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I thought I would get a little Froggy
Great looking frog. I have an original Joe Messinger Senior frog still on the card from back in the day. I need to put it in a shadow box. He was a talented fly tier. |
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January 2012: Flies from the Vise
[quote name='Bruce Derington' timestamp='1326052338' post='488959']
Its been awhile since I tied any deer hair so I thought I'de warm up with a couple simple ones, Gotta lo |
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Deer hair spinning
Ok, I am going to try spinning again to try and get a hang of it this time around. I have a couple of questions though
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hi from Va
[quote name='bluegill576' timestamp='1322620784' post='484265']
Welcome to the forum. I'm looking foreword to possibly gaining some of your tips from 40 years of fly fishin |
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Mondo Frog
Yep, the Mondo Frog, know it well I do. I did a slide show on it and put it on hatches TV but i don't think its running any more. I'm on a fishing trip through the Holiday but will try and fin |
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River smallie quesion
since your fishing for smallies as I see in your title I would say a heavy craw pattern like a clouser craw intermediate I would suggest a baitfish pattern not knowing where your from I don't know |
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Finished these 2 bodies last night
These are the Wapsi saltwater bodies, #2's. I wanted to try a couple of bass poppers on these larger bodies...mostly out of boredom, I think. I was going for a brown trout color pattern on this |
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Popper question
I have a quick question on the tube frog. I have never tied a tube fly before but I am wanting to give it a try over the winter. My question is this do you glue the tube into the foam body? If so whic |
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Couple of poppers
[quote name='Kirk Dietrich' timestamp='1319637969' post='481486']
Good looking bugs. What did you make the heads out of?
Kirk
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These are the Wapsi Perfect Poppers. M |
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Rainy's foam frog bodies
Does anyone here tie with the Rainy's foam frog bodies? If so, where do you purchase them? Seems like every mainstream place I check has only their popper heads, no frog bodies. |
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balsa frog
There is a 'rubber bodied' casting frog that has chamois legs on it. This is what I have in mind. They are simply long flat pieces that have 'toes' cut into the end, and with black dot |
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My System And Other Comments
Perch, thanks for pointing that out about the frogs; I've been dirtying the belly of my frogs for as long as I can remember. Below is the belly of a typical frog popper I make, I know the lines ar |
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Leader ?
[quote name='jburge' timestamp='1316895042' post='479065']
Kevin,
I've made leaders out of mono, fluoro, UNI thread and Danville Flymaster thread, with good results. Perha |
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beginings
My camera is for big pictures only,so Here are some larger flies.
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Here we have a bead chain matuka.
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And here,a lovely popper hand carved from styr |
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Idea Help
Not sure if this helps but this frog appears to be 'hook point up'. Just found from browsing another topic, looks pretty kool. Let us know how you get on.
http://flymenfishingcompany.org/flyt |
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my first balsa popper
before I make too many of these am I wasting my time usingl a 6wt rod? do I need to try and make them smaller? making them is a lot of fun but I want to actually fish them. I am new to the fly fishi |
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Balsa frog dilemma
Here is a balsa frog that I just made, but my dilemma is what type of hook I should use and how to install hook, I assume I can cut with dremel underside as I somewhat did with cork frog, but the cork |
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Balsa frog dilemma
Here is a balsa frog that I just made, but my dilemma is what type of hook I should use and how to install hook, I assume I can cut with dremel underside as I somewhat did with cork frog, but the cork |
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My cork frog.
Well I tried the cork frog, my 6 to ever try. Trying upload from my phone so hope it works. |
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Striped Messinger Frog
[quote name='onceahoosier' timestamp='1314158086' post='476615']
Very nice. I love deer hair work but I've never tied a Messinger frog. Motivates me to give it a try. Th |
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Foam
A straight forward foam frog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRnhnulYrew you tube has loads.
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August swap club
[b]I'm sure you got my PM and I also got my flies today. They will be with my the next trip to Rocky Gap and the weed bed.
hopefully I can get my "scum frog" project working by then.
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A couple more for your critique
I am glad tidewater noted the appearance of the hook being off-center. I too noticed it, but forgot to mention it. Another possibility for this bug,if the hook is off center, is that it may want to la |
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bird books
so its seems iv taken a real liking to birds, on trips this year iv gotten to see a lot of new birds like for instance the night haring, and my fishing spots have resident fish and frog eating birds, |
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Fish pics!
Some of my summer catch. These guys all liked the same fly, a white bellied deer hair frog popper tied on a TMC 8089 #6 hook.
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Need some info on Dry Flys for trout
Great info and thanks for the reply's. I will try the figure 8 loop as well. A technique I have read about in the Benchside Reference but forgot.
I probably have 20 elkhair caddis tied up in siz |
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July swap club
Bass top water anything fished on top of the water for bass due date July 31st
1.Crackleback-deer hair divers-received
2.Student4evr
3.ibrb-received
4.bluegill576-received
5.bertgwen-received
6.Joh |
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What are your summer bass flies?
