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ive been looking for some tadpole patterns online but they just arent real enough for me lol. does anyone think a wool body trimed in a round shape, a marabou tail with some flash, and some 3D eyes would make a good tadpole fly?
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 09:56 AM
I would think so!
I haven't actually tied one, but have given thought to tying one up if I ever get back up to a certain lake near me.....I was thinking of using balck or brown straight cut(as opposed to cross cut) bunnie strips for the tail and then wrapping the strips aroud the hook to build a body.....you could even use some elastic to form a pair of legs off the back.....just a thought....
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I haven't actually tied one, but have given thought to tying one up if I ever get back up to a certain lake near me.....I was thinking of using balck or brown straight cut(as opposed to cross cut) bunnie strips for the tail and then wrapping the strips aroud the hook to build a body.....you could even use some elastic to form a pair of legs off the back.....just a thought....
Mike
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 01:26 PM
I saw an article in fly tyer mgazine that made a sculpin out of egg yarn
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 11:49 PM
foam tadpole
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 11:59 PM
Hi Sniksoh, Woolhead Tadpole, add rear legs, tadpoles have a defense system like salamanders where they do not taste all that well.
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Posted 15 February 2009 - 01:39 AM
QUOTE (Futzer @ Feb 14 2009, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Sniksoh, Woolhead Tadpole, add rear legs, tadpoles have a defense system like salamanders where they do not taste all that well.
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yeah i figured that but i have seen bass feed on them.
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Posted 16 February 2009 - 09:41 AM
The biggest brown trout I have ever seen were feeding on tadpoles, it was amazing. I dont have a pattern yet but like the ideas.
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Posted 16 February 2009 - 02:31 PM
QUOTE (flydoc @ Feb 14 2009, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
foam tadpole
that is a very nice looking fly how did you tie it?
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