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will make a nice warmwater panfish/smallie fly here in no illinois.i like simple

wow great video.i am scrounging for old cassettes right now

used all the cheap brands and zap a gap.i bought some gorilla super glue.love the stuff.and the bottle closes nicely.has a fine tip but i apply my glue with a needle squirt a drop on some waxed paper and put exactly where i want with needle.

lots of retired machinists here in the upper midwest.sure they could throw something together,they build race engines for a few bucks more than that vice

good job.most braid floats also .tried the paint brush broom mono etc.will give this a shot

yes that's awesome.with my limited skills i might even be able to pull that off.another of those why cant i think of that ties

i wish this site was more user friendly as far as downloading pics.i fish for gills ALOT.foam spiders,foam poppers for the top.they are durable.most dry flies will also work but are quickly destroyed by feeding gills.i use a chris helm pattern the name of which escapes me.a tungsten bead head wooly worm type fly that fishes great along the weed lines.i have lots of pics on other sites this one makes it too complicated

thanks cream,i've seen your carp pics and carp flies and you know your stuff.i too catch them or rather hook them when fishing for shell crackers .a brown wooly hybrid with orange rabbit and hackle tip tail with a tung bead.a baby craw in my mind any way.i feel the pickup and bam i got a tarpon on a 3wt.

not only a cool old fly,but a very collectible old fly.people buy these up like mad at flea markets and online.save and preserve this one it is in great shape

i use leather punches for my popper bodies.hobby stores sell all kinds of brass and steel tubing.shaping the tubing is something i never thought of.i use a paper hole punch to make spider bodies.fold the foam and punch leving the fold intact.wish it wasn't such a hassle to post pics on here

always thought the kink shank popper hooks were a little heavy and pricey.light aberdeens will work good with these too.

These little 3 jaw dental pliers are great for humping hooks. I can have humped stainless steel hooks cheaper then carbon steel hooks.

 

The hooks shown are Mustad 34007 and 340011 stainless. Some hooks break but the stainless Mustads never do.

 

It takes about 15 seconds to hump a hook, less if you are doing several at a time.

like your work,i am a flea market junkie.in fact there is a guy who sells lots of this type of stuff.i cringe thinking what the original purpose of these are

Tied up a quick batch of mini hoppers/crickets this evening.Size 10 and 12. Looking forward to some bluegill action.S1050809.jpg

thanks for the pics and bruce for the vid link.nice simple durable flies my favorite

Two questions came to mind after reading this thread and watching the video.

 

1. Why tie them so small? I usually tie bream bugs on size 6 hooks but will go to 8 sometimes. Bigger bugs catch more Bass along with bream.

2. I've never seen super glue with a brush. What brand?

 

Great looking flies. I am itching to go bream fishing. After seeing a big Mayfy hatch this morning, I am ready. Unfortunately, my garden needs tons of work.

I have at least a week of back breaking work to get ready for planting.

 

The redbuds are blooming and the willow buds are starting to open. Unfortunately, winter may not be over.

you are obviously a southerner.no offense.but we still buried in the snow northerners have better luck with smaller bugs.at least i do.rarely tie anything bigger than a size 10 for sunfish.my friends on another forum from the south always ask me why i don't tie 8s or 6s.for me they don't work.for bass tho i go big

very cool

i like everything about that fly.

nice flies and the results speak for them selves thanks for sharing

If you tied a lot of jigs that electric vise could be handy! I recall seeing an electric jig wrapper one time. I think it was sold by the folks who market Fishair if I recall correctly. But, the jig was held stationary & an arm rotated so the thread was wrapped around the jig, rather than the vise head rotating.

Your post reminded me of this

 

my cousin built one of these,he is a crafty devil