jburge 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Received Old Hat's X-Caddis flies in yesterday's mail. Wonderful! Beautifully tied and another gem in our collection. Thanks! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flytyer14 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2010 Let me know when mine arrive, and if they look ok.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2010 Received Flytyer14's Henry's Fork Caddis in yesterday's mail. These are definitely fish-catching flies! I'm just amazed at how great a set of caddis flies this is going to be. Thanks! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2010 OK you guys, I have a confession. My imagination carried me away. I had dreams of using Softex on some partridge feathers for a mottled caddis wing, furling a brown antron body, adding some black CDC, furnace hackle, and peacock herl to come up with a different kind of caddis. I've now tied close to 30 of these little buggers, and I'm still not happy with 1) the consistency of the wing shape, and 2) the way they sit in the water. The only one of these that I liked, I gave to fishingbobnelson when we had lunch ;-) Sooooooo.... I'm going to make the last fly in our group an olive X-2 Caddis. Hope you don't mind. I took some pix already of the Softex "dipping" process, so I can post those and show you how the wings turned out. I still think there's a use for 'em somewhere. Thanks! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert M 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2010 OK you guys, I have a confession. My imagination carried me away. I had dreams of using Softex on some partridge feathers for a mottled caddis wing, furling a brown antron body, adding some black CDC, furnace hackle, and peacock herl to come up with a different kind of caddis. I've now tied close to 30 of these little buggers, and I'm still not happy with 1) the consistency of the wing shape, and 2) the way they sit in the water. The only one of these that I liked, I gave to fishingbobnelson when we had lunch ;-) Sooooooo.... I'm going to make the last fly in our group an olive X-2 Caddis. Hope you don't mind. I took some pix already of the Softex "dipping" process, so I can post those and show you how the wings turned out. I still think there's a use for 'em somewhere. Thanks! John I had problems with my wings also. They ended up not really being tape wings but similar. They are Trogapan body feathers glued to mylar sheeting using Liquid Nails Small Project Cement. I never could find a set of wing burners so I just had to cut out the wings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flytyer14 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2010 Jburge, If you aren't happy with them I'll buy 'em off ya!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Jburge, If you aren't happy with them I'll buy 'em off ya!! 'tyer, Well, um, uh, uh, the majority of them have already undergone "razor blade recycling." Oops. I'll take some pix of the ones that are left though. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flytyer14 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2010 Ok! But how many do you have left? Cause i will buy some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Ok! But how many do you have left? Cause i will buy some. Ha! I'll go through what's left-over. I'm not sure they're "sale" worthy John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flytyer14 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Alright, but if you ever tie some of them that are "sale worthy" let me know cause, i have alot of trouble with that pattern.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishingbobnelson 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2010 OK you guys, I have a confession. My imagination carried me away. I had dreams of using Softex on some partridge feathers for a mottled caddis wing, furling a brown antron body, adding some black CDC, furnace hackle, and peacock herl to come up with a different kind of caddis. I've now tied close to 30 of these little buggers, and I'm still not happy with 1) the consistency of the wing shape, and 2) the way they sit in the water. The only one of these that I liked, I gave to fishingbobnelson when we had lunch ;-) Sooooooo.... I'm going to make the last fly in our group an olive X-2 Caddis. Hope you don't mind. I took some pix already of the Softex "dipping" process, so I can post those and show you how the wings turned out. I still think there's a use for 'em somewhere. Thanks! John Maybe I should put the one I have in a frame! Hate to fish it now...........NOT! :devil: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big E Report post Posted April 17, 2010 Files are headed downstream. Thanks for hosting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2010 Maybe I should put the one I have in a frame! Hate to fish it now...........NOT! :devil: Ha! Bob, too funny Files are headed downstream Thanks, Big E! And just a bump for everybody else. We're a week out from the deadline. If you haven't sent your flies yet, I'm PM'ng you my address. Can't wait to put 'em all together. Thanks, everybody! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 Received another set of gorgeous flies in yesterday's mail from Big E. This guy knows how to raise the bar. Thanks! And, we're getting close. Just a few more to receive. As soon as they're all in, I'll turn 'em around as quickly as possible. You guys should hit the water with this set ;-) John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2010 Flies are headed up the 99. Sweet! Thanks, cencal. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
