TIER 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 What is you very best work of art thats fishing related? Mine is the dumbell eye bucktail streamer. It can be a lure, jig, fly, anything. anything fishing related Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feckineejit 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 I'm not long started tying so I don't have a best yet, but here are a few I tied up past few days that I like Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIER 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feckineejit 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Awesome! Thanks TIER I can only get better I hope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Awesome! Thanks TIER I can only get better I hope Those look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feckineejit 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Cheers Mark Another wee one I just tied, a klinkhammer with my own twist. Hook:B100 #12 Thread: UTC 70 black Body: peacock herl stripped using erasure Wing: Antron Bodywool (florescent so easy to see) Hackle: Metz grizzle hackle Head: ultra fine ice dub (purple) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2019 Most of dry flies, nymphs and soft hackles aren't very artistic. They catch fish, so I can't complain. I think I spend more time working on my poppers than I do on the others. This is my first attempt, done many years ago, at creating one of my favorite hard body poppers that I could fish with a fly rod. Works well with an 8 wgt. Probably not artistic, but I like the way it turned out. This is another older popper, 8 wgt size Here's a some I did within the last year or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2019 I don't call anything my "best", because hopefully I've never done my very best just yet. I make lures & tie some flies! Many types so, would be difficult to select one as my best anyway. I try to make them look good, and so they'll both catch fish & have some durability. To me that's more important than just being artistic. These are some I've made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feckineejit 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2019 Nice ties Philly & tidewaterfly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2019 OH, but they are artistic Philly and TW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 I like the spinner baits and the buck tail. I do tie my own buck tails but not that often these days. I've never tried making spinner baits, but I've re-skirted and replaced blades on spinner baits my fishing buddies have picked up cheap at fishing flea markets. They usually need a little work. One thing I do tie is a variation of the Pig Boat pattern using spinner bait skirts instead of rubber legs. I've had decent luck with them for bass and chain pickerel. I'd redone a body of spinner bait for one of my friends. It looked good so I tied a fly with the same body to go with the rest of the ones in my bass box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted November 14, 2019 Not necessarily art but tools that have been developed that seem to always get Oos and Awhs. More like consumables to me. My Cdads and schwimps.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 I like the spinner baits and the buck tail. I do tie my own buck tails but not that often these days. I've never tried making spinner baits, but I've re-skirted and replaced blades on spinner baits my fishing buddies have picked up cheap at fishing flea markets. They usually need a little work. One thing I do tie is a variation of the Pig Boat pattern using spinner bait skirts instead of rubber legs. I've had decent luck with them for bass and chain pickerel. I'd redone a body of spinner bait for one of my friends. It looked good so I tied a fly with the same body to go with the rest of the ones in my bass box. The spinnerbaits in the photo were made for a friend of mine who lives in south Florida. Most that I make are "better" versions with premium type hooks. These were made with Owner hooks. I tie on the skirts too, as the skirt collars don't keep them on very well & some deteriorate so that they fall off. I've also repaired & replaced them on bought spinnerbaits & buzzbaits. I pour most that I use, and now have 337 molds of various types. Where I live now, in SC, there's a lot of bass anglers & Striped bass in the lakes are a big deal, so I concentrate on making flies & lures for them. I still know a lot of people who fish the Chesapeake Bay in MD, and stay in touch. Bucktail jigs are still used by a lot of folks there, and many have started using the underspin styles. The jig in the photo is something I made a mold for, and they're a good alternative to the typical jigs. It keeps me busy sometimes, and I enjoy making them all. The flies in the photos, the flats flies are going to Belize in March, and the Salmon/Steelhead flies went to a friend & co-worker of my one brother. The fellow was going to NY to fish the Salmon River last fall, and my brother gave him a gift of a fly selection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIER 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 Denduke, that's amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2019 Functional art. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites