rapala style deer hair articulated perch

[smalliestalker 0]

so this is mallard feather in the tail, white/olice/yellow/black marabou.....stacked deer hair.....articulated.....with a rapala style spoon in front.....my new creation....what do you think?

[smallieFanatic 0]

I think it will kill! I bet that thing will have some great action in the water...

 

 

 

[ChuckingFluff 0]

That's pretty cool :headbang:

[javicruzito 0]

What I think?........Superb fly smallieFanatic! nice job!!!

[BassBugs3366 0]

so this is mallard feather in the tail, white/olice/yellow/black marabou.....stacked deer hair.....articulated.....with a rapala style spoon in front.....my new creation....what do you think?

Very nice!! what did you use for the diving bill? I do some stuff like that and will have to post as soon as I get some pics taken.

[Bruce Derington 0]

Great effort on this pattern, question, have you fished it yet?. You may find trimming down the lipp or tying in a slighly smaller one , it may be more effective, but until you fish it don't know?None the less, this is great work

 

Bruce

[smalliestalker 0]

thanks all.....the lip is made with a self sealing laminate strip coated with epoxy then clear coated.....Bruce.....I haven't fished with it yet....I'm hoping to give it a try this weekend....what will the shorter lip do?

[Flyfish Dog 0]

That is Bad Assed! You can get thin sheet of polycarbonate for the lips. Shorter lips will make it swing less but I found it to be more easier to strip and act more naturally. Just make a bunch and experiment.

[Fishkill 0]

Wow dude thats sweet! If my experience with crankbaits has served me then a smaller bull will make it run higher in the water column and the width and shape of the bill will affect the tightness of the wiggle. Bill length = depth and bill width = wiggle tightness. With a short fat bill your perch would run like the new breed of wake c-baits. I guess its not so new breed anymore now. It caught on when Takahiro Omori won the classic in 04.

[smalliestalker 0]

i guess i need to experiment a bit...got all winter to tie up a bunch of um....hoping to try it out this weekend

[Pelhament 0]

If you cant get out you can always give it the bathtub test

[Flyfish Dog 0]

Or you can send them to me and I will give them a good test in Fla area flats.

[BassBugs3366 0]

i guess i need to experiment a bit...got all winter to tie up a bunch of um....hoping to try it out this weekend

Let us know how they work if you make it out this weekend.

[flytyer5150 0]

just started on this site. wow that is cool, that's great

[smalliestalker 0]

ok...so tried it out on the water today.....incredible action...that spoon throws the fly side to side...the articulated back section goes all over the place....when stripped in quick it goes about 6 inches below the surface then pops back up when stopped.....a little tough to throw out...definitly a double haul moment....I'm going to shorten the bill a little ...I think it will hold an up right position better.....and maybe move even more on the surface....all in all....a good experiment...I will make more....