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Big Fatties, Articulated Streamers Swap

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I'm here to tell ya' these flies use a lot of material. Thought I had plenty of material for swap but when you're actually tying 3 bushy material heavy flies connected into one fly, things get used up in a hurry. I finished five flies with the basic materials I had and they are not quite as material heavy as the one in the video but look good for what they're meant for. Now I have the material I need to finish. I am going to tie some with different colors and see how they come out but I hate to mix them. If they look good and are attractive to the eye like the first batch so far I might go with them and finish over weekend. If not they'll have to wait until fresh supplies come in.

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Okay Kevin, flies should go out tomorrow. I worked hard on those and tho they're not quite as bushy and full as the original they are a pretty big fly, triple articulated. Well, I guess double articulated. A size 4 hook (don't compare that to a dry fly hook...it's big). foxtail, marabou, schlappen wound around ice dub, rubber legs, craft hair. Articulating shank dressed the same way as rear hook. Then a size 2 hook in front with 25# test wire leader wrapped and overlapped with Teflon thread and superglue running back thru 3 beads and thru the articulating shank, back thru the beads and wrapped and overlapped with Teflon thread and superglue. Then that hook is basically wrapped the same but has small eyes and finishing with more dubbing in front.

 

So yes, each fly has reinforcing of teflon thread and superglue and heads are finished with Crystal UV on each segment so if they get chewed by big teeth they hopefully will hold up for a few fights. Surprisingly, it is not a particularly heavy fly, tho I'm sure the wind resistance will be serious. I wanted to go out to the pond and give them a try in the water but we're having 30+ mph gusts today and tomorrow, then maybe some serious weather moving in. One of you guys may get them in the water before me.

 

By the way, it is the Hog Snare formula I basically followed in a slightly smaller size.

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Okay Kevin, flies should go out tomorrow. I worked hard on those and tho they're not quite as bushy and full as the original they are a pretty big fly, triple articulated. Well, I guess double articulated. A size 4 hook (don't compare that to a dry fly hook...it's big). foxtail, marabou, schlappen wound around ice dub, rubber legs, craft hair. Articulating shank dressed the same way as rear hook. Then a size 2 hook in front with 25# test wire leader wrapped and overlapped with Teflon thread and superglue running back thru 3 beads and thru the articulating shank, back thru the beads and wrapped and overlapped with Teflon thread and superglue. Then that hook is basically wrapped the same but has small eyes and finishing with more dubbing in front.

 

So yes, each fly has reinforcing of teflon thread and superglue and heads are finished with Crystal UV on each segment so if they get chewed by big teeth they hopefully will hold up for a few fights. Surprisingly, it is not a particularly heavy fly, tho I'm sure the wind resistance will be serious. I wanted to go out to the pond and give them a try in the water but we're having 30+ mph gusts today and tomorrow, then maybe some serious weather moving in. One of you guys may get them in the water before me.

 

By the way, it is the Hog Snare formula I basically followed in a slightly smaller size.

 

Yes it sounds good to me. If you have never fished a fly like this make sure you slow down you cast just a little and open up your loop. Keep in mind where your head is and the fly on your back cast.

 

Kevin

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Okay, they're on their way. The big fattie is right on top.

 

 

 

NO NO NO...Not that kind of Big Fattie...laugh.png laugh.png

 

Yeah Kev, I took a bead head bugger in the back of the head once that left a dent. When flinging almost anything around I usually wear a hat with a drop down sun cloth for neck, plus ALWAYS sunglasses or clear glasses at night. Hook in ear, not good. Hook in eye, very very bad.

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Kev, tracking says you've got them. Am anxious to hear what you think of my efforts. Hopefully they haven't gone to waste. I know that on the run of 6 I have a few that missed a step here and there but combined the steps seem to cover each other with the next fly in line.

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Yes I just looked at them. I thought you said they are huge. Given there not a midge but they can get larger. They look great. I think you did well. Was this for first try at a fly like this?

 

Kevin

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Yep. Once before I did an articulated swap and made a big mess marabou on a string thing that actually catches bass. This is first real patterned fly. The olive ones were as small as I could get them because the eye of the hook needed to go thru. Guess I shouldn't have worried about size. The one on top for you was right off the same sizes Rich Strolis in his video. There are three other articulated flies in the videos and I figure I'd give each of them a try now that I have the wire shafts and schappen.

 

Meant to put link for the articulated flies in there, including the Legs for Days.

 

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/trout-fishing/where-fish-trout/2013/10/how-tie-4-cutting-edge-streamers-will-catch-

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