The Fly Thread

[Geoff]

I tagged Brain in it on bookface and told him it was just like his videos, without beer, good music and fun commentary. Music and beer would be easy, its just the time-lapse setting on my iphone camera. If I tied better flies I'd make some more but a size 10 foam hopper isnt as fun as a streamer video. haha

[fishinwrench]

OMG Wrench! Is that Estaz??????

Yeah and I dont like it.  But I recently had my @zz handed to me on numbers and that's what the dude in the front of the boat was throwing.....So estaz (although it never has worked well for me) gets a second chance. 

Lancer, I learned the Murdich pattern on YT, I tie them just like the original.  Bucktail, flashabou, Ice dub, Estaz.   

I actually wish there was a size THICKER Estaz.  The FATTER the head - the better it dances.  I'm honestly not yet convinced that the Murdich is better than a Dahlberg Flashdancer.   With a Flashdancer you can make the head as big as you want.  

Now those "poppers" aren't actually poppers. Don't let their Blockhead resemblance fool ya.    I fish them on a sink-tip and strip them like a streamer.  They have a gurgling wiggle that is out of this world.   Try one and thank me later.  

[Geoff]

Are you using the regualr estaz or the large/mega stuff? they make a bigger version of it

[fishinwrench]

This stuff

The ultra long fibered stuff like "Palmer Chenille" isn't stiff enough to push water.  I'm not aware of Thicker/Longer Estaz but if they make it I'd try it.

[Geoff]

Estaz Grande!!

 

https://www.feather-craft.com/wecs.php?store=feacraft&action=display&target=TD014

[Lancer09]

And I've got myself a new tying assistant.

[Lancer09]

Couple D&D's

[Lancer09]

[Flysmallie]

You win. I'm not even going to try.

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1 hour ago, Lancer09 said:

Musky/Pike Fly lol