Does anyone have the pattern for John Barr’s “Slump Buster?” The only links I’ve found for it were broken. Thanks in advance.
Frank Reid
Try here:
[url=http://www.charliesflybox.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=37:3d5b5]http://www.charliesflybox.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=37[/url:3d5b5]
Adams
Thanks!!!
Now to tie these up, got some Autumn Splendors already. Time for the Madison (well, the 10 of July). Do appreciate it.
Frank Reid
Follow up question on the Slump Buster. Are the squirrel strips cross-cut or regular zonker strips?
Regards,
Alberto
Alberto… I’d say the wing is standard cut Zonker and the collar is probably cross-cut.
Mike
Alberto,
I’m not saying there aren’t any, but I have not seen any cross-cut pine-squirrel strips. I’ve watched the guys from Wapsi tie patterns using pine-squirrel wound as hackle and they use the regular zonker strips. It helps to stroke the fur back after each wrap.
Steve
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went”-Will Rogers
Alberto… Steve ties up a great Pine Squirrel Streamer and he has allot more experience tying with squirrel than I do. I have seen recipes of the Slump Buster tied in rabbit where the collar is cross-cut. I’ll try to find those links. I think those were tied in bigger streamer sizes.
Mike
There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
The tying instructions for the squirrel strips is here: [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/051605fotw.html:1972b]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/051605fotw.html[/url:1972b]
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FAOL
Seems to me when we go to squirrel it’s because it comes in smaller size…if you are so inclined you can cut your own “zonker” strips from rabbit hides and get small sizes and a greater variety of colors…and you can make crosscuts or not…
see previous threads for how…
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Ducksterman
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I’m looking at this pattern and seeing all kinds of variations with rabbit…
Went to the fly shop today, could not find any squirrel zonker strips so I did some experimenting with materials I had at home. Used rabbit and beaver zonker strips to tie up some Slump Busters. To get a thinner zonker strips I used a razor to halve a zonker strip down its length. Worked wonderful. Worked even better when I made the strips for the “wing” thicker than those for the collar.
Now I can use some of the rabbit zonker strips I have! Must have about 12 different colors of the stuff.
Alberto
Frank, if you ever come out this way to steelhead fish, bring some of those slumpbusters in black. They work reeeeeeeal good some days.
Dennis
Well, they’re intended for my trip to the Madison next month, but I think I’ll try them out on the smallies on the Potomac this weekend. The water level is down to 1.56 feet, temp about 75, air temp in the nineties. WET WADING TIME!!!
I have a 175 grain sink tip that I’ve cut all but the last 5’ of sink off. I use a 3’ long straight piece of 10 lb test for a leader and chuck a 5" long Murray’s Hellgrammite. Most days, I can get away with just the one fly all day. Just sharpen the hook. I think a Slump Buster in black will work wonderfully.
By the way, can you wet wade for steelhead out there? I didn’t think so. If you want my feelings on Winter fishing, go to the Lighter Side archives.
Frank Reid
I have wet waded for summer steelhead in the Deschutes and been darn happy to…that canyon gets real warm…or I should say hot…
Well, you can fish for em in the summer here, too. You can wet wade, I have seen people do it, but standing in 52F water is kind of, um, cold. Even if it is 115 out.
Steelhead will warm you up regardless of weather.
Dennis