December Flies from the Vise

[notenuftoys 0]

I broke out the little bag of grouse feathers and decided to go buggy. A simple soft hackle with fox squirrel and grouse, but I used the split thread technique for the dubbing. Tied on the Firehole 633 hook, which is my favorite for wet flies.

 

 

[Grape 0]

 

 

Bit the bullet and picked up a new Renzetti .... tied a few of these first

Congrats on the Renzetti. I've been using one almost 10 years now and love it!

Thanks! I started on a used knockoff Regal for a couple months and it broke so I figured why not get a good one

[DarrellP 0]

 

 

I posted these on another post, but thought that I would join this party. I don't know which I have more trouble with, trying to tie or trying to take and post pictures. Sometimes I feel like an old guy...These are fairly large, I can see them when I tie.

[Peartree 0]

We got 12" of snow here in central VA, and everything shut down so I decided to catch up on filling my bass boxes.

[Mike West 0]

My second attempt working with this material

Got some things to work out still.

Gamakatsu 4/0 straight worm hook.

There is some flash and rubber under the Marabou not showing up in the pic.

[Mike West 0]

[chugbug27 0]

Pretty cool

[MuskyFlyGuy 0]

Mike,

What material do you use for the head and how do you tie it?

Thanks,

Tom

[Mike West 0]

Mike,

What material do you use for the head and how do you tie it?

Thanks,

Tom

This stuff. Thought about just cutting my own but at $3.95

What the heck I’ll try it.

It’s square and you spin it like deer hair.

I’d buy it again over trying to cut my own.

[utyer 0]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Clouser:

 

A fly for Shad.

 

[flytire 0]

 

Parachute Green Drake

 

Hook - Dry fly style

Thread - Black

Tail - Moose body hair

Ribbing - Thread

Body/thorax - Dubbing

Wing - Moose body hair

Hackle - Olive dyed grizzly

[JC Hoppaire 0]

 

Mike,

What material do you use for the head and how do you tie it?

Thanks,

Tom

This stuff. Thought about just cutting my own but at $3.95

What the heck I’ll try it.

It’s square and you spin it like deer hair.

I’d buy it again over trying to cut my own.

 

 

Here's how Drew Chicone cuts the foam:

 

http://www.saltyflytying.com/how-do-i-cut-uniform-foam-strips.html

[flytire 0]

 

some folks used paper shredders years ago for foam strips

[Mike West 0]

I have both of those. Never crossed my mind to try those Ideas.

I think the Kitchen aid attacment is with my wife in CA. but I have a paper shredder here.

Thx for the share and FYI

[Mike West 0]

Im kicking around the idea right now of tying up a Bass Popper totally out of this stuff.

I can tell you even with a brand new double edge razor blade it doesn't cut very well without a sawing action.

Im gonna give it a shot today Ill post it later and well see how it comes out .