Mother of all MOP Flies

[flytire 0]

 

reference - instagram photo (i did not tie this)

[Rocco 0]

I used to see minnows like that out of the Cayahoga River -- between fires.

 

Rocco

[Philly 0]

I bet that's fun to cast when it gets wet. Looks like the tyer used strips of mop pieces to tie it. I'd like to know how he/she kept them together. best I can do is one about 3 /12" long.

[Steeldrifter 0]

I could probably build a custom 15wt for that fly lol

[vicente 0]

Just get it wet and cast it with a spinning rod, bet it's got great action.

[The Mad Duck 0]

Dang, thats a bunch of mop fingers and time spent!

[RickZieger 0]

My guess is that the tier tied it in the middle and let the ends stick up. Might have cut the strands in half first.

Interesting effect.

 

Rick

[Camo Clad Warrior 0]

Whoa sir. That is pretty cool lol.

[Lesg 0]

and after a day on the stream you can wipe your car down before it dries.

[mikechell 0]

That's actually used, tied to an anchor rope, as a "sea anchor".

 

Nobody has mentioned it ... but I like the "eye" attached to the set screw on the clamp jaws.

[Brian Myers 0]

wet sock filled with sand