BuzFly 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 A few of the Articulated Topwater Flies I have been working on. The shanks are 25mm and the soft foam head was airbrushed and attached to the shank. All body material was white/pearl/clear to start with and was airbrushed once it was applied to the shanks/hook and then trimmed to size. Brad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oatka 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 Those are awesome!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 Those are awesome!!! ^ditto. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolsen 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 Nice flies and very creative work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 I concur with the general consensus that these flies are AWESOME Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H Dot Verseman 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 very cool, but i'd tie them in larger sizes for bass and anything larger. Most of my trout articulateds start about 5" and head up toward near 8.5" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2012 Very nicely tied, looks as those will impart some great movement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 I do like those! Should drive the smallies nuts. Now I actually have a use for the Copic rig my wife got me. Â How do you keep from air brushing the tail hackles? Â Very innovativwe approach by the way. The color options are limitless and different head shapes can give gurglers, divers, poppers and sliders like yours. Â Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuzFly 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2012 You actually want to brush the feathers and other materials. The body was white before I hit it with the airbrush. Since the pens are alcohol based they will last a long time on most of materials. When they fade just hit them with the brush. The tail feathers have some olive airbrushed on them. It's all good.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyologist 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 I have read that one can make weedless top water flies with these articulated shanks. Does the fly land with the hook pointing up simply by reversing the tail hook? I don't really understand why it will be without any further modifications... Â Great flies by the way! It's exactly what the bass need around here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 Terrific work Buz. Any bass worth his salt would be delighted to snack on one of those beauties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 Not trying to steal your post, heres my take of a articulated Rapala, tail is pretty much gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuzFly 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 You could make it weedless by inverting the hook but then you might need to keel the fly a little so it wont flip upside down not that the fish would care. You could also put a weed guard on the hook with some mono. Nice Rapala. I went the synthetic route because spinning takes longer but they will float higher with deer hair. The body is made of Baitfish Emulator spun on wire and then wrapped around the shanks. They start off white and are brushed later. Brad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites