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Lol - one of my favorites

Very nice everyone. Such a great variety of ties. Norm, that's especially beautiful.

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My wife yelled from the bedroom asking, “Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body like someone’s got a voodoo doll of you and they’re stabbing it?” “No" I replied, a little concerned. She yelled back, “How about now?”

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Nice, thanks!

Nice - not there yet though. My Mom used to rag on my Dad for falling asleep in front of the boob-tube before going to bed. Dad's response was "I'm practicing!"

Nice, looks tasty!

Nice - is that a named pattern? 👍 👍 👍 Is that 2 separate strips of foam for the bodies on #'s 3 & 4?

Pretty sweet.

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next challenge fly is .....Al Troth's Yuk Bug https://flylifemagazine.com/fly-tying-a-yuk-sure-looks-like-its-pennsylvania-father-to-me/

Girdle Bug Hook - #8, 3xl Weight - Lead sub along the shank Thread - Black Tails and Legs - Rubber legs, white. Body - Black chenille The original Girdle Bug, I believe, was not tied with antennae. I could be wrong. Developed in the 1930's by Frank McGinnis of Anaconda, MT to imitate stonefly nymphs or hellgrammites. Originally called the "McGinnis Rubber Legs", the now more common "Girdle Bug" derives from the original source of the rubber legs: the rubber strands from a girdle.

Very nice y'all

I'll take the old Girdle Bug, I think I might even have square rubber legs around somewheres.

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Nice. What material?

Its still only a boob tube to me, no matter how much glitter you sprinkle inside. I can't say I hate technology, but there certainly is a lot of it that fails to impress me.

Very nice indeed. I agree with Gene about the hook size. I'm impressed with the biot tails too. You lose the head, and thus the fly's profile, with such a large UV wingcase.

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Its tough to beat the Pirate Ship for price and convenience, just pop the padded envelope in the mailbox and my mailman takes it. Unless I'm mistaken, anything under 4 ounces within the size limits is the same price. I don't think I have ever had a swap envelope exceed that weight, unless it was for the Christmas swap. My last 3 swaps I paid @ $4.50 per padded envelope.

A few Hipp's Soft Body Poppers to start the new year.

Nice. Looking forward to seeing the flies you tie up with it.

^^ What he said. If I have the materials on hand, I try to tie it.