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Burly Jed

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About Burly Jed

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    Bait Fisherman
  • Birthday 04/27/1973

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    Largemouth Bass
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    http://burlyflyfishing.com

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  • Location
    MA
  1. Not me, no tree climbing for no $20 fly, no way. If I bought one of those it would be like some other super fancy flies and some simply elegant flies that I've acquired over the years as examples of what can be done and used only as pattern stock/inspiration at my table or occasionally show to the trout fishers at the park. I wouldn't plan on casting it more than a time or two. . I have an appreciation for beautifully tied flies, but only in their ability to catch fish.
  2. That is probably Pat Cohen's bird. There is one other guy that does them but his name eludes me right now. They are works of art and $20 each. Something tells me that I'll be climbing that tree to recover that fly.
  3. Thank you Mike. The largest bird I've tied comes in at about 2g (pictured). I agree that is too heavy and I've already taken some steps to lighten it. Yes I've seen those folks that just chuck half a chicken out there. I'm not interested in that. This needs to be a "fly" that can be accurately fly casted under trees and to the edge of brush. I'll see what the next one weighs, but for now it is sitting in a tub of curing silicone rubber. Thx for the feedback.
  4. Hello all. New to the forum and was hoping for a little feedback. I have been working for the past couple of months on creating a foam bird fly. I have a handful of molds cast and am getting close. There really aren't many offerings for bird flies, but they are super effective near me (MA). Pat Cohen makes one, but we all know that Pat Cohen uses some sort of wizard sorcery to tie his deer hair and they are $20 each. I'm looking to offer something less expensive. So the question....Do you think I should focus on building a foam body that people can tie themselves or should I work on perfecting a finished fly? Thank you so much in advance!!
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