dubbing
There is a lot of bright orange dubbing available. Usuallly described as hot orange or fluorescent orange. They are often used on Salmon and Steelhead flies. The major dubbing makers (Wapsi, Hareline |
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First popper build
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Size 8 body and hook that came with them, it seems to be short though.
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The Wapsi #8 hard foam cupped bo |
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How to get started
Hi,I bought a wapsi kit and I thought the flies were real cheesey.They were not super cool like all the flies you get at a fly shop.And I have to admit to talking trash on this website saying that the |
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Weekly Fly Tying Contest #4
Ok. here's a classic pattern from "Tying Flies with Jack Dennis and Friends" that I have been playing around with.
Parachute Midge Emerger
Hook: Tiemco 2488 #16
Thread: UTC GSP white 50 |
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dubbing types and similarities
Beaver dubbing is similar to superfine as you can dub it very tight. As far as subs beaver as synthetics, no synthetic is a sub for natural fiber. Other dub similar to beaver would be otter, and va |
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India Dry Fly Necks
http://www.allseasonssports.com/catalog.asp?prodid=500735&showprevnext=1
http://www.bobmarriottsflyfishingstore.com/fly-tying-materials/feathers/rooster-hen-hackle/rooster/wapsi-indian-prime-neck |
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Trip to the Keys
Tide is right on the money.... I forget at times that what I take for granted may not be very apparent in a photo... so here's a quick recipe... The first step is to wind on a single layer of thre |
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What to get .... $100 to spend
DON'T BUY A WAPSI STARTER KIT!!!I bought one to start out on and it was really disapointing.Besides it only ties a few bass type flies most are trout flies(you know freshwater trout |
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Deer hair spinning
WOW that GSP is some really tough stuff. I got out a hook and spun hair on it from begining to end to get the hang of it. I tried to break the thread to see how strong it was by tugging at it and it |
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Fish Pictures
A Brown my son, Michael caught at dusk on the East Walker River, Bridgeport, CA...
[IMG]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/planettrout/EAST%20WALKER%20RIVER/mikes-bday-brn-ewr-21.jpg[/IMG]
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Tying Wax Assortment; Limited Edition
I am pleased to hear you have used my waxes and find them useful. I once bought a tube of Wapsi's Super Sticky which I haven't touched in years because it has those messy, undesireable qualiti |
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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
A member of my fly fishing club has a Wapsi Hard Foam popper which consists of a hook glued in the head slot, a marabou tail and a bit of hackle palmer. There is no paint. The popper works. A parti |
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Some Poppers
They are Wapsi perfect popper bodies. I like them a lot and they are relatively cheap even though they raised the price past month |
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Couple of poppers
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Good looking bugs. What d |
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Rainy's foam frog bodies
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I've bought several packs at Bass Pro, in different locations. I've used them, I don't think they are |
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Schlappen for trou
The bodies are [url="http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/item/SM-750058-0000/search/Wapsi-Foam-Popper-Bodies-with-Hooks.html"]WAPSI Perfect Poppers[/url] soft, closed cell foam, and I buy th |
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A new way to make popper heads!
I still think I'd rather stick with the Wapsi heads. I prefer the hard foam heads to the soft, and like the ease of use with the Wapsi Perfect Popper heads. Cool jig, though, and yes I could mak |
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Buck Tail
If you have a choice the bucktails from Wapsi in any shop will always be very good quality. In the other direction if you want the best price always buy in bulk direct, by the hundred count, in each |
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Extended body help
Are you spinniung the dubbing directly onto the needle, or onto the thread and then wrapping over the needle? I use a long fiber dubbing like Wapsi superfine, and spin just a tiny bit onto the needle |
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Shipping fur and feathers
gregfred, there are some migratory birds listed that are not endangered, but are protected, such as Wood Ducks, yet are still allowed to be hunted. The issue of possession is not always clear, but gen |
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dubbing wax...
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Norm, I lost my Overton's in the Katrina flood and have since bought the dubbing wax from Orvis. The one t |
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consistant balsa body shapes.
What?, and ruin the custom look on them. Similarity but inconsistency is what I like about hand shaped wood poppers. Seriously though, if you want consistency, the closest you can get is to start with |
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Problem: Epoxy Shedding Poppers
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sounds/looks to me as if it was a surface prep problem. Can't really add anything more than what's alrea |
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South Carolina inshore flies
Here's a sample of some of the stuff I have done so far. I started out with stuff I already know fairly well, topwaters:
Wapsi #2 saltwater popper
[IMG]http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff411 |
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Shop flies
Wapsi's presentation lead eyes. They're painted and baked in quantity before being used in any pattern. The Offshore Clouser has the same eyes in a larger size. |
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Tied my first fly!
Speaking of rotisseries for drying poppers, I have been using the same foam disk on mine for about ten years now. It
is still fully functional. The reason is that my alligator clips have a needle so |
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Poppers
For the bluegill you can get the Wapsi perfect popper bodies in sizes 8 and 10
For the bass it really depends on what you are after. I would look at the Wapsi perfect bodies in sizes 8, 6, and 4. J |
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Weed guard question
First thing I tie on at the hook bend is a piece of 25# mono about 6" long bent/kinked in the middle so that each side sticks down and out making sure they are fastened on each [b]side[/b] of the |
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Few poppers...
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I find the Mustad CK52S hook to be much sharper than their 33903.
Also between the two hooks, in anything la |
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Popper color preference?
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I always use the hot "neon" series of Testors...First time w/ Wapsi styro foam bodies...Hope the paint wil |
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Caddis Larva ...
'Cause Trout [i]never sleep[/i]...
