KevinP 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2005 I'm new to tying and fairly new to the board. I've been checking out this realistic board and saw the spider thread and I thought I would give it a try. Tying realistics sure takes some time huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2005 Hey Kevin, Cool looking spider! Nice tying. Today while checking the timer box for my outdoor lighting I found inside a huge black widow spider. I took lots of pictures from different angles. Maybe this would be a good one for next months Challenge #3? I havent tried tying a spider yet, looks like fun. Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmonfly 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2005 Very Nice Kevin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Great spider, if I set it on the kitchen counter I'd probably be hearing a loud scream when my wife discovered it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bentflyrod 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Really nice tie kevin! Keep it up! BFR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujic 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Hi Kevin, That's a beauty....well....for a spider Thanks for sharing it with us & keep up the great work! Nick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazza 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Hey KevinP ... That's a lovely fly. What materials were you using? Does it float? Milosh cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moskito_01 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 And you`re saying this is a first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinP 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Thanks for the kind words guys. Moskito--actually this was my first try. I just got lucky My second try looked terrible . The body of the fly is deer hair wrapped with thread and coated with head cement then colored with permanent markers. The legs are just different size mono fishing line. I guess it would float with the deer hair body. I'm sure the legs would probably poke through the surface though. I haven't tried it on the water yet though. Durability would be a problem with the legs being glued together. I am going to tie some up with just single size mono legs (which should eliminate the durability problem) and try em on the water. My question would be just how effective this pattern would be? Are spiders enough of a food source for trout (or any other fish species) to be effective? I just don't think I could fish a pattern like this with very much confidence with other insects being more numerous and higher up the list on a fish's diet. What do you guys think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud Guidry 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 very nice kevin, keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing more flies from you, Bud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
picketpin 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Great looking spider Kevin hope to see more of your flies Tight lines Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgart 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Good going Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2005 Nice fly, The river I fish has several typer of spiders and have seen them eaten. If you could get one like that to float I think it would create a perfect silouette of a real spider. I know warmwater fish would gobble something like that either surface or subsurface. When I first saw the spider in the flytyer mag I thought it was cool but how fishable would it be. I then thought that dragged behind a surface popper for bass it could only improve your chances. The real spiders I have seen on the trout river stood on top of the water and floated even when killed with an oar. You have heard the saying show them something new. I think it would be cool to land a decent fish on a pattern like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites