FROM MARK
May your GOD be your fishing partner. Subject: RE: [VFB] Re: Fly of the week Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:26:46 -0600 OK.........Cool.......thass a happnin' fly......TKX. Wes. mark..... > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:18:42 -0700 > Subject: Re: FW: [VFB] Re: Fly of the week > From: w...@wadaworks.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > Wes > Would still like the receipe:Hook, thread etc in order of tying or a > "SBS". This would be on heck of a trolling fly. > Jim > > > Wes, that fly is right up my alley.....KILLER tye. I'm gonna do some > up. One question......somethin' tells me, you've taken a few turns of > thread thru the herl head.......for durability.......? Tkx., mark..... > > ----- > > Super busy here, so reallly brief instructions. > > thread: Gudebrod 6/0 red or Monocord red > hook: 3xl #6 or #8 wet fly hook > wing: peacock sword > collar: pheasant rump > head: peacock herl twisted around thread before wrapping > weight: lightly weighted mid-shank > body: Canadian brown mohair > > order of tying: > 1. wrap lead midshank > 2. tie in red thread at back of hook, wrap forward to back of where > lead is positioned > 3. tie in mohair yarn just in back of lead, wrap forward, leaving > ample room for head > 4. pick out mohair yarn fibers with a bodkin > 5. tie in pheasant rump feather, wrap two or three turns, tie off > 6. tie in several fibers of peacock sword as an overwing > 7. finish fly with large peacock herl head, fibers wound around > thread before wrapping > 8. finish off with red thread head. > > Proportions shown in the pic are important. > > I make my own mohair yarn by removing one of the three core threads in > the yarn. That allows you to easily remove all the mohair from the > yarn, as if it were dubbing. Then trap the "dubbing" in a thread > loop, twist and wind onto fly. You can get much more uniform and > dense hair yarn that way. > > HTH, > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. Click here. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