[img]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/planettrout/OLIVE-LIMECADPUP-2-.jpg[/img]
[b]LIME/FLASH-OLIVE CADDIS LARVA…[/b]
HOOK: TMC 2457, Daiichi 1120, Mu |
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Split Case BWO Emerger
This pattern works for me :
[IMG]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/planettrout/Boxes/SPLITCASEBAETIS_4_.jpg[/IMG]
[b]SPLIT/ WING CASE BAETIS NYMPH[/b]
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #16-#22, TMC 2487, |
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Getting started
what kind of flies did you have in mind?i started last winter from a wapsi kit other than the tools that came with it i am a little disapointed.if you really like fishing with certain flies like lets |
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Wapsi Perfect Popper Bodies (Review)
Hi everyone,
I just posted a review of Wapsi Perfect Popper Bodies on my blog. The review features poppers painted by FTF's own Ronald Braud! I have posted a full copy of the review below an |
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Looking for a source for uni thread & wire???
Ok, I won't tell anyone that Wapsi ultra wire is "magnet" wire.
Magnet wire can be found on the internet in bulk. Quarter pound to 5 pounds. Just for information, 28 gauge (wapsi me |
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Epoxy, extending pot life
When using epoxy, I apply quite a lot initially and make two or three complete revolutions of the popper body to be certain I have completely covered the entire surface. Each time, as I go over the e |
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Raw Foam Popper Heads
I've no idea where you could obtain the hard foam style of Wapsi Poppers. However, for the soft foam Wapsi poppers, Flip Flop Soles and other foams may be used.
There are threads discussing ma |
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Czech Nymph Swap!!!
Flies are done, need an addy.
Here's the recipe:
TMC 2499SPBL #10
3 wraps Wapsi lead tape
UTC 70 black thread
4x tippet ribbing
Metz Thin Skin mottled oak olive
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wooley buggers
This is one of flies I tied from a wapsi kit I got this winter.I tied it as the instructions suggested.It has a lead under body.and is tied with ultra chenille and I probably didn't tie it tight e |
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New Poppers....New Colors
I am trying out some new color combos for poppers. Let me know what you think. These are all size 8 Perfect Popper bodies by Wapsi.
[URL=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/smokinprice/IMG_3240.jp |
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TAILWATER TINY's...
A few tid bits to toss at the residents of some Eastern Sierra tailwaters...
[IMG]http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/planettrout/TINY%20MAYFLIES/OLIVETT-7-.jpg[/IMG]
[b]OLIVE TAILWATER TINY |
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Popper bodies: Wapsi vs Rainy's
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For those of you who have used these (preferably both), what are your thoughts on the two brands of popper bodies? |
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Wapsi fly, inc.
I am fairly certain that if you want to order directly from Wapsi you must have a bona fide business with a physical business address. Otherwise, Wapsi has a website where you can obtain the specific |
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Finishing basla poppers
I just ordered some CCG to test out. I went out on the water yesterday and tested some poppers. Balsa bodies and wapsi perfect popper bodies coated with the DecoArt DuraClear Varnish (4 coats) laste |
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Rabbit Zonker Strips Storage
QUOTE (sniksoh @ Apr 8 2011, 10:55 PM) you could put them in the plastic tackle boxes that the spin fisherman use. just take out all the inserts and then you will have 4 or 5 long compartment |
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April Deals at J. Stockard Fly Fishing
April brings daffodils and a new batch of bargains at JSFF. Check out these delas:Eyes, beads and cones are a staple of any tying bench and you can stock up for the rest of the year at great savings - |
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What good is all the painting...
...if they don't catch anything? Fortunately, so far this spring, the gills have been loving my hand painted mini-poppers. I had been using epoxy on the mini-poppers (Wapsi Perfect Popper bodies |
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Prepping Poppers
While freshwater tiers are doing such great work on their poppers, guys that fish the salt and are in a one popper one fish situation might head in a different direction. I tie good numbers of bugs |
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Popper Body Source
J Stockard has the Wapsi Perfect Popper Bodies with hooks for I believe 4.85 a package of 10. Hard to beat that. |
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poppers
Do some research and see what you want to tie. A few of us here tie a lot of them and I know I would be willing to assist you. You have to first decide what you want to do, what you will be going fo |
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Panfish/creek poppers
I picked up a pack of the small panfish-sized Wapsi Perfect Popper on Thursday and have cranked out a few. Can't wait for some warmer weather when these things will be blown up by some gills! |
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Wire size.
If you want to get picky, there are a LOT of other wire sizes out there, they just don't come from fly tying suppliers. I have super fine wire in both copper and silver, that I get out of old com |
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Scud ?
I have been using a scud dubbing by wapsi and I really love the colors |
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Trout Life Cycle Swap II
A few simple fishing flies I tied for a swap. I was thinking of hedging my bets by tying some versatile 16# nondescript mayflies.Tungsten NymphHook Varivas 16# Wet6 turns of .010 lead wireTungsten Bea |
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Retro Lime-A Popper
This is a popper I created a while ago. I have since changed the pattern around a few times. This is where I am currently. It does work well. Of course the last time I tried it, the tail was green |
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Stacking a diver video
QUOTE (agn54 @ Feb 10 2011, 04:42 PM) Great video and nicely filmed by your friend. You make it look far easier than it is, for me at any rate. What type of scissors are you using to trim t |
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February Sales @ J. Stockard Fly Fishing
In the thick of fly tying season, we're helping you stock up on the basic needs and save money at the same time. Here's the run-down of this month's specials:Natural hair and fur is 20% of |
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ATTRACTOR MADNESS...
The new attractor box is finished:Here is some of what is inside:CHARTRUSE PARROT TUNG NYMPHHOOK: Mustad CO 68 #14-#18, Daiichii 1120, #14-#18THREAD: Wapsi Fl. Chartreuse 6/0BEAD: Black Tung one size |
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