Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Redwings1: EP Fry (click link for more info) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 OK guys...this one really excites me! :headbang: I saw this Enrico Puglisi pattern at the local shop last week and did something I rarely do...bought one! I can see the biggest bass of the season hammering this pattern out at the Powerlands or at Woodbury Wildlife Area. The problem with most streamers is that they look great from the side...when the fish comes around to hit it from the front or top the profile suddenly disappears. That is not the case with this fly thanks to a foam 'skeleton' under the fibers! I have gone through better than half a dozen attempts at this fly over the last week and think I finally have a passable version of it. Still have some work to do...i.e. evening out the eyes nd maybe a larger size eye, but this baby will fish :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harleyhunter 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Very nice tie buddy! Your very talented! Sam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelie 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Good Day, Nice! I really do love EP Fibers. They really help in the creation of great profiles and proportions... and the tier helps to.. hehe. Steelie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Daly 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 ALL HAIL THE EP FIBER!!!!! MY FAV!!!! I like it, muy bueno redwings!!! :headbang: :punk: :cheers: James D TB7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 26, 2006 AWESOME! :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbrownieon 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 How come you spent your youth in a pool hall. There's no water there. Looks like a great pattern. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Thanks guys. After I posted this last night I tied a much larger 7-8" version to go after toothy critters. Hopefully I will b able to put it to the test in northern Michigan the first weekend in March... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornmuse 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Definitely slick! You need to tie up a couple of those in a golden-yellow over white carp color for our March Muskie Madness. I think you've got the keys to the kingdom with that one :yahoo: Joe C Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean Juan 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Any chance for some pics of the foam skeleton? Most of the bulky flies tied with EP fibers I've seen were created by spinning the fibers as though they were wool and then brushing and trimming - I'd love to learn this new technique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2006 Sure thing. I will make a note and try to do some step by step shots tonight. The foam is actually three tear drop shaped pieces and then a bit of glue between each to hold the rig together and the hair down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2006 OK...here are the shots as promised. Evidently I forgot to take a pic of the third tear drop being tied int...but you get the point. The trick I found is a drop of gue between each piece to hold the hari in place and foam together, and then a drop in front of the third piece of foam to keep the hair in place on the front of the fly. This is the Carp Fry coloration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafack01 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2006 That's one of the cool things about Whitlock's Sheep Shad. From every angle the thing looks like a shad. Top, bottom, side, the thing just looks like a shad. That looks killer too! I might have to get some foam and some EP fibers and tie up some Muskie flies for this spring! I've tried tying Whitlock's Sheep Shad in bigger sizes (>4") and they just don't look right. That looks awesome though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Hell yeha! I bet in Shad (silver/grey over white) it would be killer for Striper below the locks there in Louisville... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2006 Great fly and thanks for sharing the technique! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
