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#1
day5 
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Posted 09 April 2008 - 07:13 PM
Genesis1:20
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
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day5
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Posted 09 April 2008 - 07:17 PM
One thing I have never liked about bunny fur claws is they tend to make one claw when wet. If this fly doesn't helicopter to bad the mono springs I made under the bunny fur claws is the ticket! This fly looks sick in the bath tub! now I need to go cast it (hopefully Friday!) 
The short skirt gives a load of movement.
See terry lee I told you Id do the double tails!!!
Kind of a story behind this one I sent a few flies to Terry lee8 months ago. His first suggestion was twin tail. So last night I was in my hotel and puled out my tying stuff to tie up some spidergrubs. I quickly realized I had left my box of bead at home
So I started to play around with terry twin tail suggestion. I filled the tub in the bathroom and started testing a few ideas. I realized that I do not care for the way two zonkers mold together in the water. So I set out to make a system to hold them apart. I made a 3/4 in long mono loop (inch and a half total length) then I pulled the middle of the loop back to the hook shank and made cross wraps to hold it. Also added a few drops of cement. This made a mono spring that holds the claws apart. the tub test was sickening. I think I played in the tub for 15 minutes. I also shortened the skirt (in comparison to the spider grub) this gives it more spring and less flow and wiggle. Like I said I hop it doesnt helicopter to bad!
The short skirt gives a load of movement. See terry lee I told you Id do the double tails!!!Kind of a story behind this one I sent a few flies to Terry lee8 months ago. His first suggestion was twin tail. So last night I was in my hotel and puled out my tying stuff to tie up some spidergrubs. I quickly realized I had left my box of bead at home
So I started to play around with terry twin tail suggestion. I filled the tub in the bathroom and started testing a few ideas. I realized that I do not care for the way two zonkers mold together in the water. So I set out to make a system to hold them apart. I made a 3/4 in long mono loop (inch and a half total length) then I pulled the middle of the loop back to the hook shank and made cross wraps to hold it. Also added a few drops of cement. This made a mono spring that holds the claws apart. the tub test was sickening. I think I played in the tub for 15 minutes. I also shortened the skirt (in comparison to the spider grub) this gives it more spring and less flow and wiggle. Like I said I hop it doesnt helicopter to bad!
Genesis1:20
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
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day5
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Posted 09 April 2008 - 07:18 PM
Thanks for the love mike! your flies are crap too!!! 
Genesis1:20
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
Click the picture below to visit www.streamersflyshop.com
I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
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luvinbluegills
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Posted 09 April 2008 - 08:23 PM
I like! I was just at a bait store picking up my license (finally!) and the owner just started carrying something vaguely similar in a small jig using micro leg material and feathers/hair.
~Only be concerned with that which lasts, then go deep into the backing!
Adventures with Fish!
Adventures with Fish!
#7
oatka
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 02:33 AM
QUOTE(day5 @ Apr 9 2008, 08:17 PM) 
Kind of a story behind this one I sent a few flies to Terry lee8 months ago. His first suggestion was twin tail. So last night I was in my hotel and puled out my tying stuff to tie up some spidergrubs. I quickly realized I had left my box of bead at home
So I started to play around with terry twin tail suggestion. I filled the tub in the bathroom and started testing a few ideas. I realized that I do not care for the way two zonkers mold together in the water. So I set out to make a system to hold them apart. I made a 3/4 in long mono loop (inch and a half total length) then I pulled the middle of the loop back to the hook shank and made cross wraps to hold it. Also added a few drops of cement. This made a mono spring that holds the claws apart. the tub test was sickening. I think I played in the tub for 15 minutes. I also shortened the skirt (in comparison to the spider grub) this gives it more spring and less flow and wiggle. Like I said I hop it doesnt helicopter to bad!
What, did your camera die before you could take pictures to help explain that?
oh, and my razor is better than Redwings, send them my way!
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day5
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 06:18 AM
there are pics of the mono springs in the database
Genesis1:20
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
Click the picture below to visit www.streamersflyshop.com
I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
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purolohi kalastaja
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 11:31 AM
Cool idea. Had you seen the mono springs somewhere before, or did you think of it out of the blue? (Maybe you could write a Hatches article about flies tied with mono springs??)
Nice flies!
-PK
Nice flies!
-PK
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[indent]From On the Road by John Geirach (quoting A.K. Best)
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jschmidt63
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:19 PM
nice ones! Gonna try some mono springs, been meaning too for awhile.
Love those jig hooks too.
Love those jig hooks too.
jschmidt63 (john)
Central Va.
Central Va.
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day5
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Posted 11 April 2008 - 04:45 AM
QUOTE(purolohi kalastaja @ Apr 10 2008, 12:31 PM)
Cool idea. Had you seen the mono springs somewhere before, or did you think of it out of the blue? (Maybe you could write a Hatches article about flies tied with mono springs??)
Nice flies!
-PK
Like everything in fly tying I'm sure it has been done before. But I have never seen it. I first tried a mono loop that I bent to make wider. It worked but not as well. That was when I tried pulling the loop back.
Genesis1:20
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I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
Click the picture below to visit www.streamersflyshop.com
I filled up two shopping carts late last night
The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
The checkout-lady laughed and said 'You think you got enough'
And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
Gonna catch all the fish, Gonna drink all the beer, Gonna head outta town, We're not staying here
Might take all day, might take all year, Till we catch all the fish, Till we drink all the beer
Brad Paisley
Join me on facebook search: streamers fly shop
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Fred H.
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Posted 11 April 2008 - 06:26 AM
the mono springs are inventive.there is no telling where it might lead.as with the fax machine.It could not have been invented if the phone or copy machine haven't already been thought of first.as we strive to make better flies ,if we can come away with one new inovative technique and we share it ,it benifits us all . good job.
"My head is a prison, my times on the water are conjugal visits" Fred Hannie
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