The Fisherman Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I love playing around with different colors on Ken Abrames' classic Big Eelie. Here I took the basic color palette from his Olive Fireworm single-feather flatwing and translated it into this four-feather flatwing/soft hackle: Olive Fireworm Big Eelie Hook: Eagle Claw 253 3/0 Thread: Black Platform: 10 hairs each orange, yellow, and chartreuse bucktail, mixed Tail: First, a red saddle; second, 4 strands copper Flashabou; third, an orange saddle; fourth, a gray saddle; fifth, an olive saddle. (All saddles pencil thin.) Body: Chartreuse braid Collar: Hot orange marabou, tied in at the tip, 2-3 turns ~ A 15-pound member of the test focus group showed her approval. Steve Culton "We fish for pleasure; I for Mine, you for yours."-- James Leisenring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillTop Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, The Fisherman said: I love playing around with different colors on Ken Abrames' classic Big Eelie. Here I took the basic color palette from his Olive Fireworm single-feather flatwing and translated it into this four-feather flatwing/soft hackle: Olive Fireworm Big Eelie Hook: Eagle Claw 253 3/0 Thread: Black Platform: 10 hairs each orange, yellow, and chartreuse bucktail, mixed Tail: First, a red saddle; second, 4 strands copper Flashabou; third, an orange saddle; fourth, a gray saddle; fifth, an olive saddle. (All saddles pencil thin.) Body: Chartreuse braid Collar: Hot orange marabou, tied in at the tip, 2-3 turns ~ A 15-pound member of the test focus group showed her approval. Steve Culton Tastes Great, Less Filling.. As always Steve you do a great job on your ties.... .something to aspire to ! HT Currently have aphasia. Aphasia is a result of my head stroke causing a bleed. Happened in my Maine vacation in July (2021). Lucky me less than 1% of people get stroke aphasia. I'm making project but have been told this is easily 5 months to 1 year for this to improve. Until then hope you don't mind making sense with what I text. HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Swung or stripped? The "swing" seems better over the years for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fisherman Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 27 mins ago, theshadow said: Swung or stripped? The "swing" seems better over the years for me. It depends on where I'm fishing and how the bass are feeding. I love the Big Eelie as a searching pattern -- I will frequently fan cast over an area and retrieve it with micro (a couple inches) strips. Sometimes during a blitz, they'll hit it moments after it touches the water. Sometimes I'll give it a few bursts then let it settle. Sometimes in a current, it's a mended swing presentation to deliver the fly to the fish. Many, many ways. Steve Culton "We fish for pleasure; I for Mine, you for yours."-- James Leisenring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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