Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: Rob Brownfield on 23/03/2015 at 08:03
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Out on Sunday playing with 10-12" tube flies on a 9 weight and a Di 7 line. Such fun :)
The one in the photo is a "Jack Pike" imitation and in the water looks amazing!!
I have tied up some trout sized sculpins and streamers on tubes as well, which gives me the bulk I want whilst allowing a 1cm gaped hook to stay within the rules :) They can be cast on a 7 weight with no problems at all :)
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Send me up a couple Rob :wink
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Send me up a couple Rob :wink
Are you man enough to fish them? ;)
Just ordered some more materials so what would you like??
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Are you man enough to fish them? ;)
Oooohhhh I think so :wink
Just ordered some more materials so what would you like??
I'd be interested in seeing 1 Rob - see if some of my madder creations here are in the same vein :cool:
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Not a problem...just waiting on some Curly Big Fly Fibre and new heads arriving :)
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I'd be interested in seeing 1 Rob - see if some of my madder creations here are in the same vein :cool:
My money would be on your "prototypes" being "more madder", Hamish :z7
Need to get my rubber ring fixed then I think we should go attack a certain loch somewhere up North.....
Cheers
Ben
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Currently trying to source some large foam popper heads for another experiment, but do you think I can find in the UK????...so frustrating!!
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Here you go Hamish, a Roach, an Eel and a Jack Pike....
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I had thought of using my lathe to turn some foam heads, but as I was banned from the kitchen after turning cork handles in there, I though it best not to upset the other half.
Good video though, I think I have a dremmel in the shed.
Note: Do not have a lathe in your kitchen...it upsets the cook in the family, especially if you wait until she is in the USA and she then wonders why there is cork dust all over her pots and pans :)
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Nice looking flies those, Rob. Out of interest, what are you using to keep the eyes on and how long do they generally stay put?
Cheers
Ben
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The eyes are held on with 5 minute epoxy and I have yet to have one come off. I love the Fish Masks as you don't have to muck about with epoxy, driers and the like, plus they are so light these flies are almost neutral buoyancy.
Adding an eye into the recess with a little epoxy/araldite is a 2 second job. Being slightly recessed, the eyes are protected from being pulled off it you hit a rock or weed.
Going to get some smaller ones to add to some experimental salmon tubes ;)
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Hi Rob,
Understand. I didn't look close enough first time around to see that they were a head rather than individual eyes. Where did you get them?
Cheers
Ben
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Orvis...lol...they are one of the few stockists in the UK ;)
Although I order mine from Funky Flytying. About £6 a pack, 10 to a pack in the smaller sizes, 8 in the bigger. They are sized by eye size, so the ones in the picture are size 10 (10mm eye). There is info on their website matching head size to hook size.
There is another version which is soft rather than hard, you can get them from this chap... http://www.bluedotmediashop.dk/group.asp?group=322
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Cheers, not in Orville that often these days and there is less tying gear in there than there once was.
Will get a look, maybe order some up for later in the season.
Ben
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Cheers, not in Orville that often these days and there is less tying gear in there than there once was.
Only seen them on the Orvis website...Same lot that do the articulated shanks etc.
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I think we should go fishing some time Rob.... your fly philosophy seems uncannily similar to mine :z16
Liking the flies hugely :cool:
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I think we should go fishing some time Rob.... your fly philosophy seems uncannily similar to mine :z16
Liking the flies hugely :cool:
Why thank you kind sir!! Seem to be on a bit of a spree just now, tied up some rather large orange monsters last night, just have to add the heads.
For some reason I got brain freeze when it came to the poppers I wanted to tie for the coming few weeks. I wanted something with plenty of splash and bulk but they were coming out too slim. Just could not get them big enough despite using 6/0 long shank hooks.
Maybe tonight the inspiration will hit me!.
As for fishing, anytime...just don't laugh at my casting disability!
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I've got some big polystrene floats i bought for tying GT poppers.
Still have a heap left over, pm your address i can send them over :z16 They might help, they are already shaped nicely for a popper and should fit a 6/0 hook :z12 Thats why i got them originally. Might help inspire and save you some time :z16
They have tubes in them too, so could be used as tube flies
Sandy
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I've got some big polystrene floats i bought for tying GT poppers.
Still have a heap left over, pm your address i can send them over :z16 They might help, they are already shaped nicely for a popper and should fit a 6/0 hook :z12 Thats why i got them originally. Might help inspire and save you some time :z16
They have tubes in them too, so could be used as tube flies
Sandy
Sandy, you are a star!!! I managed to get some foam heads, but they are too small really. Ok for up to 6", but I need BIG :)
Let me know how much you want for them :)
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