Not Originallly Fly Tying, But It Could Be

Fly Patterns
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Here is an interesting video on YouTube making “feather rigs” for shore fishing in salt water. The main target species was mackerel. The same pattern, or a similar one, might work well on stripers, wipers, white bass and more warm water species. This could easily migrate to the fly rod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IumY_tFwzeo

Using the metal off a coke can can make good fry patterns. Field & Stream had a bluegill fry pattern using metal from cans about 40 years ago.

Regards,
Ed

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Thanks for this. The lures are of questionable use to me, except maybe for rock cod, but the dropper rig he uses is quite interesting and I might have to experiment a bit with that style.

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I remember that Field and Stream article. They used aluminum beer cans, which were kinda new at the time, and the fly/lure was supposed to be a killer for big bluegills.

Regards,
Scott

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I am pretty sure that was the first fly I ever made, there was not tying to it. I may still have one around somewhere. I think you used the end of the cans, but a 3/4" square and rounded the corners to a half circle bent over a hook, about right for a number 8 Aberdeen. There was a very small piece of chamois on it at the rear.