Hoppercator

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I need some help from you guys and gals. I was reading article (think it was called “hoppercator”) and it talked about putting loop on the end of hook where bend is and the eye end. How would you attach leader or maybe I should say dropper, usiing both loops so it could easily be adjusted for diferent depths and also if eye of hook were large enough could you use eye as the eye end loop? I have always tied in mono loop at bend end because I debarb all my hooks and when I tried attaching dropper it would slip off. I hope I have explained this correctly from what I read in the article. Thanks in advance. mathcarver :?::(:?:

Ps. I felt like this was a dumb question but someone on the forum informed me, as I use to inform my students for 32 years, there are no dumb questions if you don’t understand.

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Maybe this will help you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkrnqcxNSMw

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this might help

tie in some mono on the hook and complete the entire fly

use a loop to loop connection at the eye of the hook

take the tag end of the tippet and simply insert it into the bend loop

then watch the video above

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TY
I didnt conceptualize it either
Nomand, you have a wealth of info, I always read your posts, thanks for contributing

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Thank you guys for your comments, pictures and videos. Yall are the best. mathcarver

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Does anyone have the recipe for the carmel color caddis pupa in that video?

How about the recipe for the hoppercator? I did some searches and came up with a few but nothing like the ones in the video but I’m not computer savy like some of you :frowning: Later,

Kirk

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any large bushy floating fly can serve the purpose of a “hoppercator”.

any hopper pattern can be adapted by simply tying in the mono loops at both ends of the fly. then continue to tie the rest of the fly.

a chernobyl ant or even an elk hair caddis can be tied and used in the same manner as long as you tie in the mono loops.

experiment and get creative. :smiley:

some info

http://winonaflyfactory.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/the-hoppicator/

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thanks Norm, now i see how Mikey Wier has that thing laid out. appreciate that!

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Hoppercator:
Looks pretty self-explanatory - foam, legs, polypro.

http://www.flyfishinglifemag.com/Vol01No01/Vol01No01-Hatch.html

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I’ve tried using an indicator once…and have never tried a hopper-dropper…but thanks to Mathcarver asking the question, and Normand posting the pictures…I’VE BEEN HAVING BIZARRE DREAMS ABOUT THIS!!! I really WILL have to try this! (Maybe not until next year, of course, since the temperature was 24 degrees F this morning on the way to work!)

Thanks everyone!

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Thanks! any idea on the caddis he was using? I’m just getting back into the tying and well funny how most of the stuff I’m tying looks nothing like the picture on the recipe :slight_smile: I’m finally back home from my work tour in Louisiana so maybe I can get to practicing more as me and my little brother have been drowning flies every weekend I have been home and it’s just getting time to really start fishing OH YEAH! Again thanks! Later,

Kirk

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There was a thread about the Hoppericator earlier that was not explanatory. I tried tying a tube under the fly body that did not work at all. In the process I came up with a hopper pattern I liked the way it looked better than his, using a foam body, deer hair wing and rubber legs (few pieces than the hoppericator). Now I know how to do the loops, I will give it another shot. This is a smaller version.

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your attachment doesnt work. please fix