More shop flies

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

Still spending lots of time tying for my local shop. With this 12 dozen completed I only have about 70 dozen to go.... Enjoy the pics

 

Tied on a #4 Mustad 34007, this Peacock clouser has a synthetic and very small eyes

 

This version has a bucktail wing and slightly heavier eyes on the same #4 hook

 

This Crystal Schminnow on a Mustad #1 hook is a bit larger than the ones favored by anglers on the Gulf coast - it's meant for the surf on the Atlantic side (more about sizes later)

 

this one has a tan wing and head

 

the wing on this one is a lot more rootbeer colored than the photo shows

 

my favorite winter color (but tarpon will eat this color year 'round)

 

Here is a pic of weedguards ready to tie into place. They're done with #5 trolling wire (malin's) and each one is added towards the end of the process. That little hook is what's actually tied into place right behind the hook eye. The remainder of the head is then finished with that piece of wire sticking straight out (and in the way until you learn to work around it..). When the bug is finished, a tiny drop of superglue locks it in place. When dry, the wire is bent down into position, trimmed and gets a final small bend as shown in the pics.

 

One last note. That Crystal Schminnow (my version) is meant to match small forage on the east coast. During September and October it also is a perfect match for the mature glass minnows that are so thick along the Gulf coast of the Everglades. We call them glass minnows, I believe the correct name is bay anchovie - in the fall they get as big as four to five inches long...

 

Tight Lines

Bob LeMay