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March 2012: Flies from the Vise

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I didn't see a thread started for this month, so I've taken the liberty. Share what you've been tying through the month of March. I'll get us started with a little saltwater/bass combo.

 

A version of Bob's Banger for you. I've had this idea of using feathers to represent legs, and then I didn't have a lot of options for body material so I used UV Brown Polar Chenille.

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I saw a fly similar to this somewhere (can't for the life of my remember where), but it's supposed to represent a tube fly the baitcasters use for bass around these parts. I haven't put it in the water to see how it behaves yet.

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Some variations on Tom Loe's ASSASSIN...an Easter Sierra slayer...

 

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OLIVE TUNG ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14- #18…Tom Loe/Variant ( of a Cal Bird variant) …

 

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RED HEAD ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760 – #14 -#18…this is a #14…

 

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TUNG DUN ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760 – #14 -#18…this is a #16…

 

 

PT/TB :)

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Guest Tony P

Some variations on Tom Loe's ASSASSIN...an Easter Sierra slayer...

 

OLIVEASS-1-.jpg

 

OLIVE TUNG ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760, #14- #18…Tom Loe/Variant ( of a Cal Bird variant) …

 

RHASSASSIN-2-.jpg

 

RED HEAD ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760 – #14 -#18…this is a #14…

 

TUNGDUNASSASSIN-1-.jpg

 

TUNG DUN ASSASSIN…TMC 2302 or Daiichi 1760 – #14 -#18…this is a #16…

 

 

PT/TB :)

 

Nice variations! The look like the Birds Nest flies?

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"Sk8r" from today..

Hook: Dry hook of your choosing

Rib: Small Gold Tinsel

Hackle: Grizzly (appropriately sized)

Body: 2 Peacock eye herls twisted

Wing: Light deer Hair sparse

Thread: White Flymaster 6/0

Floatant: Albolene sparsely

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A few on #6, #8, or #10 Salmon steels...

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Working on smoothing out the wraps , heads and such...now using my reading glasses while tying...photos in macro really show the screw ups

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Green Butt Fox Softy

Hook: I dunno,a big eye hook one of the forum members sent me...around a 12(?)

Tag: Green Chartreusey Yarn 1 strand of 6

Body: Black Flymaster 6/0

Underwing: Black Fox Reverse tied (tips out over the eye then folded back b4 hackle applied)

Wing: Black Short Cock Hackle

Head: Thread coated w/ Gorilla Glue

 

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Wow, you guy's tying is brilliant. I posted these before, I've only been tying since February this year so I apologise for quality

 

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^ A white bunny leach, with heavy hourglass eyes, I think that would make an awesome sandeel imitation, too

 

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A white and green chenile zonker

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A few from today using Congo Hair and Mylar balloons...

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"Bumble Bee Schlapper"

 

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"Bumblig Along"

 

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"Veiled Threat"

 

When I figure out which I like (the fish like) I'll let ya'll know... :lol:

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Wavey your flies are good, they will catch fish and THAT is what matters. Keep your early flies and compare them to what you tie in a year...at the rate you are going (from Feb.) you will be doing great work in a years time!

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Wavey your flies are good, they will catch fish and THAT is what matters. Keep your early flies and compare them to what you tie in a year...at the rate you are going (from Feb.) you will be doing great work in a years time!

 

Thank you Lykos :) I keep all my first flies, even the disasters to hand, to work out where I went wrong :)

 

 

 

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