Pedro,
I am a human crab cracker who finds your sexy crab a very alluring and innovative fly. Your sexy crab and your perminator, in reality, would not get along well. The mantis shrimp would quickly smash the crab and enjoy a good meal.
I can understand why fish are attracted to the sexy crab fly. You do impressive work with zonker strips.
[quote="janw"]Pete,
as always, it is delightful to see your flies and in this case this beautiful ( Jay ?) vise too. :wink:
[b:6e8887f8e0]G'day Jan...
Thanks' for the kind words...
fyi: the vise... DamaSeal hand crafted by friend Faruk Ekich, Ottawa Canada... asgoodasitgets!
here's the one made by pal Jay in the Brightest Corner on the Darkest Continent...
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Howdy Florian...
Mustad #2 Signature Series Tarpon... 'got a bunch and like 'em...
'Alive and kickin' in spite of relentless gravity and personal shortcomings...
my plan: old age and treachery will prevail over inexperience and youthful energy...
weshallsee...!?
Martin's most excellent tutorial got me thinkin' about crustaceans and the aimless meandering continues...
'so many pheatherz... 'so little time...
Cheeerz
Pete on the wet n' windswept shores of the Bay of Lewis[/b:6e8887f8e0]
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[b:6e8887f8e0]CDL Pardo pheatherz are high on my list... 'really buggy![/b:6e8887f8e0]
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[b:6e8887f8e0]p.s.
'any homeopathic recommendations for arthritis of the wrist/hand/thumb...???[/b:6e8887f8e0]
where to buy clear bobbfly for fly fishing with a spinning rod
Che Guevara, your arrogance is classic. You pretend to be "the judge" of the rest of the guys that brought their opinions here. You are just 1 opinion. No more. And as I said below, I am in the opposite of your's.
Have a good fishing and enjoy life.
Hi Gary;
I remember our communication after I posted that Silver Jungle wet fly, the recipe is from Ray Bergman's book Trout. Always liked that pattern, it's nice to see it here on Streamers365. Congratulations! Nice work!
Thanks and Yes Don your wet fly 'Silver Jungle" led me to this pattern. It has done very well for me and my friends that have used it on trout and Atlantic Salmon.
Barry my friend best of luck on your trip. I hope it leaves you bent and I am looking forward to your pics already....
Great information on fly line, well simplify .
All people mention to match your rod with the line number it is recommanded.
If your want try this experience use a Line below and one number up, or that specify
Nimber, you may find solutions to wind condition, charge early your distance on small
River , try it, with today avaibility of type of line, it - plus to try
Good fishing
This really looks like a good mantis shrimp imitator. You have used the difficult to tie zonker strip in a very effective way.
Good luck when using this fly.
Hey Gary,going fishing for a week this weekend,going to give this one a try,I think it will work for me in those northern Saskatchewan lakes for rainbows and browns.
So simple you know it is deadly, ever notice the simpler the fly the more fish it catches? well thats true about this fly for sure great little searching pattern when bait fish are present thanks again and as always forget fishing lets go catching!
Great pattern, wow the striped bass of the Maine coast beware! crept around the Falmouth Foreside shore from 12 am til 5 am and caught and released 22 stripers, one of which was a whale weighing 33lbs and measured 43 inches. Thanks for the pattern and great instructions
The Renaissance Man Martin is an endless source of wonderment and bears constant watching...
Every time I visit this site I leave wiser and inspired... Thank you...!
Pedro,
If I was a permit or a bonefish this fly would certainly draw my attention, it does mimic a mantis shrimp. You have used
a normally bulky material in a very effective way. Good job.
This here is now one of my favorites, Thanks for sharing with us Bob..
This fly is as productive as it is gorgeous
This one is a beauty Kelly
Very interesting pattern Andrew, i love the translucency of polar bear...
Thank-you! I use this trio and variations of them as the mainstay of my salmon fishing/sea-run cutthroat in estuaries and out in the ocean. Small sizes fished with jerky retrieve, to large size on a down-rigger. Tied on tubes for large size instead of hooks to reduce leverage.
Very nicely done Andrew. The colors are stunning.
G'day Martin...
'Rephreshing as ALWAYS and bordering on BRILLIANT...
Your shrimp cocktail goes nicely with Riesling...
good afternoon Geir. My name is Theo Mientjes.
End of august I will by in Atna for one week.
Can you be so kind to inform me about flypatterns. looking forwards to your answer,.
kind rgeards. Theo
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