I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you. Oh, maybe one more tye before the end of the evening. Think I'll go back and watch your original Greenwells for the 900th time... =] Mike
Thank you Davie; a lovely traditional sort of fly, beautifully dressed as usual. And the usual helpful D McP comments, like dressing short to help removal without getting damaged. Though I'm not sure why anyone would want this on a barbed hook, with all the superb barbless choices we have available now. Cynical old feather-winder that I am, I smile when I see its name and hear things like 'tied in cruncher style'. I really don't know what that is, but I do know that this fly is basically identical to most of the nymphs that Skues was tying and using early in the 20th century. He might have used a tad shorter hackle to aid penetration and sinking. Dressed, probably, on a Bartleets B7362 sneck (that is, square bend), this fly could easily have dropped out of Skues' vice on the train en-route to the Itchen from London 100 years earlier. He would have loved this video and seen it, rightly, as an affirmation of the, then revolutionary, ideas he pioneered all that time ago.
Thanks Davie, that’s one mean looking cruncher. That another hour or so at my tying bench adding to the “Davie” box. Thanks so much for sharing your skill with us all. Cheers
This looks like a great pattern.... and like you say, that guard hair without the hackle looks like a cracking pattern also.... I'm definitely tying this one up, and I can see it working in a variety of colours too.
Nice pattern and very effective , I tie one similar but instead of pheasant tail for the abdomen and wing case I use a biot in its place . Also do them in tan and grey . Thanks for the video
After a rough day at work nothing like a little Wee Beastie and Davie to settle the nerves. Fantastic looking pattern. But what is a Cruncher? Can’t see why that wouldn’t be great on rivers or streams. Cheers and thanks.
Hey Davie, have a question for you regarding varnish. Do you have any tips or tricks such as something to add to a thickened bottle to reduce viscosity? I really like the fly, especially the trick to use the pheasant tail as both the body and the wing case, thanks again!
Hi there, go to a pharmacy and get a small bottles of acetone, dilute the varnish to your satisfaction. Start with just a few drops and shake the bottle, test to see if it’s to your satisfaction or add more until you’re happy. Jimf 🏴
Hi Sir Megallot, I have attached a link to the varnish and the thinners that I use which will keep your varnish as you want it and as well it will last for a very long time..As Jim said below you can thin it down as well with a nail varnish remover though not all of them work as I found out myself.. All the very best Davie.. www.veniard.com/unitit-thinners/p/5609 www.veniard.com/cellire/p/5611
Hi Tom, To be honest I've no idea where the name came from.. Many of the flies tyed for fly fishing competitions have a nick name so that the teams know what their team mates are catching on so no one else knows what they are, but the names eventually get known..Other well known styles of flies like cormorants, snatchers and grunters come to mind as well... All the very best Davie
Charlie, that is a beautiful, clean tie and should definitely catch fish, thank you,
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I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you.
Oh, maybe one more tye before the end of the evening. Think I'll go back and watch your original Greenwells for the 900th time... =]
Mike
Thank you Davie; a lovely traditional sort of fly, beautifully dressed as usual. And the usual helpful D McP comments, like dressing short to help removal without getting damaged. Though I'm not sure why anyone would want this on a barbed hook, with all the superb barbless choices we have available now.
Cynical old feather-winder that I am, I smile when I see its name and hear things like 'tied in cruncher style'. I really don't know what that is, but I do know that this fly is basically identical to most of the nymphs that Skues was tying and using early in the 20th century. He might have used a tad shorter hackle to aid penetration and sinking. Dressed, probably, on a Bartleets B7362 sneck (that is, square bend), this fly could easily have dropped out of Skues' vice on the train en-route to the Itchen from London 100 years earlier. He would have loved this video and seen it, rightly, as an affirmation of the, then revolutionary, ideas he pioneered all that time ago.
Thanks Davie, that’s one mean looking cruncher. That another hour or so at my tying bench adding to the “Davie” box. Thanks so much for sharing your skill with us all. Cheers
That's one nice fly Davie.
Very nice looking fly.
Great fly! Love starting the day with a tea & a fly by Davie! Thank you for sharing!
Great looking nymph mate. Always get great videos from the Master. Thanks for sharing. Best Regards from West Virginia, Ken
Excellent watching your skilled craft.... Thanks Davie
Great looking I'll be adding a few✌
Another lovely nymph Davie thanks
Very nice. Simple, balanced and looks effective. Best nymph I have seen in quite a while. You are a master
This looks like a great pattern.... and like you say, that guard hair without the hackle looks like a cracking pattern also.... I'm definitely tying this one up, and I can see it working in a variety of colours too.
Отличный вариант! Благодарю вас, Дэви! 👍🤝🇰🇿
Another beautifully tied fly Davie, thanks.
Beautiful little cruncher davie tks
Great pattern Davie thx
Poetry in motion 🤙
Great fly will try it here in Tasmania Australia in other colours as well
Another really great pattern, will work for our May & June hatches!
Nice wee fly davie
Fine one!
Nice pattern thanks for sharing
Nice pattern and very effective , I tie one similar but instead of pheasant tail for the abdomen and wing case I use a biot in its place . Also do them in tan and grey . Thanks for the video
After a rough day at work nothing like a little Wee Beastie and Davie to settle the nerves. Fantastic looking pattern. But what is a Cruncher? Can’t see why that wouldn’t be great on rivers or streams. Cheers and thanks.
superbe Davie
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Nice fly. I need a bigger variaty of colors for my pheasant tail. Or should I just dye them?
Hey Davie, have a question for you regarding varnish. Do you have any tips or tricks such as something to add to a thickened bottle to reduce viscosity? I really like the fly, especially the trick to use the pheasant tail as both the body and the wing case, thanks again!
Hi there, go to a pharmacy and get a small bottles of acetone, dilute the varnish to your satisfaction. Start with just a few drops and shake the bottle, test to see if it’s to your satisfaction or add more until you’re happy. Jimf 🏴
Hi Sir Megallot,
I have attached a link to the varnish and the thinners that I use which will keep your varnish as you want it and as well it will last for a very long time..As Jim said below you can thin it down as well with a nail varnish remover though not all of them work as I found out myself..
All the very best Davie..
www.veniard.com/unitit-thinners/p/5609
www.veniard.com/cellire/p/5611
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Why do they get the name “Cruncher”?
Hi Tom,
To be honest I've no idea where the name came from.. Many of the flies tyed for fly fishing competitions have a nick name so that the teams know what their team mates are catching on so no one else knows what they are, but the names eventually get known..Other well known styles of flies like cormorants, snatchers and grunters come to mind as well...
All the very best Davie
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Interesting, thanks!