Steve
Great looking fly. But I don't understand or see (doesn't show in picture) how liner tube is joined to junction tube with thread wrap over front of junction tube. Would it not be easier to melt the read end of the liner tube up against the rear of the bullet tube (and then add junction tube)...as you do to finish the fly off after the conehead?
Tight lines.
Glenn
Great book.
My sister, as a kid, used to be able to just put her hand into the Orvis trout pond and lift out a trout in her cupped hand.
The section on huxing is priceless.
Huxing is a technique of attaching a line to a goose or duck by wrapping it under under the left wing and over the left wing and then aroud the body like a belt. Then a baited hook was attached to the line at the foot or the wing. The waterfowl was then released. A pike would then take the bait and the water fowl would begin honking and trying to fly off and make it to shore.
I just used ordinary contact cement to attach the PVC fittings. Buying the actual primer and cement would have added another $5-6.00 dollars to the two tubes I built. I was able to get the contact cement at a local dollar store. It's been two years and no problems.
You can find the book secondhand on Amazon for about $50-00 if you are lucky. It is long out of print and highly sought after.
Marco,
Welcome to GFF!
It sounds like you have a good plane, and fishing at night is definitely the right plan this time of year. You will generally have to stick to pints and places with deeper water. The whole Lillebaelt area has a lot of places, which are suitable.
Make sure you take the wind into consideration, because you are fishing the ocean. and you don't want a head wind!
For Fyn you should check out the 117 Fine Fishing Spots, a booklet available in several languanges. It can be bought locally or ordered online.
This site http://www.seatrout.dk/ has a lot of info and links to these booklets, which you can buy here http://www.visitfyn.com/modules/eshop/?langcode=en
Hope this helps.
Martin
Dabe,
you are right. The fly tied min the step-by-step sequence does not include EP fibres. The version tied upside down does, though.
You can use either material, but the fly gets a more transparent look using the rubber bands.
Kasper
I have read this book many times and plan on reading it many times more
This is not just a great looking fly, i's also a great fish catcher. For the last couple of years I have almost exclusively fished with Kern's Leo Shrimp and Agerskovs Honey Shrimp, when chasing seatrout of the Danish coast.
I just have one question for tying this great looking modified version. On the material list it says there is a back/carapace made from EP fibres, but in the step-by-step this is left out. Should the rubber legs be positioned under or over the EP fibres.
Nice video , but it would be more convincing if the guy would unplug the filter so he can really breath trough his mask. ;)
With the current move to off shore manufacture of product reels are no exception. I have found a manufacturer in china whom appears to give exceptional value for conventional reels, most are less that $100 US with freight. They are simple fool proof designs proven by major manufactureres world wide.
Look at www.shinyico.cn the web sute for Weihai Shinyi Fishing Tackle.
My last reel cost $50.50 inc P&P and I regard it as a real bargin.
that is a brassie
Thank you Martin; Received your E-mail on the blood nose pattern. Quick responce,I well be tying some of the patterns.wollys is one of my favorits. thanks agan. Ron in Canada
Folks,
Here's an other likely source for elastic leg material. Moderate size spools, good prices and both clear and in many colors.
Martin
Nice you have a great deal of detail i like it. Keep up the good work! What was the matl. for the legs?
Ron,
The fly is a Blood Nosed Frede, and it's basically the same as The Grey Fred with the added benefit of a red front hackle or -- as here -- red dubbing over the eyes in stead of the grey marabou used for the regular pattern. Sometimes the marabou body dubbing is also mixed with or replaced with something brighter like synthetic Ice Dubbing.
Martin
Like the looks of this fly. Would like know more about it and how to dress it.
this is a terriffic searching pattern with applacations on many species of fish ,,, the rubber legs you metion,, any help on locating the material would be appreciated,,,thank you for shareing this this little wonder,,
what is the recipe for this fly exactly? it a really neat fly to tie and i am wondering what size of hook or type
CAN THIS BE USED IN ANY LOUGH FISHING FOR BROWN TROUT AND HOW LONG DOES THE LEADER HAVE TO BE
That's a good story about fishing. I like it.
Good luck!
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Jay set me up with a second shaft that sported a custom tilt-able "knuckle head"
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the standard fuselage is attached to that...
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To all readers of our article
I mentioned the DUNCAN LOOP to connect the knoted leader to the fly line, thats WRONG we are using the PERFECTION LOOP because of its reliability and simplisity! !
Sorry for the misshap...
Heiko & Carolina
David
Thanks, i dont know where you heading to get Dorado, each particulare place requires different patterns and sizes ...just drop me a line on our Latitud Sur Angler page, we surely can work out something !
Saludos Heiko & Carolina
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