer, but I will get it done. Sorry to hear you won’t be in the swap.
I made a few
Must be a ‘BUG’ thing!