Joaquín López 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2012 That is amazing. Well done. How many hours does that take? Thank you very much Dreamcaster4639, The mantis have a 24 hours work. Not counting the hours to find information, pictures and drawings made by me, to make measurements and tied. Greetings Joaquín Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joaquín López 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2012 That is amazing. Well done. How many hours does that take? Thank you very much Dreamcaster4639, The mantis have a 24 hours work. Not counting the hours to find information, pictures and drawings made by me, to make measurements and tied. Greetings Joaquín Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
British mike 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2012 Hi Joaquin thats a super tying of the praying mantis. I have tied a couple over the years. They are not the easiest patterns to tie. You did a great job my friend Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joaquín López 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2012 Hi Joaquin thats a super tying of the praying mantis. I have tied a couple over the years. They are not the easiest patterns to tie. You did a great job my friend Mike Hi Mike, thank you very much for your comment. True, it is indeed a complicated pattern, especially the front legs. Greetings my friend Joaquin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnorton 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joaquín López 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 amazing Thank you very much, mnorton. I´m glad you like it Regards Joaquín Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyunder 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2013 Certainly you must be called an artist of the hook, truly a piece of art. You do fine work sir. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2013 Have you found a bug you can't duplicate yet? Very nice! Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bkatz1 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 that is awesome, It is unbelievable how real it is- GREAT JOB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedBeardFF 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2013 Amazing! Very nice tie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgflyfish 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2013 Wonder how you manage to stick that hook into the mantis ? Kidding....amazing tie mate ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishypieter 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2013 That fly is awesome. My brother is terrified of Praying Mantises. I showed him the photos of your fly and he ran out the house screaming like a little girl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simplejack 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2013 ok now this is getting crazy. That is one of the most realistic flies I have ever seen. 2 of the pictures looked like I was actually looking at a real life praying mantis. How do you do this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2014 ...a great looking fly...I'm sure if you snapped your fingers, it would just crawl off the hook and fly away...great job... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites