BIG WIG FLIES

[surfbunker 0]

 

This is a web pic. This fly was developed by a Japanese gentleman in Boston to fish for Big Stripers in Boston's Charles River. It is a 10" Herring fly (or Mackeral adaptation). Wig hair was made for this fly! Is castable on a 9 wt. Give the wig hair a try! It comes in every color imaginable.

 

Here's the recipe:

 

Thread: White or florescent white 6/0 (140 denier).

Hook: Gamakatsu SL12S, size 6/0 to tie an 8-inch-long imitation or size 8/0 for a 10-inch-long fly.

Wire for tandem hook: A doubled strand of 60-pound-test nylon-coated wire. Slip a 1/4-inch-long piece of 1/16-inch insidediameter vinyl junction tubing on the hook to stabilize the wire.

Belly, mid-section, and back: Your favorite brand of long, soft synthetic hair. Select and blend colors to imitate your local bait fish. Add a few strands of fine flash material in appropriate colors. Use a black permanent marker to add realistic markings to the back of the fly, such as the bars on a mackerel.

Head: 2-millimeter-thick, gray or white closed-cell foam colored with permanent markers to match the baitfish. Paint the head with nail polish; Super Frost Platinum creates an attractive, realistic effect. Seal the head with a single coat of epoxy.

Eyes: Medium or large adhesive eyes.

[surfbunker 0]

Guess no one digs this.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

I use wig hair alot on Pike flies halloween is a great time to get the hair as they add flash right in the hair

[terrymiller1973 0]

Those look really good I just got my hair in today so I am looking forward to giving it a try. I dont have the blue but will try some of those in different colors maybe pink/white and purple/white.

[Chefben4 0]

I use wig hair alot on Pike flies halloween is a great time to get the hair as they add flash right in the hair

 

Do you order the hair online? I wouldnt mind giving some a try. If someone could point me in the right direction that would be awesome!

[Peterjay 0]

Here's where I get mine. I stocked up and bought 18 colors - cost me about $60 overall. The amount (and the length) you get is unbelievable, probably enough for five years worth of flies, plus plenty left over to make yourself a few party wigs for when you go out dancing at the Purple Chicken Cafe on Saturday nights. The stuff is easy to blend to make even more colors or to get a nice streaky effect. It bulks up nicely and doesn't require a spreader like a lot of fibers do. Blending with Krystal Flash is also a piece of cake. They don't offer a true olive, but the gold is actually what you often see labeled as golden olive, and a little blending will give you what you want. I'd recommend that you include white, gold, and gray mix with whatever other colors you want. I also found a different kind of wig hair at the Dollar Tree store - this stuff is straight - more like FisHair, but it comes in some wild colors and adds a nice accent to the crimped hair if you blend in a small amount. A couple of notes: unless you're accustomed to casting huge streamers, don't start out with a ten-inch fly. Start smaller and move up until you find a size that's comfortable for the gear you have. I use a 12wt and also a 15-foot two-hander to throw the really big stuff. Also, be sure to soak the tied-in fibers with plenty of cement - they're slick, like most synthetics, and will pull out if not glued down securely - I use thinned GOOP, (Flexament) but a friend of mine uses some kind of superglue, and we both get good results.

 

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