Pera 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Materials: Hook: Big(Daiichi X452 #4/0 in this one) Body/Wing: Slinky Fibre + flash Head: Ice Fur (anything thinner material than slinky works fine) Head: Epoxy+ eyes (optional) Step 1. Tie in small amount of slinky fibre like shown in the picture. Step 2. Turn the fibres back, but dont secure them with your thread. Add some flash (I used IceWing). Step 3. Add a drop of super glue. This will make the fly last longer, and help keeping fibres off the hook shank. Repeat this with all the bunches Step 4. Tie in the second bunch of slinky. This one is the longest. Step 5. Before turning back, force the fibres pointing front to the sides &top of the hookshank. This will make more chubbyer profile. Step 6. Add another bunch of slinky, this one being much shorter than the ones before. Step 7. Next I'll ad longer orange bunch of slinky, this being the back of the fly. Step 8. Now tie in rather chubby bunch of IceFur on top of the hookshank. Step 9. Then tie a shorter bunch on the bottom of the shank. Step 10. Use your hands to spread the icefur all over the shank before turning 'em back. Step 11. If you want your fly to be slow sinking and extreamly light to cast its finished. Just use waterproof marker to make nice stripes etc. to add more..umm..well..u know.. Step 12. If you want your fly to sink faster form a nice epoxy head. Just be sure not to pull the fibres back. That will kill all the "livelyness".. This is one of my favourite patterns for pike. Its wery lite to cast and it will last fishes after fishes.. You can also make dozens of diffrent colour combinations. Its also easy to tie in different sizes. Sorry for all the miss spelling and bad pictures. Im not any camera-acrobat.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kodiaksalmon 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Very nicely done! I think you have some of the nicest pike flies on the site and your tutorial and pics were spot-on. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olórin 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Nice looking fly. I will be tying some of these up for my Pike trip in May 2009!! Nice instructions. Easy to follow. Thanks for the trouble. - Olórin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmywhiplash 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2008 Nice fly looks like it will catch your step by step is real good thanks for posting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrines 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 Pera- Very well done, and great step by steps. This should be very good in SW. We have a baitfish (menhaden) with exactly that profile, that can get 18-20" long, and is a primary food for striped bass. Many of the flies tied to imitate them are very heavy and difficult to cast when wet, or are more complicated to tie and use expensive materials. This looks perfect! Thanks for posting. peregrines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnarius 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2009 I clicked the link thinking it said STINKY pike fly, and I had to know what that meant. I like it. It looks much easier to cast than a live perch for pike. thanks, Olaf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2009 That is a great looking fly. It looks like it would be killer in saltwater. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2009 There is something about a big streamer that inspires visions of great fish! Great tie...your instructions are very simple and easy to follow...I look forward to your future contributions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
