Iroc_Jeff 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Plainsman said: Hauled in a bass and brim. on these two. I try to keep it simple and the fish don’t seem to mind. Wings are from buck tail since I can’t find any elk hair. More wing ideas would be appreciated. These were on a 6 and an 8. Got a few good ideas from you guys for sure. That top one is really cool. Makes me wish I only made 1 larger middle segment on mine and not 2. What did you make the eyes with? Is it epoxy or stick on ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skeet3t 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 Definitely good fish getters. Never used elk hair. My elk hair caddis are really deer hair caddis but the fish don't know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plainsman 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 The eyes are black nail polish dropped on with toothpick. Got to find a better way cause it’s pretty tricky. I have screwed up a few times on the eyes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemac1 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Plainsman said: The eyes are black nail polish dropped on with toothpick. Got to find a better way cause it’s pretty tricky. I have screwed up a few times on the eyes. You might try a technique used on some SW shrimp patterns. Use a black permanent marker to draw a small dot on the head. Then use a thick UV resin to cover the dot. The thick resin will leave a raised round mound over the dot and it will resemble a black eye. This video shows the technique near the end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Werbacher 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 I tie a Charlie Cricket I use for my site mascot. He is fun to tie and actually fishes quite well on the windy days around the shore line. Video link: https://youtu.be/NyOwkVFjYWU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plainsman 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2021 Great ideas. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plainsman 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2021 Trying some larger eyes on this one. We’ll see what happens. May try and angle them a little more toward the front. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites