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Post by custheyder on Mar 23, 2012 10:10:03 GMT
Here's a new one from the vice:  Click the image for a bigger picture! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2012 14:15:32 GMT
Very nice custheyder.
I see the hackle is grizzle with a peacock thorax, what material is the body?
Regards Stevie
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Post by custheyder on Mar 23, 2012 15:05:09 GMT
Hackle: Brown Partridge
Thorax: Green peacock sword
Body: Pearl lurex base, stripped peacock quill, Bug Bond shell.
Tag: Red thread
Just like that.
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Post by leckie on Mar 23, 2012 16:15:34 GMT
custheyder,
Excellent...I guess it's tied on a size 14 eyeless, barbless thin wired hook....nice
Alex
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Post by custheyder on Mar 23, 2012 17:08:28 GMT
It's those Gosen hooks again... Torrent Ace GII's
The bare hook is a weird shape to the western eye, but once dressed the awkward looking bend just "works" to produce a lovely proportioned fly. To my mind anyway.
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Post by orangeotter on Mar 23, 2012 20:45:14 GMT
Looks a killer, but can someone clue me up please on these eyeless hooks.
Cheers.
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Post by custheyder on Mar 23, 2012 21:47:27 GMT
They are a nightmare to find in the west, but plentiful in Japan. There are all sorts of weird and wonderful bits of kit they have over there that we've never seen. There are lots of spade end hooks available in the UK, just check out a course fishing shop and there is no reason you can't use them or even eyed hooks. I like the idea of the loop partly because it's traditional but also because it must give a little more movement, although it's not been proved. Having said that, if the loop means you can fish the fly with more confidence then it will catch more fish! There is nothing to get in the way of forming the loop on a bare shanked, eyeless hook. You can find a picture of one on This Thread - which also has a picture of another fly I tied using them. Cust. |
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