Paul vd Driesche 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2009 If you find the real ones in the river and you think this one is good I'm happy. Thnx for your reaction. Greets Paul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverfishflies 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2009 Hey Paul, How have you been? I just heard from Ad & the Fly Fair will be moving near to his house next year. I have been bitten by a Dobsonfly larva just like that one - hurts too, the voracious little b*&^%$#s! Jason Neuswanger has a load of great photos in interesting & detailed poses of all sorts of bugs on www.troutnut.com. I've included a shot that looks like your bug's brother! Another great job from the Dutch Bugmaster! Best regards, Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul vd Driesche 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2009 Thnx Steve, Good to hear from you....It's been a while Well for the fly fair....Good thing we will have a next one. No doubt it will be big fun like always. Troutnut is my number 1 source for pics of things I will probably never see in real life. Most of my details are thnx to these pics. Greets Paul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iso18 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 Hey Guys, The latest adition to my realistic work. I got all my information from the web so I would really like some reactions from people that have seen these things live. I read they can grow up to 4 inches!! This one is almost 3. Complicated critter but fun to make.......if you have like 40 or 50 hours to spare Let me know waht you think......oh and no need to concider my feelings....I prefer some honest reactions Greets Paul from someone who has seigned and fished many "grampus"here in WV,I can tell you that that helgramite is almost as good as you can get it.Great job. iso18 shane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Great looking tie. We have loads of them here and the smallies love them. That is as close as you can get without getting bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Great Job, It looked so great , that at first glance I thought you were messing with us. :thumbsup: I fished with them for many years and that looks just like the ones that pinched the hell out of my fingers, quite a few times. :headbang: Leaky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike straub 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2009 Paul: that is about the best hellgrammite that I have ever seen and take it from me, I have seen allot of these mean little buggers made here in Pa. I have also had a few of them dragons land on my neck in the dark along Penns Creek Pa. You would think a bat just got you, yea I jump every time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul vd Driesche 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2009 Thank you all, I'm really happy with the fact that everybody who knows these bugs from real life fishing situations seems to think that it looks good. :yahoo: One thing that "bugs" me though....ISO18 said it is "almost" as good as you can get it. I do think there is room for some improvement but I have to work out some details. If I succeed I might just be able to get it a little better....mostly on the gills. Greets Paul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terrome 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2009 Hi Paul Here if you can use the terms wow or awesome without any problem, it's comforting to see this level of tying. Best Regards Terrome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
