L. B. Fly Tyer 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 I would like some help in naming this fly. I think it kind of looks like a spider and a little bit like a hopper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 Spider-Man ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 Until it catches some fish and you've recipe'd it, it's just foam and rubber legs. Don't name it 'til you've proved it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 Mike, not only do I agree but when you slap some foam and rubber legs on a hook it's going to catch fish but why does everyone think "their fly" is deserving of a name when there are hundreds of the same thing in people's fly boxes? It takes a radical design approach that is proved special on many streams or lakes before you can even begin to consider names. Call it what ya' want, I won't steal your design. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 You could call it Elby's Smile. I bet you are going to look back on this one and smile. I also bet it will catch fish. One can catch fish on bare hooks. Gold works best, then bright silver. Back in the old days, like the 1950's, we did it fairly often. Right after we walked to and from school, up hill, both ways, with our pet tumbleweeds. OK, that last part is hyperbole, but you will catch something on that thing. Count on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2016 look online and see the countless number of lookalikes and go by that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Bosworth's Beachin Frizzy Here is a photo of a winning fly at the Jackson Hole One Fly fishing contest... with a crazy name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rstaight 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Vern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_NH 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2016 Hopping Spider, or Spidopper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2016 Mess on a hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bass master 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2016 A hungry bass will eat just about anything. But then again, you need to see if it does catch fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2016 A hungry bass will eat just about anything. But then again, you need to see if it does catch fish. This true... And, we will have no doubt when the fly-in-mouth photo is posted. Pretty sure LB is up to the challenge Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavynets 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2016 How do you know he hasn't caught fish on it? It doesn't matter anyway. I name flies all the time that I have never fished. Thinking of a "catchy" name is part of the fun. Don't worry about the fly tying police. Keep tying and have fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bass master 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2016 How do you know he hasn't caught fish on it? It doesn't matter anyway. I name flies all the time that I have never fished. Thinking of a "catchy" name is part of the fun. Don't worry about the fly tying police. Keep tying and have fun. I dont fish most of the flies i tie. I give them away. I just like the hobby and tying them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
