BLACKKNIGHT1361 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 Well I think I have perfected the hopper, I recently purchased the Tomsu hopper cutter from River Road Creations and now have great looking hoppers that go together so easy that you can turn out a large qty of hoppers in short order. I have also found a way to color them and make them look real. The best part is the trout suck them right down and don't refuse them I have attached photos so you can see them enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qballs 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 Those look fantastic! Any thoughts of a Step by Step tutorial? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricF 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 Yes, please, step by step! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 buy the cutters buy the realistic legs get some foam push the cutters through the foam then assemble the pieces per the directions given in the kit color with markers done cutter kit http://www.jsflyfishing.com/cgi-bin/item/OF-901710-0000/82500/River-Road-Creations-Supreme-Hopper-Matched-Cutter-Set.html hopper legs http://www.wapsifly.com/tnt.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Fry 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 I did a video SBS for the Tomsu Hopper a while back. It's similar, I just use the foam legs that are cut from the kit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keep_lookingup 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2013 Those are great looking hoppers. Wish I had the patience to tie one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKKNIGHT1361 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 I would like to do an article for one of the tying magazines and have it in print I have such a problem getting things to post on site that I just get frustrated and give up. So I'm hoping that that I can get one of the magazines to put it in print. The cutters make this so easy to tie that a lot of patience is not needed to complete a fly you will spend 10 to 15 minutes a fly after you get the pattern down and the method I use to color then takes seconds to complete. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Well I think I have perfected the hopper, I recently purchased the Tomsu hopper cutter from River Road Creations and now have great looking hoppers that go together so easy that you can turn out a large qty of hoppers in short order. I have also found a way to color them and make them look real. The best part is the trout suck them right down and don't refuse them I have attached photos so you can see them enjoy. Kind of odd, claiming to have perfected the hopper, when you are using someone else's hopper cutter to make the hopper. Didn't THEY perfect the hopper? I don't know what happened on the previous post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2013 Exactly what did you perfect? I have to agree with the post above. all you did was to assemble cut up foam piece from the river road creations cutters. Seems to me they perfected that style of foam hopper. Using markers, paint and pens to color foam is nothing new to fly tying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKKNIGHT1361 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 Perfection (The ancient Greeks viewed perfection as a requisite for beauty and high art. The Pythagoreans held that perfection was to be found in the right proportions and in a harmonious arrangement of parts. The idea that beauty and art were characterized by perfection, was subsequently embraced by Plato, who believed that art ought to be "apt, suitable, without deviations" — in short, "perfect.) This is one of the big reasons I don't post on most forums as it never fails that someone has something negative to say. I have been tying for 40 years and have tried to pass my knowledge on to others. To your comments that using markers is nothing new your right but the technique( is a procedure used to accomplish a specific activity or task using a systematic method to obtain the desired result) the technique I use to color can be used on many different flies in many ways and so far to date I have seen no one anywhere that has used this method. Have a good day gentleman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravytrain 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 blackknight, i also have the cutters (just got them) but my hoppers look nothing like yours. good looking hoppers. craig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKKNIGHT1361 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 Thank you Craig I will send you a PM and give you some tips on how to make them look real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 rough crowd... glad I don't use words like "always", "never", or "perfect" when it comes to fly tying or fishing. Wonder if Plato was a fisherman? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2013 I don't know Joel but I know the only perfect hopper is one that catches fish and frankly I don't need to spend $50 on a set of cutters to tie one of them and as for coloring being a tattoo artist I bet I could color a grasshopper to look real with just a few minutes to try Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
