Jonny Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Here's an extension of some flies I've been messing with recently using some kind of natural tail of bucktail and/or feathers and a head of "spun" kinky fiber blend hi tied and trimmed like deer hair. I started with smaller baits, like sandeels, but I'm now trying out some fuller bodied generic baitfish. I'm exaggerating the head profile to be a little fat, like a muddler minnow, to provide a little mass at the front and make the tails kick more on the strip or in current. Every time I test a fly with a denser head and a wispy tail, that tail swims and wiggles more. The purple/black is just a straight bucktail tail (two BTD collars, actually), while the generic olive and the little mackerel have bucktail surrounded 180 degrees on top of the shank by saddles -- "tented" per Mr. Davidstrout or like the upper 1/2 of a semper fly tail. Kinky Fiber is great stuff....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Couch Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Johnny, those are amazing!! Love everything about those. You need to come up some super duper name for those babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidstrout Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I really think that these are fantastic and you are really @ the fore-front of something huge Foulproof Durable Asthetically superior Homerun! DAvid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. saxatilis Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Jonny, Really tight man. It's nice to see how this fly has progressed from your first few a bit back! Keep em coming!!! Any better and we'll be askin for a step by step... Thanks for sharing! Life is too precious to fish ugly flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Nothing less than OUTSTANDING! Wow! The head on shot is Wicked Awesome! Thank you for the time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domer Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Jonny, Great stuff as always and nice color combos! I tied a similar pattern in solid black last summer. I'll post one if I can find it They are very bouyant even though the head is synthetic. See you at Somerset. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCowen Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Love these Jonny!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you have tied some really cool squid and lots of other stuff but this is really something special in my opinion. Tie'em up in 5" long versions in olive w/combo of dark blueish and olive saddles and these will match my bluebacks on Lanier. Cannot say enough of how much i like these. Explain how you build the head for everyone. HC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickbjr Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Those are gorgeous! You got that tented wing down real nice. The heads are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy53 Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Very nice!! Step by step... step by step.... step by step!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty Htr Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Jonny, Really tight man. It's nice to see how this fly has progressed from your first few a bit back! Keep em coming!!! Any better and we'll be askin for a step by step... Thanks for sharing! Ill ask for one now. Awesome stuff. I need a dozen of the burple ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbey Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Am I the only one who LOVES those head on shots of flies???? It's like they are popping right through my monitor !!! Nice work......inspiring!!! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteD Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Jonny, They are awesome flies. I echo other request for a step by step, especially with your photographic skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. saxatilis Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I can't get over how sick those things are! Life is too precious to fish ugly flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPop Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 What a treat this is! Great looking flies and good design interaction and conversations. This stuff is both enlightening and entertaining. Jonny, great job once again. Nice transition from tail to head and the taper is dead-on. I enjoy the fact that the design is complete and does not leave any room for artistic interpretation. I am SURE that those babies swim their tail off too. GREAT! BobPop BobPop>=====(*>POP FLEYES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Wow!!! ...... WOW!!!!!! I can't think of anything else to say but WOW!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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