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Derek McLaren

Blobs
« on: 07/01/2009 at 23:33 »
I am a bit of a Virgin when it comes to blobs,my neighbour has asked me to tie him some(Honest).

any advice on colours fritz or whatever would be most welcome

cheers

Alex Burnett

Re: Blobs
« Reply #1 on: 08/01/2009 at 07:09 »
I am a bit of a Virgin when it comes to blobs,my neighbour has asked me to tie him some(Honest).

any advice on colours fritz or whatever would be most welcome

cheers

Orange Fritz with a short Yellow tail & Lime Green Fritz with a short orange tail, seam to be colours that I get asked to tie most.

Alex

Derek McLaren

Re: Blobs
« Reply #2 on: 08/01/2009 at 09:18 »
Orange Fritz with a short Yellow tail & Lime Green Fritz with a short orange tail, seam to be colours that I get asked to tie most.

Alex

do you use any specific make of fritz?,Plain ,uv,vampire it's a minefield out there for blob makers  :wink

Barry Robertson

Re: Blobs
« Reply #3 on: 08/01/2009 at 12:59 »
I use B160's Size can be from 6-10 ( sounds huge but they are not to bad ) :z16
Normally use 6mm fritz and if you want a tail i use a few strands from a hank of UV Tinsel!
Best asking Jim doyle hes the blob king  :wink
Any 6mm fritz would do i guess!

Derek McLaren

Re: Blobs
« Reply #4 on: 08/01/2009 at 13:14 »
I use B160's Size can be from 6-10 ( sounds huge but they are not to bad ) :z16
Normally use 6mm fritz and if you want a tail i use a few strands from a hank of UV Tinsel!
Best asking Jim doyle hes the blob king  :wink
Any 6mm fritz would do i guess!
Thanks for that :z16,I thought you would be away fishing on a braw day like this  :z4

Barry Robertson

Re: Blobs
« Reply #5 on: 08/01/2009 at 14:32 »
Everything is still thawing out  :cry
Tomorrow i will be out for definite  :z16
This link might be helpfull http://www.completefisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11457
or this one
http://www.completefisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=857

Derek McLaren

Re: Blobs
« Reply #6 on: 08/01/2009 at 17:01 »
Everything is still thawing out  :cry
Tomorrow i will be out for definite  :z16
This link might be helpfull http://www.completefisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11457
or this one
http://www.completefisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=857

Braw it looks as if I am going to be busy :grin

Barry Robertson

Re: Blobs
« Reply #7 on: 14/01/2009 at 21:43 »
How did the blobs get on then Derek, any photo's??   :z18
On you tube if you search for the FU blob it shows you a nice wee trick to tidy up the heads  :wink

Derek McLaren

Re: Blobs
« Reply #8 on: 14/01/2009 at 22:00 »
How did the blobs get on then Derek, any photo's??   :z18
On you tube if you search for the FU blob it shows you a nice wee trick to tidy up the heads  :wink

did a couple of black and a couple of orange,waiting to see if they pass the inpection from the master blob fisher aka peter

Barry Robertson

Re: Blobs
« Reply #9 on: 14/01/2009 at 22:31 »
Send me a photo and i will give you my opinion if you like  :wink

Derek McLaren

Re: Blobs
« Reply #10 on: 15/01/2009 at 10:03 »
Send me a photo and i will give you my opinion if you like  :wink

here goes ,comments good or bad   :z6







sorry about photos

Jim Doyle

Re: Blobs
« Reply #11 on: 15/01/2009 at 12:04 »
just the job!!!

Cameron deBoth

Re: Blobs
« Reply #12 on: 15/01/2009 at 12:10 »
hmmm might have to try tying a few of those up. Will need to buy some fritz tho!

Barry Robertson

Re: Blobs
« Reply #13 on: 15/01/2009 at 16:59 »
They look good to me ! What hooks were you using?

Alex Burnett

Re: Blobs
« Reply #14 on: 15/01/2009 at 18:59 »
Look pretty good to me.  :z16  :z16

 




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