Old Hat 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Old Hat: Slumpbuster Steelhead V. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Basically a slumpbuster pattern just "fancied up" to wine and dine the western steelies this winter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckandducker 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 DANG DUDE, I love it that will work wonders for you I should tie some it's gorgeous! cheers Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willowhead 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT ...........only thing i might of done differently is to use a thread that matched in color, or perhaps just a dab of dubbing (also matched), up at the cone head. GREAT tye though. mark..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nwstreamer 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 OH - that is a beautiful tie, don't change anything. That will work down and deep during the winter for sure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Boy 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 nice tying old hat i think the old Alec Jackson really makes the fly all the best john Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwtroubum 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2008 Yeahhhhhh :headbang: Thats what I said when I saw it.....Nice job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 Thanks all, I used this with success last year for the first time. It's fairly simple, and yes the AJ really adds to the flow of the pattern and gives it that little bit of flash to balance the head. I have to agree with you Mark, It could use a little something in that area for looks, not for the fish, but for the looks. I was actually thinking red thread or very sparse wrap of pheasant dyed black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 Edited: Oops double post. :wallbash: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deflyguy 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 beautiful tie - maybe Barr should borrow your AJ touch I don't think it can really be "improved" for fish or fancy. I always lean towards the tinsel/gude body but it is just a personal opinion. Very stunning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willowhead 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 It's a phenominal tye.........great design..........wish you could make it down here sometime...........fish the area and hang out. You'd have a BALL doin' bouff! ........this year has been a WHIRLWIND...................!!!!!!!!!!!! 30 "events"..........i could sleep for a month.........but we got 3 more shows to do up north..... we're thinkin' next year we may have to cut out a few shows and unfortunately that pretty much means the furthest away and most expensive to do.......we're tryin' to do more shows we never have before so maybe at some point we'll have done pretty much all of them at one time or another......... so, as much as i hate to even think bout it.....we may not make the Oregon show again.........but we will be doin' the show up in Washington state, on the east side of the state. Maybe we'll see you there.....hope so. lookin' forward to seein' another version of your fly..........just to see how creative you get with it.......... mark..... btw, that really IS a nice touch usin' the AJ hook..... :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobfly 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nwstreamer 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 The color is really great, brown and a touch of orange. Do you call that a rust brown, or maybe closer to a fiery brown? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 I would describe the color more as a rusty brown. The actual material if anyone wants it is Pine Squirrel Zonkers dyed crawdad orange from Wapsi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micke 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2008 Great Zonker ,I love it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
