10-17-2006, 02:37 PM
[cool][#0000ff]When fishing them on running water, the flow of the water activates the spinner blades so you really don't have to do much except let them swing downstream and then strip them back up along the bank or through deeper holes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When fishing on stillwater, they usually work best by letting them sink and then giving them a good hard jerk to activate the blades for short strips. They are more of a "reaction" lure than "match the hatch", but they can wake up sleepy fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm thinking that making up some of your black leeches with the hot orange head, with a gold blade, would make a pretty effective pattern for some occasions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You can buy the little propeller blades at Jann's Netcraft in several sizes. All you need then are cheap plastic beads, from the craft store, to slip on the hook behind the propeller, to serve as a "bearing", and then tie your pattern as you usually would. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These flies can be tied on just about any size hook...regular, 2X, 3X or longer shank. The main thing is to balance the size of the hook and bearing bead to match the overall size of the fly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, even though the propeller blades are designed to spin, they can be effective in calling in fish if you just jig them and get the blade to flash and wobble a little. As with many things, less is sometimes more.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When fishing on stillwater, they usually work best by letting them sink and then giving them a good hard jerk to activate the blades for short strips. They are more of a "reaction" lure than "match the hatch", but they can wake up sleepy fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm thinking that making up some of your black leeches with the hot orange head, with a gold blade, would make a pretty effective pattern for some occasions.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]You can buy the little propeller blades at Jann's Netcraft in several sizes. All you need then are cheap plastic beads, from the craft store, to slip on the hook behind the propeller, to serve as a "bearing", and then tie your pattern as you usually would. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These flies can be tied on just about any size hook...regular, 2X, 3X or longer shank. The main thing is to balance the size of the hook and bearing bead to match the overall size of the fly.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Also, even though the propeller blades are designed to spin, they can be effective in calling in fish if you just jig them and get the blade to flash and wobble a little. As with many things, less is sometimes more.[/#0000ff]
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