Re: Fly fishing

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:33 am

Well Said Paddy
Very Happy

if it works ? does it matter what it looks like,
i'm sure the pike don't mind Very Happy

nickcarpy Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:58 am

agree with paddy, Very Happy

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:54 pm

just made some new flies, pics to follow Very Happy

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:07 pm

just made some new flies, pics to follow Very Happy

adie1200 Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:08 pm

Are they that good you had to tell us twice Jeff lol!

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:11 pm

adie1200 wrote:Are they that good you had to tell us twice Jeff

sorry
pc went slow??
don't know what happened.

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:32 pm

one with eyes Very Happy

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:34 pm

one without eyes Very Happy

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:36 pm

esoxjeff wrote: one without eyes

reason for NO eyes..is so it won't see the pike coming lol!

esoxjeff Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:38 pm

esoxjeff wrote:
esoxjeff wrote: one without eyes

reason for NO eyes..is so it won't see the pike coming

seriously though..it dosn't matter.
as Andy Mc said.."it's how you strip it back that counts.

Andy Macfarlane Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:16 pm

esoxjeff wrote:
seriously though..it dosn't matter.
as Andy Mc said.."it's how you strip it back that counts.

At least someone agrees with me on that part.

adie1200 Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:31 pm

Thread now cleaned up Wink

lets get back to what we all like doing best Very Happy

Talking pike Wink

nickcarpy Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:08 am

agreed adie,new year,new start an big pike Very Happy

esoxjeff Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:48 am

adie1200 wrote:Thread now cleaned up lets get back to what we all like doing best

Talking pike

hear hear

pike talk wets your appitite if not your line Embarassed

stubbo Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:50 pm

nice looking fly there jeff Very Happy

esoxjeff Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:12 pm

stubbo wrote:nice looking fly there jeff

cheers mate Very Happy

i sometimes use a permanent marker to put bars on or red wound marks,
as i strip most of the time at a very slow pace with a twitch,(the fly n n not m m me ) lol!

paddy pike Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:39 pm

esoxjeff wrote:
stubbo wrote:nice looking fly there jeff
cheers mate
i sometimes use a permanent marker to put bars on or red wound marks,
as i strip most of the time at a very slow pace with a twitch,(the fly n n not m m me )

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kell Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:24 am

the tail is fanned out at the back and all my flys are doing that.But how do you make then taper,I am trying to make the perch (Perca fluviatilis ) fry (muddler) pattern just to avoid confusion.sorry about the latin it must be the old etonion coming out ?.
anyway struggling to get it to taper i am using deer hair but as soon as the thread is locked down it just bunches up which is great for the head but no good for the body.

esoxjeff Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:52 pm

Hold hair down tight until you finish whipping it down, that should keep it as you require. Very Happy

kell Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:46 am

Cheers for the lesson yesterday jeff. Paddy pike i see what you meen about wearing a hat and glasses ? .
Here are some photos of my first attempt at the muddler pattern which i think will slaughter perch (MY OPINION) and i do appologise if it looks like a blue finned tuna to some but i am not an optician and cannot help you ?. Twisted Evil

Will now try another after seeing how flies get beat up when been cast. If any one spots any small perch fry patterns would love to see them but handy if the recipe and instructions are with them as i have seen some great looking ones but no idea how they were tyed which is no good to me lol.

esoxjeff Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:59 am

kell wrote:Cheers for the lesson yesterday jeff. Paddy pike i see what you meen about wearing a hat and glasses ? .
Here are some photos of my first attempt at the muddler pattern which i think will slaughter perch (MY OPINION) and i do appologise if it looks like a blue finned tuna to some but i am not an optician and cannot help you ?.

Will now try another after seeing how flies get beat up when been cast. If any one spots any small perch fry patterns would love to see them but handy if the recipe and instructions are with them as i have seen some great looking ones but no idea how they were tyed which is no good to me lol.

VERY NICE KELL, go murder some perch mate Cool

Lefty Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:07 am

kell wrote:i do appologise if it looks like a blue finned tuna to some but i am not an optician and cannot help you ?.

Looks more like a humbolt squid to me and if I squint, it resembles me Gran Razz

esoxjeff wrote:VERY NICE KELL, go murder some perch mate

I say! Not very sporting that Jeff. Shocked

greg Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:10 pm

kell wrote:the tail is fanned out at the back and all my flys are doing that.But how do you make then taper,I am trying to make the perch (Perca fluviatilis ) fry (muddler) pattern just to avoid confusion.sorry about the latin it must be the old etonion coming out ?.
anyway struggling to get it to taper i am using deer hair but as soon as the thread is locked down it just bunches up which is great for the head but no good for the body.

try lambs tails, deer hair will always spread. unless your useing the finer tips of the hair. dyed fox tails good to, you can thin it out, if you know what i'm saying.
allways use a dab of varnish with hair tho, locks it in. happy tying.

adie1200 Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:03 pm

Looking good Kell Wink

Just need a full face helmet now Very Happy

And thats for me while im watching you cast lol!

paddy pike Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:06 pm

adie1200 wrote:Looking good Kell Just need a full face helmet now And thats for me while im watching you cast

Looks the part for me Kell, I bet you get Perch Or Pike with it, And yes Safety first, Allways look behind you before you start to cast, Not so much for trees as you will pick somwhere open when you first start, But more for people walking that dont understand what you are doing, Good luck with it all Kell, But remember how your doing now because in a few monthes people will be asking you for your oppinion on a mass of things to do with fly fishing

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