Hi Martyn, great video thanks. I've just subscribed. I hadn't seen the ethafoam ball tied that way before. Do you think there are any pros / cons in the ball type pattern like this as opposed to the top hat design where the foam seems to sit right down in the surface film?
@@mikekennedy4549 I think this is more durable and easier to see. I don't really see a downside to this style as the body of the fly is still in/just on the underside of the surface film. Its
@@flickingfeathers Thanks for replying.. Many years ago when I tied flies (not your quality), I used to tie one pattern with the polystyrene ball on the top middle of the shank so the fly was horizontal and for some reason this worked really well. I used to tie Do you tie any commercially?
I would fish it like any dry fly/emerger. I personally like to use nylon except for the tippet which is fluoro. Grease the leader except for the last 12" or so to the fly, which I degrease so it sinks.
Excellent buzzer Martyn. Nice ly tied up and explained as always. Many thanks.
That looks a killer in the surface foam... Thank you for that!
Nice fly👍
Hi Martyn, great video thanks. I've just subscribed. I hadn't seen the ethafoam ball tied that way before. Do you think there are any pros / cons in the ball type pattern like this as opposed to the top hat design where the foam seems to sit right down in the surface film?
@@mikekennedy4549 I think this is more durable and easier to see.
I don't really see a downside to this style as the body of the fly is still in/just on the underside of the surface film.
Its
@@flickingfeathers Thanks for replying.. Many years ago when I tied flies (not your quality), I used to tie one pattern with the polystyrene ball on the top middle of the shank so the fly was horizontal and for some reason this worked really well. I used to tie Do you tie any commercially?
Nice wee fly Martyn, looks the buisness mate
Killer on its day Stevie
Hi Martyn just found your channel, how would you fish this fly and would you use flourocarbon, thanks
I would fish it like any dry fly/emerger. I personally like to use nylon except for the tippet which is fluoro. Grease the leader except for the last 12" or so to the fly, which I degrease so it sinks.