Published Sep 6. 2006 - 17 years ago

Updated or edited Aug 8. 2015

Keel Hook Sand Lance

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A relatively simple semi-weedless tye that rides the mid column with an intermediate line and a slow retrieve...tyed on a bass worm hook...
Change some colour and you've got a silverside...
WorksForMe...

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Pete Gray

Or you can go XXL...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Wed, 2006-09-06 21:37

Or you can go XXL......

These swim in the rips of Nantucket Sound when mature sand eels are the soup d'jour...

SuperHair can get nasty ugly after being assaulted... :shock:
I use a stiff brush to restore the original unmolested illusion...

petegray

Those flies should be illegal

Permalink Submitted by Esox on Thu, 2006-09-07 18:44

Those flies should be illegal...

Those flies should be illegal. They are brutal.

BANNED in Boston...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Thu, 2006-09-07 20:52

BANNED in Boston......

Thanks...

'Just throwin' out some ideas and sharing the fruits of my frigid New England off season...
I'll get a fuzzy notion, run with it, test it in the fly drowning tank (hot tub), then (in the Spring) put it before a striped preditory focus group for final R&D... :wink:
SoFarSoGood...

petegray

SandLance of note...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Fri, 2006-09-08 06:54

SandLance of note......

This synthetic version convinced more than a few educated Stripes and is one of my Spring go-to flyz...

petegray

Great ties. . What hook are

Permalink Submitted by Greased Liner on Thu, 2007-01-18 12:43

Great ties. . What hook are...

Great ties. . What hook are you using? At the moment, I am waiting to receive some hooks I ordered, 2 being extra strong worm hooks by Owner and Mustad that have very long throats that one can tie large flies onto without using the shank. Have you tried these too or Eagle Claw 413? Tying up those sand eels like you did must keep the hook sharp after dragging the sand bottom and prevents snagging mussel beds.

A photo is worth 1,000 wordz...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sun, 2007-01-21 10:07

A photo is worth 1,000 wordz......

I took the liberty to copy a photo posted by good friend Adrian Sharp on flyfishingforum. :oops:
He nailed the intent and the application of the Owner Oversize Hooks #5110-171...
The 7/0 is plenty BIG for this phlatwing...
The 11/0 are a bit too humongous... :shock:

I was going to tye up a few and scan them for this post but the hot water pressure relief valve decided to fail and my energy was consumed with a big clean-up...
All part of the joys of home ownership! :roll:

petegray

Go Pats

Permalink Submitted by Esox on Sun, 2007-01-21 13:19

Go Pats...

Go Pats

Tuffleye...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Thu, 2008-03-13 23:32

Tuffleye......

I like epoxy...
'been using it for a long time...
Tuffleye is an acrylic alternative with an 30 second "blue light" cure...
So far so good with an interesting learning curve...
Tuffleye may not replace epoxy but it has some curiously ingenious applications...

petegray

Like Esox said, 'brutal'

Permalink Submitted by Ruza on Fri, 2008-03-14 04:29

Like Esox said, 'brutal'...

Like Esox said, 'brutal' flies! Very good work, I hope my tying skills can compete with yours one day...... But first i've to start tying my own flies :lol:

Pete,

Permalink Submitted by Martin Joergensen on Fri, 2008-03-14 15:24

Pete,...

Pete,

That is one wicked fly! A great concept.

Did you fish it? Any problems with the long wing/body/tail tangling around the hook or does the angle between hook and materials take care of that?

Martin

Thanks for the kind words!

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sat, 2008-03-15 16:43

Thanks for the kind words!...

Thanks for the kind words!
Positive re-enforcement appreciated...

The body is a blend of "DNA"...not much material involved...
The 3-D eyes and head are fused with the new Tuffleye Acrylic material (applied then "cured" with a UV light)...sort'a like epoxy but not...Ms Epoxy and I are still "dating"!
The DNA material looks great in the water...nice movement, flash, and colour.
Fouling/tangles not an issue...

The Brewster Flats here on Cape Cod (and Barnstable Harbour and Chatham/Monomoy) sport clouds of paranoid Sand Lances...this was intended to be a stragler on the fringe of "oblivion"...Striped muggers will pick off targets of opportunity...
SoFarSoGood!
[img:947dba2eb7]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_6810-2.jpg[/img:947...

petegray

keel hook sand lance...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sun, 2008-12-07 11:20

keel hook sand lance......

An earlier post dropped these photos...'one more try FYI...
DNA fibre / 3-d eyez / epoxy (or in this case TUFFLEYE)...
[img:4cc7bd0bc9]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/SandLanceAcrylicHead.jp...
[img:4cc7bd0bc9]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/Tuffleye6a-1.jpg[/img:4...

petegray

Special hook

Permalink Submitted by Martin Joergensen on Mon, 2008-12-08 13:13

Special hook...

Pete,

Once you get a chance to fish the fly, let's know how this hook works. I like the concept of the hook shape and the way the fly is tied, but I never tried these hooks while fishing.

Also referring to the fly on the keel hook you posted in [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=135&start=15]the other thread[/url], of course. We rarely see keel hooks used here.

Martin

2fur

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Thu, 2009-01-22 15:59

2fur...

another variation on a theme...
tank tests nicely but the Striped focus group won't be available for feedback until May...
[img:7759d31ed8]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1220120.jpg[/img:7759d...

petegray

mid-winter day dreamin' variation...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Mon, 2009-01-26 11:04

mid-winter day dreamin' variation......

inspired by Bob Pop's "Schoolies"...
[img:d9bc91c26f]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1260117.jpg[/img:d9bc9...
[img:d9bc91c26f]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1260120.jpg[/img:d9bc9...
[img:d9bc91c26f]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/P1260121.jpg[/img:d9bc9...

petegray

'sand lance... easy... fast... effective...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Tue, 2010-05-04 21:20

'sand lance... easy... fast... effective......

petegray

Re: keel hook sand lance...

Permalink Submitted by David Ball on Thu, 2010-07-15 07:34

Re: keel hook sand lance......

[quote:10a61e6c61="Penguin"]An earlier post dropped these photos...'one more try FYI...
DNA fibre / 3-d eyez / epoxy (or in this case TUFFLEYE)...
[img:10a61e6c61]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/SandLanceAcrylicHead.jp...
[img:10a61e6c61]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/Tuffleye6a-1.jpg[/img:1...

Loved the look of this fly and also the simplicity.....I tied a few up and tested them out on the Hampshire (UK) coast.....It killed the school bass down there, I lost count of how many I caught over the week I was down....It also fishes inverted as intended.
There's a pic below of said fly lodged in a schoolie :D
Cheers Dave

[img:10a61e6c61]http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac51/ballthebuilder_photos/TwinkCropp...

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