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| Is anyone tying foot long flies for muskies? We have several that we have been tying. I'll see if I can find somebody with more brain power than me to post some pix of our flies. We are always looking for new ideas if anyone would be willing share them. |
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Location: Southwest Ohio | These are not a foot but they have boated a fish.
(MUSKIE FLY CUSTOM 1.JPG)
(HOT WHITEFISH MUSKIE FLY 1.JPG)
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 MUSKIE FLY CUSTOM 1.JPG (37KB - 159 downloads)
HOT WHITEFISH MUSKIE FLY 1.JPG (38KB - 172 downloads)
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Location: Southwest Ohio | These two are also listed on the SOMA56 auction that is going on right now.
www.soma56.com |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I can't remember the last fly I fished that was less than 12". Most of mine 14"-18" and two to three hooks, depending. I've gotten more into tying two hooks, though three allow me slightly more versatility on feathers I can use. I'm not gonna resize all of my pics to 100 kb, so you guys are gonna get PB- http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=blackorange_zpsbfc2b427.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=whitechart_zps05b916f0.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=walleyewhitetail_zpsb817f664.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=hotperch_zpsd0d26997.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=redhorse_zps0ff5986e.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=carefree.jpg http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/Flies/?action=view¤t=raccoon_zps57152889.jpg And big flies catch big muskies. 52" from this fall on a black/orange. http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/kodiaksalmon/?action=view¤t=PB270204.jpg
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Location: SE, WI. | SO; What does the (vertabrae), internal harness look like? What do you all tie to??? Looks like they are tied to a jig head...BUT, Beads and coil wire on straight wire??? Any pics under all that hair??? Thanks, JD |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | No jigs heads for me. I need flies to still be castable on a fly line through conventional means. I don't make a harness so much as I just us a loop of 125 lb Surflon or Nylostrand to join the hooks. I use beads or tubing to keep the loop closed and I have two different means of attaching aft hooks...either just on a loop allowing for more motion, or on a loop to loop style for a more rigid fly that won't foul as easy if tailing loops are a problem. |
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| Esoxfly those are freaking awesome :D |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Thanks man. I appreciate it. |
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Location: Grantsburg, Wisc | WOW !!!!!!
Esoxfly, those flies are AMAZING
I need some of the bad boys.
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Thanks again guys. I love tying, so I put alot of time into them. |
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| Do you ever have deep hooking issues with a several hook system as you descibe. I was tying with a two and three hook set up and had a very deep hook up and the release was questionable. Saw the strike happen near boatside and the muskie opens up and just looks like it vacums the whole fly in. I am only using a single hook (6/0-10/0) with a 12" fly and all hook ups have been in the mouth with easy hook out. May have just had a bad experience. But once is more than enough for me.
The flies you have been tying are amazing. Everyone has there own form of art.
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| Those are just beautiful.
Muskie on a fly rod. Has to be one of the ultimate in fishing experiences.
Would love to see more of your work. Any more photos? |
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| Esoxfly, Those are some beautiful flies. Thanks or sharing. Looks like a lot of work went into those, just amazing. I bet they hammer the muskie on Lake St. Clair to. |
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| Got to play a little with all the materials and techniques today, and wanted to share it with you guys haven’t tried them yet, as I’m still waiting for my rod.
All shown on a pounder lemontail.
Hope you like them 
Had to untie some of them halfway and start over as they didn’t looked like i wanted them to.
First of a longer flash fly than I normally make, as I saw my buddys flash fly in the water and the long tail looked amazing.
http://imageshack.us/a/img14/8213/jwoh.jpg
Lemon head fly with dumbbell eyes.
http://imageshack.us/a/img823/872/6dfo.jpg
Black fly with epoxy head and eyes glued to on.
http://imageshack.us/a/img194/5529/ihwy.jpg
Black fly with yellow dumbbell eyes and epoxy head.
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/9312/c1tu.jpg
A little lady like fly with dumbbell eyes.
http://imageshack.us/a/img89/3923/t90q.jpg
And at last a beast of a yellow popper.
http://imageshack.us/a/img13/3286/knc8.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img546/6517/pmpl.jpg
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