dubbing brushes and pike fly...

Fishing Panfish & Warm Water
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Well I got bored today so I made up some dubbing brushes:

I used Congo Hair, some extra fine rubber legs and some flash - although the flash doesn’t show
up too good in the picture.

Here is a pike fly I tie with dubbing brushes:

Could be a good bass fly, too.

Enjoy,

George

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I think that would be a great Bass Fly

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Not only a great bass/pike fly, but I wouldn’t mind hanging that on my own Christmas tree! Nice fly, nice looking brushes, too!
Paul

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gg…do the extra fine rubber legs happen to be Orvis Tentacles…[see the other thread about them that was just up ] ?

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gg…do the extra fine rubber legs happen to be Orvis Tentacles…[see the other thread about them that was just up ] ?

Nope, bought them off Ebay, they are not ‘branded’

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Thanks,gg…

That fly reminds me somewhat of a Calcasieu Pigboat.

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Wow, Duckster!
I was typing the exact, same, message when yours was posted!?! It surely resembles the pig boat, doesn’t it?

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It might be a cousin but there are differences.
Rubber hackle tail and not marabou.
No hackle wound around the body.
The dubbing brush hackle at the head of the fly.

More changes than are on many named flies.

Rick

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George

That is great! I guess up in Wichita Falls you are close enough to some of that fine Okie pike and walleye water.

I am curious, did you build your brush machine or is it store bought?

If you built it, please would you tell me what you used for those clips that hold the wire?

best

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If you want a large fly for pike or musky switch to tube flies. A large fly with a smaller single double or trebble hook–less weight to cast than with a large hook.BILL

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rrhyne56 : I bought it

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[quote=“ggmiller”]

rrhyne56 : I bought it[/quote]

Looks like one of softhacklers…fellow FAOL member…

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I believe I will have to get busy with a brush builder. Looks like this Feather-Craft Super Bugger

and this Orvis Conehead Rubber Bugger

Would whip up real well with on of those tools.

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what size hook ya use fer that pike / bass fly ?

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bugman:

I’ve been using a Dai-Riki #700 Size 2 for these. They are 1x strong and 4x long. Seems to work well.

They don’t have a normal, large gap that bass bugs hooks normally have, but so far I haven’t had any complaints!

have fun,

George

Merry Christmas!!

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Robin:

There are pike close by me???

I just moved here from Montana so I’m not familiar, yet, with what is around here.

If you could would you please let me know where the pike are?

Thanks,

George