Y2flytyer 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 Tying some v rib worms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackleback 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 A double articulated pattern I've been working on. I've been calling them the Zonkasaurus. -Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 them are awesome Mike but I bet once wet they are going to be a bit heavy to cast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y2flytyer 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 A double articulated pattern I've been working on. I've been calling them the Zonkasaurus. [img=http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/285/zonkasaurus.jpg] -Mike muskys? Whatcha usin them for Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 My favorite Caddis Pupa - GRAPHIC CADDIS OLIVE -JOHN BARR...TMC 2499 SPBL, #14 - #18... PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackleback 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 They're really not that bad casting. There's only about 4 inches of zonker and nothing else absorbs much water. These are trout sized but you could certainly stretch it out longer. Although then you would be getting a lot more water logged zonker to cast. Hooks: #6 B10S, Chopped #1/0 el cheapo hook, #2 B10S Connections: beadalon and glass beads Tail: marabou Body: ice dub Hackle: schlappen and UV polar chenille twisted up Back: Magnum zonker Rubber legs Head: Craft fur dubbing brush Eyes: dumbell -Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 Mike can you expand on the hackle/chenille twisted bit? Are you wrapping the chenille around the schlappen then winding over hook or winding hackle then winding chenille up against that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackleback 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 I twist the feather and chenille together to make sort of a hackle rope. Then wrap it up the hook. Mike can you expand on the hackle/chenille twisted bit? Are you wrapping the chenille around the schlappen then winding over hook or winding hackle then winding chenille up against that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2013 ah palmered along the shank together. Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tctrout 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 A little articulated streamer action with the popular "Cheech Leech": Love the look of this artic. fly, Curtis; I can only imagine how much movement it has in the water! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Bride and Groom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scud 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 Nice work Crotalus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 These were supposed to be Hot Headed damsel flys for a swap but now I call them Hot Banded because well.. I ran out of hot beads! They ought to work still! All size 10 with deer creek thin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wavey1988 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 I love those Damsels Chefben. You got a recipe for them? I tied up some of these. A Black Pennell variant: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 I love those Damsels Chefben. You got a recipe for them? Thanks Wavey! No problem.. Hook- Size 10 (I think 2x long, not sure though. Not really familiar with freshwater hooks!) Bead- Gold or whatever color you would like. Match size of bead to hook size Thread (body)- Uni 8/0 Olive Tail- Light Olive Marabou Clump Body-Olive Ice Dub and Red Wire (Brassie Size) Hackle- Chartreuse Hen Back Soft Hackle Hot Band- Uni 6/0 Fire Orange Pretty simple tie actually. Place bead on hook. Cut marabou plume to size (about 1.5 times hook shank) and tie on. Cut 4" piece of red brassie wire tie well along shank back to marabou. Dub a fair amount of ice dub on your thread and work your way up the till you are behind the bead. Wrap wire in even turns, tie off, and cut behind bead. Bind down good with some thread wraps. Prepare a hen back hackle by removing fuzzy hackle towards the bottom. Tie in hackle by its tip and palmer it forward being sure not to trap hackle fibers. Clip end of hackle, whip finish olive thread and clip. If you choose to do a hot band, simply tie in a small section of thread behind bead head with your fire orange thread. Whip finish and coat with your favorite top coat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites