sidelock Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) Anyone fish these flies ? While researching Tsimane Bolivia Golden Dorado trip I came across this fly and its said to be the go to fly and raises a lot of fish. Made some similar foam heads and tied a few with a different twist from the original version. Flies are 6" long and tied on 2/0 Partridge Preadator X hooks, I'm thinking the local large and small mouth bass will approve. Edited March 26, 2017 by sidelock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgg Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Cool--So the foam heads are about 2" long and an inch wide? Have you cast them yet? In different colors and sizes that could match a lot of bait in SW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidelock Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) The SBS original version on flydreams calls for a 5 cm x 3.3 cm foam for a 3/0 hook but I down sized mine and tweek the V cut in the foam to fit a 2/0 hook. I just tied these so I haven't casted them yet but according to what I have read, apparently the original is responsible for a 53" Taimen, 40 lb. Golden Dorado and a 25 lb. Atlantic striper. The foam on mine is 45cm x 22cm after shaped and 45cm x 30cm when flat with a 13cm. deep V cut. The V needs to be cut at an angle and fit right to join together with super glue. Chartreuse foam is 5cm. X 3.3cm as the original and the purple/fuchsia is my scaled down version . The eyes here are placed on the top half of the head but I thought they would look better on the lower half that's constantly in contact with the water so I placed them accordingly on the finished flies. Edited March 27, 2017 by sidelock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteD Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 How do they swim. Does that head give any action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFeuts Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 This has pike written all over it! " A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidelock Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 This has pike written all over it! That's what I'm afraid of ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgg Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 The SBS original version on flydreams calls for a 5 cm x 3.3 cm foam for a 3/0 hook but I down sized mine and tweek the V cut in the foam to fit a 2/0 hook. I just tied these so I haven't cased them yet but according to what I have read, apparently the original is responsible for a 53" Taimen, 40 lb. Golden Dorado and a 25 lb. Atlantic striper. The foam on mine is 45cm x 22cm after shaped and 45cm x 30cm when flat with a 13cm. deep V cut. The V needs to be cut at an angle and fit right to join together with super glue. Titanic Slider 001.JPG Chartreuse foam is 5cm. X 3.3cm as the original and the purple/fuchsia is the scaled down version . The eyes here are placed on the top half of the head but I thought they would look better on the lower half that's constantly in contact with the water so I placed them accordingly on the finished flies. Awesome--thanks for the photo and explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFeuts Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) So because I can't sit still and have too much time on my hands between clients I went ahead and tinkered with this pattern. Using my minimal skills in AutoCad i drew up a bunch of these that will be to scale when you print so all you have to do is cut and trace. Once I get it printed out and made right if you guys want any I'll post it up here. Edited March 27, 2017 by TFeuts " A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBM Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Admirable flies, eyes on the underside are where they should be, and they look pike/musky to me too. Black bass, most assuredly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. saxatilis Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Wow, these are Bomber my friend! Plus, they look hella' fun to tie. Thanks for sharing! Life is too precious to fish ugly flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidelock Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Yea, gluing the seam in the foam with CA glue and getting it to seal tight so it looks seamless without any ooze out is a little tricky and a PITA to be honest but the rest of the process is a lot of fun and they do look kinda funky. The seam on the first couple I glued (the two chartreuse tiger marked heads in the last picture) didn't turn out as clean as I would have liked to so I applied a little pearlescent Tulip Glitter Fabric Paint over the seam to clean things up. Like anything else, after the first couple of trial samples, you figure things out and the rest get better with repeats. Hope they are as much fun to fish as they are to tie and fish as good as they look Edited March 28, 2017 by sidelock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman1253 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 So because I can't sit still and have too much time on my hands between clients I went ahead and tinkered with this pattern. Using my minimal skills in AutoCad i drew up a bunch of these that will be to scale when you print so all you have to do is cut and trace. Once I get it printed out and made right if you guys want any I'll post it up here. Sure if you have the time -- thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KironaFly Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Definitely a creative take on fly tying. People have some great imagination ... cool flies (if they work). RockfishOn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidelock Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) I'm confident they will, don't see why they shouldn't do you ? plus they are responsible for some documented impressive catches. Edited May 4, 2017 by sidelock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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