jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 I guess it's time for another one of these... Tenkara fishing is pretty simple and the flies aren't complex, so let's do a Tenkara swap. Standard swap rules apply for the first eleven to speak up: - Self-addressed stamped envelope and toe tags on your flies to me - Due date is March 3 (I would've said March 6 or 7, but I'll be at the Northwest Fly Fishing Expo :-)) I'll keep everyone posted on progress. When you've completed your flies, shoot me a PM and I'll give you my mailing address. Remember... there's elegance in simplicity. John 1. jburge - Sakasa Kebari Caddis Pupa Variant, Sakasa Kebari Royal Wulff Variant, Chris Stewart's Killer Kebari 2. Horseshoes - Ishigaki Fly - arrived 3. sniperfreak223 - Pheasant Tail Variant / addy sent / arrived 4. fishingbobnelson - TBD (he knows where I live) / arrived 5. vicrider - Beaded Bomber / addy sent / arrived 6. ostfyn - Green Takayama Sakasa Kebari / addy sent 7. rockworm - Dun and Cree Sekasa Kebari / addy sent / arrived 8. DavidHE / addy sent / arrived 9. Henrik Thomsen - Bibio (hawthorn fly) / addy sent / arrived 10. Simplejack / addy sent / arrived 11. 12. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseshoes 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 I'm speaking up, not sure what it is but I will investigate. Do you know I bought a tenkara rod about 11 years ago and never knew what it was till I googled it not long ago. lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseshoes 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Dr. Ishigaki's Fly is the one for me, pure simplicity and a well proven fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Dr. Ishigaki's Fly is the one for me, pure simplicity and a well proven fly. You're right… simple, proven, and it's from one of the masters. Glad to have you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 I'm speaking up, not sure what it is but I will investigate.Do you know I bought a tenkara rod about 11 years ago and never knew what it was till I googled it not long ago. lol. You were ahead of your time and just didn't know it :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sniperfreak223 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 I'll give this a shot too, been wanting to try tying sakasa kebari type flies for a while now and this'll give me an excuse to learn. I'll be tying a Pheasant tail-type fly, with a brown hen collar, peock herl thorax and pheasant tail body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishingbobnelson 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 You know I'm with a TBD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 I'll give this a shot too, been wanting to try tying sakasa kebari type flies for a while now and this'll give me an excuse to learn. I'll be tying a Pheasant tail-type fly, with a brown hen collar, peock herl thorax and pheasant tail body. Glad to have you and the fly sounds like a real fish-getter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 You know I'm with a TBD He, he… somehow I knew. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseshoes 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 You know I'm with a TBD you know.. you tie a mean TBD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Yep...Awhile ago I bought a half dozen Tenkara flies to check them out. No reason they shouldn't do anything a soft hackle would do and the forward leaning hackle should fluff nicely in the water. I may not use them for Tenkara fishing but can see their use in other applications. I bookmarked a cool looking Tenkara fly with an alternating bead and dubbing that looked interesting. Not really simple but rather elegant. I'll give that a shot. No name so let's call it the beaded bomber. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Yep...Awhile ago I bought a half dozen Tenkara flies to check them out. No reason they shouldn't do anything a soft hackle would do and the forward leaning hackle should fluff nicely in the water. I may not use them for Tenkara fishing but can see their use in other applications. I bookmarked a cool looking Tenkara fly with an alternating bead and dubbing that looked interesting. Not really simple but rather elegant. I'll give that a shot. No name so let's call it the beaded bomber. Sounds good to me, glad to have you aboard. And you're right about the variation of application. The flies are effective in a number of ways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ostfyn 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Hey everybody I'm in - pattern TBD Ostfyn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburge 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Hey everybody I'm in - pattern TBD Ostfyn Glad to have you, thanks for joining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Remember... there's elegance in simplicity. In that case I'm in with some Dun and Cree Sekasa Kebari. The elegantest ever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites