Legendary Lures Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 I sat down and tied up a few flies this past weekend. The hook is a 1/0 widegap. The body is balsa wrapped with quilting thread. Hand painted, which was really kinda fun, then dipped in spar urethane. Thought you folks might enjoy seeing them before they go in my tacklebox. Comments, yea or nay, appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlystreamer Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 What inspired you to do that? Very nice idea and good looking bates. Sure you want to just dump them in your tackle box? Looks to me like you might have something there and could be a marketable fly. I've seen worse looking flies on the market. Actually it looks pretty nice. Thanks for posting the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Very nice, good idea. Have you tested them? Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendary Lures Posted August 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Thanks for the compliments, it's not my original creation. I pulled a book off my bookshelf called "Flies for Bass and Panfish" by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen. ISBN0-936644-11-7 It's a nice picture book. I don't know if it is still available. Anyway, I copied one called "Woolfolk Minnow". NE Ohio has been having a very wet summer. The all time rainfall record for July was broken this year with almost 13 inches! Here's a picture of the ramp where I USED to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Looks cool! I make a similiar fly , using mylar tubing to cover the body, and epoxy to create a smooth shiny surface. PS- Could use some of that rain up here Larry, half our province is on fire! Think we could work out some kind of swap?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
