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Yowza! A couple deft

Yowza! A couple deft moves at the bench and I believe we have a soft shell crawdad treat for my largemouth bass and brown trout! This idea is sooo stolen. (Sorry, no crab crunchers in Arizona)

Bruce,

You had me

Bruce,

You had me laughing there!

I'm both glad and sorry that the flies were so realistic that the birds took them. Imagine their effect when fish are around!

You will have to tie up a new bunch and keep a good eye on them while they cure.

Martin

Made three of these

Made three of these and put them out in the sun to finish curing. They promptly disappeared. I think they have been so buggy looking that the birds carried them away!

hi dave,
your wife

hi dave,
your wife does some really beautyful calligraphy on those rods! i'll be trying to stick to your tips for my next projects, unfortunately minwax products aren't available in europe... do you have any recommendations on alternatives, maybe some kind of PU based yacht-/boat-varnish might do the job as well?
THX*
joi

good picture

good picture

Hi Kate thanks for y

Hi Kate thanks for your kind words zonker it's an amazing materials my favorite natural by far, gives life to any fly.

All the best
Pedro

Hi Kate thanks alot

Hi Kate thanks alot for your kind words and for admire my work.
All the best
Pedro

Pedro,
I am a human

Pedro,
I am a human crab cracker who finds your sexy crab a very alluring and innovative fly. Your sexy crab and your perminator, in reality, would not get along well. The mantis shrimp would quickly smash the crab and enjoy a good meal.
I can understand why fish are attracted to the sexy crab fly. You do impressive work with zonker strips.

my vise vice and phuzzie notions...

[quote="janw"]Pete,
as always, it is delightful to see your flies and in this case this beautiful ( Jay ?) vise too. 😉

G'day Jan...
Thanks' for the kind words...
fyi: the vise... DamaSeal hand crafted by friend Faruk Ekich, Ottawa Canada... asgoodasitgets!
here's the one made by pal Jay in the Brightest Corner on the Darkest Continent...
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'so many pheatherz... 'so little time...
Cheeerz
Pete on the wet n' windswept shores of the Bay of Lewis
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CDL Pardo pheatherz are high on my list... 'really buggy!
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p.s.
'any homeopathic recommendations for arthritis of the wrist/hand/thumb...???

where to buy clear b

where to buy clear bobbfly for fly fishing with a spinning rod

Che Guevara, your ar

Che Guevara, your arrogance is classic. You pretend to be "the judge" of the rest of the guys that brought their opinions here. You are just 1 opinion. No more. And as I said below, I am in the opposite of your's.
Have a good fishing and enjoy life.

Hi Pete,

Hi Pete,
Happy that you are still alive and kicking 8)
Beautifull flies, size 2?
Best from sunny Germany
Florian

Comment to #43-2013 - Silver Jungle Streamer

Hi Gary;
I remember our communication after I posted that Silver Jungle wet fly, the recipe is from Ray Bergman's book Trout. Always liked that pattern, it's nice to see it here on Streamers365. Congratulations! Nice work!

Comment to #43-2013 - Silver Jungle Streamer

Thanks and Yes Don your wet fly 'Silver Jungle" led me to this pattern. It has done very well for me and my friends that have used it on trout and Atlantic Salmon.

Barry my friend best of luck on your trip. I hope it leaves you bent and I am looking forward to your pics already....

Great information on

Great information on fly line, well simplify .
All people mention to match your rod with the line number it is recommanded.
If your want try this experience use a Line below and one number up, or that specify
Nimber, you may find solutions to wind condition, charge early your distance on small
River , try it, with today avaibility of type of line, it -  plus to try
Good fishing

This really looks li

This really looks like a good mantis shrimp imitator. You have used the difficult to tie zonker strip in a very effective way.
Good luck when using this fly.

Comment to #43-2013 - Silver Jungle Streamer

Hey Gary,going fishing for a week this weekend,going to give this one a try,I think it will work for me in those northern Saskatchewan lakes for rainbows and browns.

Pete,

Pete,

as always, it is delightful to see your flies and in this case this beautiful ( Jay ?) vise too. When I were a fish, your flies would surely be amongst only a few others on the top of my table.... 😉

Cheers,

Jan

So simple you know i

So simple you know it is deadly, ever notice the simpler the fly the more fish it catches? well thats true about this fly for sure great little searching pattern when bait fish are present thanks again and as always forget fishing lets go catching!

Great pattern, wow t

Great pattern, wow the striped bass of the Maine coast beware! crept around the Falmouth Foreside shore from 12 am til 5 am and caught and released 22 stripers, one of which was a whale weighing 33lbs and measured 43 inches. Thanks for the pattern and great instructions

The Renaissance Man

The Renaissance Man Martin is an endless source of wonderment and bears constant watching...
Every time I visit this site I leave wiser and inspired... Thank you...!

If I was a permit or a bonefish

Pedro,
If I was a permit or a bonefish this fly would certainly draw my attention, it does mimic a mantis shrimp. You have used
a normally bulky material in a very effective way. Good job.

Comment to #38-2013 - West Carry Dace by Bob Petti

This here is now one of my favorites, Thanks for sharing with us Bob..

Comment to #39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail

This fly is as productive as it is gorgeous