riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2012 so your back from vacation did you get to throw the cat in the hat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2012 so your back from vacation did you get to throw the cat in the hat? I did. I put it on the first night. Never got a Pike with it, but I did land a chunky Smallie on it and missed a giant Smallmouth on it too. The big boy must have just had the tail in its mouth cause it just let go after a few seconds. Ended up landing Pike on the fly with a chartreuse and white half and half. That cat in the hat is so much fun though! I love the huge sound it makes. Margeretann - you're in. Radtz - you're in too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ratdz 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 Cool! Thanks! I'll tie the upside down frog fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Margaretann 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2012 I will be tying a ball joint popper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2012 I sat down and got three of mine down today. How are the rest of y'all coming? I'm doing a white and black diver that is one of my top Smallie flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 I got 3 done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackleback 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 I have all but two of them "tied" but that's the easy part. Sometime this week I'll pick up more hair then have a trim-athon next week. They're 2/0 frogs by the way. -Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 Mine are in the mail. Finding a suitably large tin was the issue for me. They wouldn't fit in my 'normal' trout swap boxes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Teeter 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 I've got six divers tied I plan on finishing them this week and I guess I'll have search for something to ship them in too hadn't thought about that yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Sounds good y'all. I'm halfway there. I've never noticed till now how quickly double-sided razors get dull. I have never tied a bunch of deer hairs back to back. I'm pretty much using a new blade every other fly. They are still great for the carving. I also had a mishap yesterday - I was cutting the first cut along the bottom and got too close to the hook shank and nicked the mono = the whole thing came undone. Whole lotta work for nothing. Yeah, it might be wise to use an over-sized box, so the bugs aren't too crowded on their way back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2012 In the mail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2012 Piker20 - yours have arrived. They look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2012 Glad they got there. I'm using some today for wrasse and pollock in the salt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2012 All done. Can't wait to everyone's creations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheYiman 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Bruce - yours arrived today. They are a cool looking bug. Love how the body is constructed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
