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Gran8Rocks68

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About Gran8Rocks68

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    Beginner
  • Birthday 04/26/1968

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    Tarpon,snook,reds,bonefish,shark
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    Long Island New York
  1. very nice... don't forget the wall mounted brite light
  2. very nice, I really like the head on that fly
  3. I'm at it since 1995... dam co-worker set me up.. ; )
  4. Big E, That's mint hahahahaha
  5. For slow water anything that rides high.... hmmm easy... well use a cork from a wine bottle cut a slit for the hook epoxy in... tie on a tail...done! moving water..... clouser for sure with x small eyes so it rides higher and drops nicely during the pause....
  6. hey harris, I'm late on this but a pure white clouser with alot of silver flash out the back for the Jacks and if any small groupers are around in the rocks they will hit that hard!!!! just bring extra flies they will pull you into the rocks quickly...
  7. Randy Nice birds.... I have a double yellow headed amazon hes 20 yrs old... he loves children but plays ruff with me I have quite a few scares from him lol.... Have you tried to tie any flies with the feathers yet... All I can think of is a salmon fly style so far.. its still in the works and yes it will be called the amazon fly lol
  8. has anyone tried to use EZ shape sparkle body yet to make eyes.... it's great stuff.... I'll try to get some pictures up if i can... I just do them right on the fly as needed... I'm always trying to stay away from epoxy for some reason
  9. thnx for that.... I used the zappagoo and thined it with a can of(cant remember but it was an old can of some kind of thinners) and that worked MINT! maybe it was Xylol??? all i remember is the fumes...and maybe a bright light lol.... but yea the fumes where strong!!! thnxs bassturd im ganna go get some!!!!!
  10. tailwaker, I keep my epoxy in a warm room around 80 degrees or so... just remember with any 2 part epoxy the warmer it is the quicker it will set off.... 30 minute works better for me I use loon hard head as much as I can....
  11. bring some of these for the rosters.... THE RASTA Purpose: Ten tenths Menhaden, Mullet and Sardina imitation for Saltwater and large Freshwater fish. Tied not only to be highly imitative, but also to be non-fouling and to swim perfectly, even at very high speeds or in very swift currents. Area and species focus: Baja California, The Atlantic Northeast, Eastern Seaboard and Florida. Originally designed and extremely successful for Roosterfish, this fly has taken Snook, Tarpon, Snapper, Jacks, Stripers, Bass, Pike and in smaller sizes, big trout. Tail: Cream Yak and white Bucktail tied radially around the hook with 1/16-1/8’ pearl flashabou. Blacken last ½ inch of tail with permanent marker to imitate baitfish tail borders. Inner Wing: Pink and Light Blue bucktail with Chartreuse Fishair accents. Outer Wing: Olive and Brown Yak with Peacock Jack’s secret stuff flash on top. Peacock Angel Hair will also suffice. Tie in the wing with great consideration of the taper of the overall teardrop shape. Let the yak taper very smoothly into the front collar of fox. Attention to this symmetry will make or break this fly when it comes to Roosters. Collar: Brown and White Arctic Fox tied fully around the hook in a very symmetrical fashion which allows the fly to swim perfectly at even very high speeds. This collar of fox is tied into the fly in conventional deceiver fashion until the final application. The final collar of fox is tied with the butts facing backwards and the tips forward in the final application. Once affixed, just barely tying the fibers back a bit with the tying thread will give the fly its proper silhouette. Marking the fly with Gray, Brown or Olive bars will add contrast and detail as well.
  12. Worstcaster, I've moved away from mono eyes for the most part... I do like JJD said with the beads.... I make a nice size tarpon shrimp fly with big eyes and it works great and its quick....and they have glow in the dark beads to WOOHOO but for crabs small shrimp like patterens I use sewing pins instead... they come in a wide range of colors all different sizes... clip off the lenght you need bend it up tie it on ur done woohoo Good luck
  13. tnx again guys... the delta paint you can do pupils at the same time before it dries i just like the added cone on top then i smooth out the two with nail polish.... haha tell the wife u like the clear on her nails haha Joe fabric paint i looked at that when i was at the store to.... those gold glitter eyes look outstanding tnx for that
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