[b:354f804e54]here's what happened this evening...
a typical welded phoundation...
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some sparse buck tail and crystal phlash for body...
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tented pheatherz welded in place and 3D eyez encapsulated with Bug-Bond Original...
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I watched a tyer at the Somerset Show struggle with a popular brand "R" that needed a major overhaul... it was [i:354f804e54]painful[/i:354f804e54]...
The cam-jaws were toast, the finish would make a zombie proud, and there was a general worn out feeling but the guy was distracted and oblivious...
'so were his phlyz... 'good on him... 'Keep Calm and Carry On...
I prefer tying in my JZone...!!![/b:354f804e54]

petegray

\'phly welding...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Fri, 2013-03-01 20:43

\'phly welding......

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[img:5a135be8d6]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1280_zps074d7f7b.jp...

petegray

'phly welding... w/ Bug-Bond...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Fri, 2013-03-08 10:39

'phly welding... w/ Bug-Bond......

[img:181c8c387c]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1299_zps787c12e5.jp...
[img:181c8c387c]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1300_zpsa35bbd61.jp...
[img:181c8c387c]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1286_zps5d553cb9.jp...
[img:181c8c387c]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1296_zpsa405901c.jp...

petegray

Pete,

Permalink Submitted by Martin Joergensen on Sun, 2013-03-10 01:01

Pete,...

Pete,

You keep on churning out these amazing baitfish flies! Endless variation and still a very distinct style.

You might be striving for the Jack Factor, but you definitely have the Pete Factor as it is.

I have been extremely busy with work lately and haven't tied for a while, but have on my itinerary to tie up some Pete's Welded Phlies for this upcoming season. The have to be able to catch fish here too!

Keep 'em coming.

Martin

Peeete\\\'s Universal Welded Whatever...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Mon, 2013-03-11 18:43

Peeete\\\'s Universal Welded Whatever......

[b:5eca3fa483]Thanks Martin...
you're TOO kind...
I'm just ploddin' along with nice tools and some phuzzie notions...

'Welded stacked n' tented wide body [i:5eca3fa483]holy mackerel[/i:5eca3fa483]...[/b:5eca3fa483]
[img:5eca3fa483]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1312_zps80ee6e3b.jp...
[img:5eca3fa483]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/F70A1313_zps4f7fa072.jp...

petegray

\'been a while...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Fri, 2013-07-12 10:45

\'been a while......

[b:6836aad478]Jvise... the 510 KnuckleHead Damascus... an easyontheeye pleasure...[/b:6836aad478]
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petegray

'Phly Welding with Bug-Bond... on lucky #13 DamaSeal...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sat, 2013-10-12 17:40

'Phly Welding with Bug-Bond... on lucky #13 DamaSeal......

[b:acb108c3b6]Welded Wide Body Tunnel Hullâ¦ das Smelt...[/b:acb108c3b6]
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1942_zps0d447b12.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1943_zpsc2ec097d.jpg....
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petegray

Pete!

Permalink Submitted by janw on Sun, 2013-10-13 15:56

Pete!...

Pete!
Simply gorgeous! Every new fly from you is a great joy to see. Keep showing...

Cheers

Jan

Phly Welding...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Fri, 2013-10-18 16:40

Phly Welding......

[b:c1350f10d3]Thanks Jan...
Best Regardz...
It's been a bit Sleepy Town here these DAZE...
'another visit to the Bug-Bond thread-free-zone...
Totally Tubular Welded Wide Body Tunnel Hull Lion's Mane...[/b:c1350f10d3]
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1946_zpsc68600d3.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1948_zps8c9e9fe8.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1953_zpsb4ef6272.jpg....

petegray

Oh, that's cute, like a

Permalink Submitted by janw on Fri, 2013-10-18 16:45

Oh, that's cute, like a...

Oh, that's cute, like a cuddly toy with a friendly face. :wink:
Thanks.

Cheers

Jan

Attended the International

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sat, 2013-11-30 16:42

Attended the International...

