Speaking of hoarding...

[kjackson]

On 12/1/2023 at 1:22 PM, fishinwrench said:

I tied up a batch of Sexy Shad colored (white/yellow/lt.blue w/ silver flash) Clousers back in September and they've been killers.   Sat down to tie up a dozen more and discovered that the white that I used was FLUORESCENT WHITE.    Oh No! my "fluorescent white" tail is all used up.   I have 4 full, and gorgeous, WHITE tails.    

Do I take a chance that regular WHITE is fine?    Oh hell to the NO!     So, had to order a pair of FLUORESCENT WHITE deer tails.....and of course while I'm ordering stuff I probably should get more 6/0 thread and I can never have too many 1/40th lead dumbbell eyes, ect. And WOAH, hooks are on sale until after Christmas!

Grand total for 2 deer tails=176.78

 

This is how we end up with cases full of $#!t, and then later wonder why ! 

Wrench--could you post an image of this fly?  I am accompanying my wife to a fiber arts workshop tomorrow, and I figure I might as well tie some flies instead of sitting there like a lump.  I'd like to tie a few as it sounds like an interesting pattern.

On a side note, I was just down in the hoarding room putting together materials so that I could tie a few crappie flies that I want to use on Indiana spinners (a very deadly combo for trout) when I realized that in my usual hook storage space, I only had some high-end or saltwater hooks with ringed eyes. 

It was hard to believe that I had no ringed eye hooks in the old Mustard series, something like a 3399A but with a straight eye. I did find some 1/0 and 2/0, long-shank VMC streamer hooks that would work if the crappies I'll be targeting are 20 inches plus...finally, in the last drawer I opened in my off-brand hook depository, I ran across two boxes of #4 and #2 hooks from the WWII stash that were perfect, along with a box of Pflueger hooks with a kirbed bend.

I guess saving stuff "I'll never use" paid off.

[fishinwrench]

35 minutes ago, kjackson said:

Wrench--could you post an image of this fly?  

Sure, I did them in a Clouser, and a Deceiver pattern.   

Not much success on the Deceiver this Fall because of the falling water level this year throughout October-November I just never found much blitzing activity.   But I flat hammered them on the #4 Clouser in this color scheme.  Sunny, Cloudy, and even after the sun had gone down.   

As for hooks, I use Mustad 34007 SS  

[BilletHead]

23 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Sure, I did them in a Clouser, and a Deceiver pattern.   

Not much success on the Deceiver this Fall because of the falling water level this year throughout October-November I just never found much blitzing activity.   But I flat hammered them on the #4 Clouser in this color scheme.  Sunny, Cloudy, and even after the sun had gone down.   

As for hooks, I use Mustad 34007 SS  

     Very nice Glen. I have been doing something similar for four years except using shades of grey for the back. Temprate bass really, really love them. 

[fishinwrench]

Looking good BH 👍

 

There's the REAL key to success with a Clouser.....or just about any fly,  RIGHT THERE ! 😉 

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Looking good BH 👍

 

There's the REAL key to success with a Clouser.....or just about any fly,  RIGHT THERE ! 😉 

                 Called by more than one name. I go by the non-slip mono loop. 

[fishinwrench]

38 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

                 Called by more than one name. I go by the non-slip mono loop. 

Amber impressed her engineering cohorts a month ago.   Seems they were fumbling with some Paracord trying to make a loop that wasn't a slip-knot, or an overhand granny knot.....She said "Here give me that cord", and whipped a loop in that sumbitch real quick like.   

They were astounded 😅