09-05-2009, 11:32 AM
[quote albinotrout]You got a recipe for the flies so that those of us savvy enough can give it a try at tying it up?[/quote]
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[#0000ff]As you might guess, I am always messin' around with new patterns...and changing the ones I use. Most of the stuff I use on my "bubble bugs" is designed more for attraction than imitation of anything natural. They are actually more "lures" than flies. And, I often degrade them by adding a bit of crawler to sweeten the attraction. Sacrilege.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are a couple of materials I list that are not readily available. One is the Glo Brite chenille. Good stuff and I use it in many colors. Great for ice fishing jigs. I get it from Hook and Hackle, in New York.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another material I use a lot is the holographic gold and silver chenilles from Barlows, in Texas. That stuff makes some killer glitter patterns.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Everything else is pretty much standard and you can substitute without blowing the effectiveness of the fly. For example, I sometimes use white marabou on the tails...either instead of or in conjunction with the materials I listed. You can vary the length of the tails for greater or lesser action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I might suggest using soft webby hackles when fishing the flies behind a bobber...or when working them aggressively with a sinking line. The more pulsing and "breathing" you get from the hackles the better.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Here ya go.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As you might guess, I am always messin' around with new patterns...and changing the ones I use. Most of the stuff I use on my "bubble bugs" is designed more for attraction than imitation of anything natural. They are actually more "lures" than flies. And, I often degrade them by adding a bit of crawler to sweeten the attraction. Sacrilege.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are a couple of materials I list that are not readily available. One is the Glo Brite chenille. Good stuff and I use it in many colors. Great for ice fishing jigs. I get it from Hook and Hackle, in New York.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another material I use a lot is the holographic gold and silver chenilles from Barlows, in Texas. That stuff makes some killer glitter patterns.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Everything else is pretty much standard and you can substitute without blowing the effectiveness of the fly. For example, I sometimes use white marabou on the tails...either instead of or in conjunction with the materials I listed. You can vary the length of the tails for greater or lesser action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I might suggest using soft webby hackles when fishing the flies behind a bobber...or when working them aggressively with a sinking line. The more pulsing and "breathing" you get from the hackles the better.[/#0000ff]
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