Wow. Several good lessons here. I’ve seen Doak’s version of this fly & your substitution of the holographic gold tinsel makes the body really pop much more than the embossed tinsel. The oval tinsel on their version is more obvious & is more what you notice, rather than the body. Here, it’s the whole body. I have holographic silver, but I clearly need to get some gold. Also interesting is your use of Uni-Flex to create a smooth underbody & your use of a bobbin holder for wrapping the tinsel. (Large barrel bobbin holder?) I usually make a smooth thread base but the Uni is faster & the underbody looks even smoother. I do use a bobbin holder for wire & floss but never thought of using it for tinsel. Thanks for sharing. -Bob
Yes certainly - but these are two different animals. Bought in a fly shop showroom, those holo's will only appear as lead-grey or diaper-yellow under the best salmon skies. Embossed is more forgiving and doesn't yield to whim.
I can't imagine why, if you're hell-bent-for-leather on using ostrich herls for a butt, why oh why would you not wrap the turns over super glue. The original use of the ostrich was there just to hide a multitude of sins, what with big fat round unwaxed thread. But it's not too late to reclaim the future. Bad habits for the sake of a wobbly past are just fuzzy logic.
🤯 awesome simplistic pattern,love the holographic tinsel for body & rib,never seen the use of a bobbin holder for tinsel, very cool idea,tight lines 🤙
Thank you and you as well🎣🎣
Pretty cool looking fly Chris.
Thanks Ken
Beauty tie brother like always
Thanks Owen!
Wow. Several good lessons here. I’ve seen Doak’s version of this fly & your substitution of the holographic gold tinsel makes the body really pop much more than the embossed tinsel. The oval tinsel on their version is more obvious & is more what you notice, rather than the body. Here, it’s the whole body. I have holographic silver, but I clearly need to get some gold.
Also interesting is your use of Uni-Flex to create a smooth underbody & your use of a bobbin holder for wrapping the tinsel. (Large barrel bobbin holder?) I usually make a smooth thread base but the Uni is faster & the underbody looks even smoother. I do use a bobbin holder for wire & floss but never thought of using it for tinsel.
Thanks for sharing.
-Bob
Thanks for the kind words Bob always appreciate it. The bobbin is from Shor Fishing but is discontinued now
Yes certainly - but these are two different animals. Bought in a fly shop showroom, those holo's will only appear as lead-grey or diaper-yellow under the best salmon skies. Embossed is more forgiving and doesn't yield to whim.
another beauty!
Thanks Justin.
Awesome buddy Iam a new sub can you fish spring salmon in NFLD?
While we do hook them from time to time incidentally, the season doesn’t start until June first
I can't imagine why, if you're hell-bent-for-leather on using ostrich herls for a butt, why oh why would you not wrap the turns over super glue. The original use of the ostrich was there just to hide a multitude of sins, what with big fat round unwaxed thread. But it's not too late to reclaim the future. Bad habits for the sake of a wobbly past are just fuzzy logic.