Blandaconda Surf Fly - SBS

[ironmachin 0]

I posted this in the photo forum; somehow I missed that there was an SBS forum.

 

Here's my first SBS.

 

The Blandaconda is a two-hook, articulated surf fly, It has great swimming action, a nice profile and is highly visible. So far it's been wreaking havoc on big perch in the Santa Monica/Venice area. The two hook setup seems to be working very well with perch of all sizes. I considered cutting the curve of the front hook off but the two hook style hasn't caused any problems yet.

 

 

I was hoping to fill a gap with this fly; to support the "big bait, big fish" theory, I wanted to tie it larger than the average surf fly but, still be able to use it to catch perch. The perch seem to love it especially in the orange and red colors show in the step by step. The big fish theory remains to be seen other than one Shovel Nose but, I've only fished this a handful of times.

 

Tying this fly is a little more time consuming than most of the surf flies I use; I find it easiest to do this one assembly line style. Even if you just tie two at the same time, it will help speed up the overall process and allow glue to dry between steps.

 

MATERIALS USED IN THIS DEMONSTRATION

HOOKS - Size 4 Gamakatsu SS15 (Main Body Hook). Size 4 Gamakatsu Octopus (Rear Section hook).

BODY - Rabbit Strips Red for the front and back of the fly; Tiger Barred Magnum Rabbit Strips for the middle.

THREAD - Ultra Thread 140 Red.

GLUE - I use Hard as Hull (shown in the photos as a brush) and Zap-a-Gap (shown as a tube in the photos).

LEGS - Barred Crazy Legs; Orange/Gold Flake.

CONNECTION - 20 lb Mono

WEIGHT - Gold Fish Skull - Small. Be sure the thicker part is on the bottom so the hooks will ride up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SBPatt 0]

Cool fly, beautifully photographed. Thanks for the SBS.

 

 

Regards,

Scott

[reel_nutz 0]

That looks great any luck with bass on it

[novabass 0]

Very nice SBS and I really like the pattern.

Great job!

[ironmachin 0]

Thanks for the feedback, guys! I've only fished it in the surf so far; I'll have to try it for some bass sometime.