And unfoul….That first one should be fun to cast
And unfoul….That first one should be fun to cast
Imagine the salad it will collect too! Looks good though. Cool idea. I've always wanted to try the patterns with the double or triple baitfish small baitfish tied on the big worm hooks.And unfoul….
Cheap 50 count bulk Mustad O'Shaughnessy 3407-DT size 1/0What base hook are you using there Lou?
I like these. That first one looks money. My main comment would be to watch your hook gap. With a big head and such a short shank you aren't leaving yourself with much gap to actually hook the fish. On a hook that short I'd probably tie everything on top and form the head mostly above the shank. I had a phase where I was tying on too short or too small of hooks for how much bulk the head/body had. The pattern was good and I had lots of good takes, but failed to hook or lost way more fish than a stinger clouser or larger hook would have. I still feel the sting from back to back days losing an ~20 lb king and a 9+ lb coho.
Oh 1/0. I like the idea of that. My old supply of sacrificial hooks is drying up and need to buy something new. I bet the hook eye is nice and big on those.Cheap 50 count bulk Mustad O'Shaughnessy 3407-DT size 1/0
I have a pile of material that I need to dye. I have never tried to dye any of the materials I have and I guess have been worried about wasting something that is on the harder side to find. Have you ever posted a sbs on your dyeing process? I'm sure others would be, I know I'm interested. Great looking, fishy ties as usual.NQP
Not Quite Picric, but close enough. Although I have almost as much fun dyeing & tying, I seriously doubt the fish I show these to will note the subtle differences in color, or care one way or another.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 chartreuse
tag - medium tinsel opal
rib - small wire silver
body - dyed NQP (3 Tsp Rit Neon Yellow, 1/8 Tsp Rit Neon Green/2 cups water)
body hackle - hen grizzly dyed NQP
1st shoulder - chartreuse
2nd shoulder - chukar dyed NQP
The dubbing was from a piece of dyed white rabbit fur; not cream or off white, but bright white with almost a bit of blue in it (might account for the more greenish tinge when dyed).
The chukar is more grey towards the base of the feather and, when dyed, has more olive to it than the region closer to the tip.
Regards,
Scott
I have a pile of material that I need to dye. I have never tried to dye any of the materials I have and I guess have been worried about wasting something that is on the harder side to find. Have you ever posted a sbs on your dyeing process? I'm sure others would be, I know I'm interested. Great looking, fishy ties as usual.
Perfect, thank you kindlyHere’s an old SBS I put together a while back. The procedure is the same for Koolaid as it is for RIT; both are acid dyes for natural substrates ( I did find by accident that it also works on Swiss Straw, but can’t speak for any other synthetic materials). If you go to the Rit site, you can find lots of formulas for different colors. I use the “small” size since I generally dye very small amounts of materials. Be aware that this takes a bit of experimenting; the colors don’t always turn out as advertised, which may be a function of the substrate, concentration, etc. I only use Rit in liquid form; tried the powders years ago but the liquid is much easier to work with. Hope this helps
Regards,
Scott
Prepping for tuna. Last year a small, plain-white squid saved my bacon in the tough fishing we had. The resin coated hackle/tentacles on the top fly look good but are time consuming and likely not necessary. Dispensed with that and went to craft fur mixed with some flash and other fibers. Also doing some baitfish in brighter colors.
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