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deeky 
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 11:04 AM
Nice tie. I once spent an afternoon sitting on a raft on East Battle Lake swatting horse flies and throwing them to the sunnies. They went crazy for them while they buzzed around on the surface. I wonder about wings of antron and maybe foam instead of the swiss straw to hold it at the surface a little better. Love the eyes and the nice fuzzy body on yours.
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NJ All Day
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 12:06 PM
QUOTE (deeky @ Aug 27 2010, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice tie. I once spent an afternoon sitting on a raft on East Battle Lake swatting horse flies and throwing them to the sunnies. They went crazy for them while they buzzed around on the surface. I wonder about wings of antron and maybe foam instead of the swiss straw to hold it at the surface a little better. Love the eyes and the nice fuzzy body on yours.
Deeky
Deeky
Deeky that's a good idea with the Antron. I was also thinking with the Antron you can mix some flash with it to look like the movement of the wings when the fly is trying to fly away as like a trigger.
Evan
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muskymags
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 02:33 PM
QUOTE (deeky @ Aug 27 2010, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice tie. I once spent an afternoon sitting on a raft on East Battle Lake swatting horse flies and throwing them to the sunnies. They went crazy for them while they buzzed around on the surface. I wonder about wings of antron and maybe foam instead of the swiss straw to hold it at the surface a little better. Love the eyes and the nice fuzzy body on yours.
Deeky
Deeky
The rubber isn't really heavy, but I love the idea of a foam back. Might have to try that! I'm headed to the Chip in Sconsin this weekend for a multi-species smorgasboard and will be experimenting.
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deeky
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 10:11 PM
As far as the rubber is concerned, weight isn't the reason I suggest the antron. The antron will actually act somewhat like a hackle on a dry fly and help hold the fly in the surface tension. I see the biggest amount of weight in the eyes, but the pattern just wouldn't be the same without those.
Deeky
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