Hey Cram, I've been thowing that frog ever since I saw the first pictures of it and man has it been a producer..... I love that sucker. I've also been tying them and selling them out of the lo |
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Loon: Shark Tooth Spool Management System Review
Hi everyone,
I just posted a review of the Loon Shark Tooth Spool Management System on my blog. You can read the full review below or to check out the review with pictures click on the link below.
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Red Marker
I have had this problem when i was tying the old STP frog and trying to colour his mouth nice and red, ended up with smudged red all over my hands. |
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Popper Swap
[size="3"][b]Here are images of the poppers tied for this swap:[/b][/size]
[b]Bluegill576[/b]
The image doesn't capture the subtle olive of the body.
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Froggie
[quote name='Fred H.' timestamp='1305600703' post='467775']
Tinkering with one of my slider patterns . I've decided to make a smaller frog slidder with ,what I think is a c |
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simple and effective frog
Looks good. I've got to ask myself though; if the guy is going to go to painstaking detail to trim a feather in a somewhat resemblance of a frog leg to duplicate a frog, what is he doing putting a |
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Popper bodies: Wapsi vs Rainy's
For those of you who have used these (preferably both), what are your thoughts on the two brands of popper bodies? I have been using the Wapsi Perfect Popper bodies on all of my sliders and poppers f |
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2010 FTOTY - Winners!!!
Congratulations Pat for taking overall and all the first place category winners and runners up. Those are some beautiful and effective looking flies I wouldn't mind having in my box.Great effort o |
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Fluro breaking
QUOTE (gregfred @ Apr 25 2011, 09:55 PM) I use Rio tippet. Right now I am too lazy to go check the type but here is a link to some of their flouro tippet. I have never had rio break on my uni |
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STP frogs
QUOTE (smokinprice @ Apr 25 2011, 11:32 AM) I started tying these as well. However, you must use a weed guard or lavre lace in order to ensure that the legs dont foul around the hook. I lea |
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Best Dry Fly Dubbing
Beaver Dubbing from Rocky Mountain Dubbing and Frog Hair dubbing from Montana Fly Co.carlp |
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Smallmouth Swap
looks good. I'm still working on my foam frog...one or two more tries and I think I will have it figured out |
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Woolly Frog
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Barefoot122:
Woolly Frog
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Shad Flies
buzzin frog, that's a different type of shad. They're probably Gizzard or Threadfin Shad. American & Hickory Shad are ocean fish, and migrate into freshwater rivers & stream to spawn, |
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Still trying
Compass, gps, gave them up. now I just go by the sun, moon, and the warts on the backside of a frog. |
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Fish Foolin' Frog Popper
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by smokinprice:
Fish Foolin' Frog Popper
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Olive frog Diver
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by eastern fly:
Olive frog Diver
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Chartreuse Frog Diver
A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by eastern fly:
Chartreuse Frog Diver
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Pre 1961 Classic Bass Bug Swap
Here are the fixed Links Sorry my Bad, thought I could just cut and paste.Thanks for letting me know.Wetshttp://www.classicflytying.com/index.php?showtopic=41402http://classicflyrodforum.com/reply/205 |
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Another would you be interested post.
Okay any interest in here for a Classic Bass Bug Swap.Patterns would need to be from 1961 or Older flies size 6 or larger.You could tie them as close to original as you can or a modernized version suc |
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BASS BUGS SWAP
SWAP FULL there has been some interest in having a bass bug swap and so here it is. Limited to 6 swappers including myself. will be tying a total of 6 bugs apiece (one of which you will get back) of t |
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Chest waders
I use the frog toggs Hellbender Breathable love them |
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Hair or CDC for stillwater mayfly duns?
Moving water, I prefer hair wing comparadun patterns. Still water, I don't see why CDC wouldn't work. On fast water, CDC has a tendency to matt up (especially after a few fish.) Its easily |
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Super Hair Bugs
The Messinger Frog is really good but your WhomPousCat is freakin killer! I like that thing a lot!Kirk |
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consistency
Consistency produces flies/lures that will act as you designed them to act, which to me is important. The methods to achieve consistency is likely to vary depending on a person's strengths, you kn |
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Blizzard Bustin' Bluegill Bash
QUOTE (smokinprice @ Feb 1 2011, 01:00 PM) I am thinking of doing my Monocacy Bumble Bee, a Steriod Ant or my Fish Foolin' Frog popper. Such decisions.If we are able to "vote" |
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Frog Fly
would not a regular frog pattern put on a sinking line work-I would think it would work quite well.mard |
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bucktail froglegs
QUOTE (chucko @ Jan 25 2011, 09:10 PM) How do you tie frog legs made with buck tail, for deer hair bass bugs? these are way cool, but I haven't had any luck on finding out how this is don |
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