Thanks for the suggestions, but I did not make myself clear. I'm talking about the English style soft hackle spider fly. On the internet I see some with the body starting at the point of the hook, others with it at the barb, and others with it starting somewhere in between. I'd like to make them like true English style spiders. Joyce
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > Joyce- Just look on the web, you'll find one. > > > Oooooo, Buggs, that was bad. > > > If you are tying a water spider, the key is to tie a slim beetle-style body > with a fine-wire hook. It's lighter if you tie an extended foam body with a > tuft of light parachute to make it settle down right-side up. Depending on > how much time you want to spend on the legs, you can make a bent leg or > knotted leg, but they need to suspend the body over the water and make the > classic water-tension foot-prints in the water- hence light fly and > floatant. > > If you are making a terrestrial, a black or tan spider has worked for me- > dry or wet. > > Hook size, shape, shank length, etc. matters less than fly design, as the > hook has to allow the fly to do what it is intended to do. > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joyce Westphal <westpha...@gmail.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, November 28, 2009 5:49 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] re: help with spider type flies > > I've been requested to tie some Spider flies..I need to know where the body > starts..should it be over the barb or the point. If you tie these flies, or > know how it should be done, kindly inform. Inquiring minds want to know and > tie them correctly. Any tying hints are also welcome. Joyce > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 -- 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
