Jimi: There's people on this list who are much better fisherpeople and tyers than I, but here's my take on scuds.
They imitate little freshwater crustaceans, kind of like little sowbugs, and they're useful in both stillwater (ie lakes, backwaters, etc) and streams and rivers, although they always seem to work best in the slower water and eddies. They basically look like small nymphs, with a shell running the length of their back. Thats why people are using various plastics for the back of the scud. The body is usually a spiky dubbing or a not so spiky dubbing with palmered hackle to imitate the legs and gills. The plastic back makes the top of the fly look like a shiny smooth surface. They are usually ribbed with something as well to put "sections" in the shell. Olive, cream, pink/orange, and black seem to work the best for me, and I tie them on a curved hook. They are best fished on a dead drift, right on the bottom. In completely still water, you can retrieve them with small, short jerks (4-6 in. or so). That's at least what I do with them. They can be pretty productive, and we have some lakes here where the fish seem love them. I suspect some people on the list will have entirely different ideas, and in truth, they're probably right. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 3:27 PM Subject: [VFB] Scuds ? > If any one laughs out loud I will take my toys and go home. I have never > tied a scud, not really sure as to what conditions you would use it in. Is > it to much for me to ask about the fishing of scuds, where, when etc. what > they imitate, types of fish and so on. Time for those in the know to > enlighten a desert rat as to the usefulness of tying and fishing scuds. > > Jimi > >