[b:b5f3af4b57]Attended the International Fly Tying Symposiumâ¦ BRILLIANT!
'Got to spend some QUALITY time with some SPECIAL friends...
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/IMG_0675_zpseb29fbf4.jpg....

'discovered Jim Matson's Pulse Disc by BrineFlyInnovationsâ¦
'swims like Johnny Weissmuller and screams EAT ME !!!
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1995_zps1d439def.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1997_zps5d86a4c3.jpg....
on a more phestive note...
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A2000_zps46572842.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A1998_zps7e33c129.jpg....

petegray

Pete,

Permalink Submitted by Martin Joergensen on Sun, 2013-12-01 17:02

Pete,...

Pete,

I would have love to go! I went a few times, and thoroughly enjoyed the show, meeting the GFF crew plus a large bunch of old and new friends. I even got to fish on several occasions - local small streams, stripers and stocked browns on Long Island.

I can see that this year would have put me face to face with a lot of people whom I haven't met - including yourself - as well as a whole bunch of old friends.

I'm glad the show was good. It usually is. I almost regret that I didn't go, but it's a bit more than a car drive from here...

Martin

\'as the Winter Solstice approaches...

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Tue, 2013-12-03 19:42

\'as the Winter Solstice approaches......

[b:485fdd5338]G'day Martinâ¦ [and Jay flew in for the weekend from Durbanâ¦YIKES!]
The Fly Tying Symposium has expanded over the past several years, but it's still like a Private Cabaret compared to the Fly Fishing Show which is like a three ring circus on steroidsâ¦
They are both great fun and are organized and run by the same swell folks but they have very different personalitiesâ¦
For tying, come to the cabaret in Novemberâ¦ for tying AND everything else, come to Cirque du Somerset in late Januaryâ¦
I'm once again looking forward to tying/welding @ the Bear's Den booth and have already started make a game planâ¦ unless a blizzard changes everythingâ¦ weshallseeâ¦
Of all the curious things that I saw at the Symposium, Jim Matson's Pulse Disc left the biggest impressionâ¦
Where does phly end and lure beginâ¦
perhaps I should refer to these as phluresâ¦[/b:485fdd5338]
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A2007_zps7a069c71.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A2009_zpsd78dfd99.jpg....

[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A2005_zps828ab880.jpg....
[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/F70A2006_zpsf107ed27.jpg....

[b:485fdd5338]Imagine the [i:485fdd5338]phluttering possibilities[/i:485fdd5338]...[/b:485fdd5338]

petegray

Phly Welding... \'tubular wide body tunnel hull…

Permalink Submitted by Pete Gray on Sun, 2014-04-27 18:46

Phly Welding... \'tubular wide body tunnel hull…...

[b:9e3d0fba34]tubular welded wide body tunnel hull step-by-stepâ¦ :o[/b:9e3d0fba34]

[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2504_zps53...

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[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2515_zps5c...

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[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2517_zps16...

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[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2520_zps95...

[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2523_zpsb1...

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[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Phracas/media/Phracas021/F70A2526_zpsb1...

petegray

Good thread. Good streamers.

Permalink Submitted by pittendrigh on Mon, 2014-06-23 09:34

Good thread. Good streamers. ...

Good thread. Good streamers. I didn't read all 5 pages. Did someone mention long streamers with the hook up front might result in too many short strikes? At least in the smaller fish, fresh water context?

Perhaps that's how the good tube fly photos showed up.

I have another take. I make a lot of fresh water streamers much like the originals in this thread, tied on a snelled hook. I use a barrel swivel up front connected to a trailing stinger made with a sharp scud hook. Knot mono to the swivel. Flatten the rear wire loop of the barrel swivel. Snell on a scud hook. Poke the rear of the swivel onto a horizontal beading needle. Tie a streamer onto the flattened loop and the mono knot. Similar to a tube fly I guess. But I like it better. No photo right now. I'll add one soon. A short shank hook on trailing mono hooks more reliably than a long shanked hook. A lot more reliably. And better than a long streamer with a short hook at the head of the fly.

>--oO0>

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