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I have not had any experience with the material, but from the looks of it, i'm sure you could use it as a flash in some Clouser Minnows, and they would fish perfectly fine.

Grass carp might enjoy that very much.

Well, i know that for the Royal Wulff, its an attractor pattern. So if you're fishing rougher water, the more hackle you have on you're fly the more your fly will float. I would say 2-3 wraps of hackle behind the wings, and 1-2 wraps in front of the wings.

I dont have a favorite hat. I actually never really started wearing a hat until this season because my head is really big so i could never find a hat i liked that fit. But at one of the fly fishing expo's i signed up for a magazine, and it was between a free hat or a free shirt with the subscription. I knew that the shirt wouldnt fit me so i picked the hat, and all it says is "Fly Fisherman" and thats what i've been using. But i'm looking into a newer hat.

Bluegill your flies have arrived today, some great flies there.

looks damn good, what hook are you using for those?

Did you ever get my flies?

Nope

At my Church's VBS, i was volunteering as one of the gym leaders, and this 10 year old girl, had a realllllly nice a long Pink grizzly hackle in her hair.

Everyone, i got someone else to replace one of the drop outs. He said he could get his flies out in a couple days. Im still waiting on a few sets of flies, so he shouldn't hold us up.

What's the old saying about a "bad day fishing"? Better than a great day at work AND you got to see mother nature at her finest. Sometimes it's about the "catching" and sometimes it's about the "fishing"...

They also say, "thats why the call it fishing, and not catching"

yiman your flies have arrived.

Hello everyone this is a great crayfish pattern.

Hook:Mustad 33903 sizes 4-12.

Thread:Rusty orange, cream or brown in a 70 denier or 6/0.

Belly:Cream or pink body fur from a red fox with the underfur removed.

Back:Dark mottled red fur from the back or shoulders of a red fox with the underfur left in.

Flash:Sparse copper, mottled copper or rust-colored Flashabou.

Eyes:Dumbbell eyes.

1. First mount your hook into your vise and run your thread down to a little bit before the hook point.

2. Run your thread back up to the first bump, and attach your eyes to the hook using figure 8 wraps and then going underneath the eyes, you could add some super glue to the eyes at this point if you would like.

3. Take your first clump of fox hair in front of the eyes this piece is from the belly of the fox. This fur will be a lot lighter for the belly of the crayfish. Take out all of the underfur from the clump and tie it in. Then run your thread down to the point where you first stop the thread, then tie it down again, i like to whip finish my thread and tie it back in up front. You could add some glue to the thread if you would like.

4.Then either invert your hook in the vise or if you have a rotary vise you could just flip it around. This point your going to be adding your flash. Here is a rule of thumb i use for the flash, 2 strands for size 12, 4 strands for 10 and 8, 6 to 8 strands for size 6 and 4. Let the flash extend about 1/4-inch beyond the belly fur.

5.With your hook still inverted you are going to adding the back of the fly this fur comes from the back of the fox, it is much darker. With this piece dont take out the underfur. You want this to mat down and create a nice bulky body of a crayfish. Tie this piece only a little bit past the bend of the hook.

6.After this I like to make a nice little head, whip finish, and add some glue to the head.

There you go there is your finished fly, now go catch a lunker with it.

Okay everyone we gots a problem. We have one person that hasn't been on this website for over a month, and another person has not gotten in contact with me about their flies for a while either. So with the extra flies I've been thinking about putting one of each of the extras so there will be two extra group of flies. I would giving you each a number and then going onto a random number generator and that person would get the extra set, or everyone just gets 2 other random flies. If any of you have any other ideas give them to me. And we'll work it out.

Riff your flies have arrived today! They are looking good! Cant wait to stick a carp in the face with one.

Damn haven't seen you're name around here in awhile good too see you back.

Do you have a local store? If so try them both out then you'll know. I would also say go for the peak have heard lots of good things about them, but I have the same with the renzetti. It's all a personal preference.

mine are going out in Monday's mail

Sounds great!

Nice! Thank ya!

 

Oh, sorry about the unusual tin hahaha. I swear that they don't sell Altoids anymore in this town. I was looking for a tin and found it in one of my old tackle boxes hahaha.

It's completely fine.

Epoxy or those acrylic things.

Sounds good guys, Jhammer your flies have arrived today!! They are wonderful can't wait to fish them.

Will be in the mail saturday. Someone tell me I'm gonna catch some carp!

Sounds good everyone. Mark you'll catch some carp. Happy?

Sounds great guys, atroutbum2 got your flies today!!! They are fantastic.

Fantastic, looks good, been wondering where you were.

Fantastic think i might have to break down and buy a YAk

I got Frequenttyers flies today!!! Nice