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#161 FrequentFlyer

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Posted 02 March 2014 - 09:09 AM

Body looks good, tail's a few fibres too heavy, while it is acceptable to have 1 or 2 wraps of thread under the tail to prop it up you have a lot under it. Also, don't cut the legs, measure them beforehand so you are left with only what you need. That said that fly will still catch fish!

 

 

the exposed underwrap was me not starting the body far enough back, for the legs, the video i watched said to bend back the excess from the wing case and trim to the length of the hook shank


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#162 Christopher K

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Posted 02 March 2014 - 09:54 AM

There are a lot of tyers out there, they all have different styles. Since you're starting out I'm going to say, only watch videos from tightline productions and davie mcphail, Hans Weilenmann is another great tyer. In general you NEVER want to cut natural fibres, bucktail, marabou, calf tail, pheasant, just don't do it, although it may look ok in the water it's just sloppy work.
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Posted 02 March 2014 - 10:41 AM

the video i watched is from intheriffle.com


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Posted 02 March 2014 - 04:28 PM

In general you NEVER want to cut natural fibres, bucktail, marabou, calf tail, pheasant, just don't do it,  it's just sloppy work.

 

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Posted 02 March 2014 - 04:37 PM

PT

 

3 tail fibres too many...but

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#166 Christopher K

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Posted 02 March 2014 - 08:19 PM

And only 4 ribs ;) you figure out what hook that was?
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Posted 03 March 2014 - 04:06 PM

For Classics I go five...Don Bastian isn't committed to five on smaller nymph patterns either... ;)


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#168 Christopher K

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Posted 03 March 2014 - 04:24 PM

Sure, on an 18 maybe but that looks like a 14 to me LOL!


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Posted 03 March 2014 - 04:30 PM

whatever


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#170 Christopher K

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Posted 03 March 2014 - 04:59 PM

Time for some glasses maybe? LOL, j/k, that's till the best PTN I've seen :)


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Posted 03 March 2014 - 11:54 PM

another go at it

 

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Posted 04 March 2014 - 12:05 AM

I like this one better, shorten the legs by half and try and make the head a little smaller and it'll look great! Also, if you have a brown sharpie around colour up that thread before finishing.


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Posted 04 March 2014 - 12:17 AM

ok, so make the legs half a hook shank in length?


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#174 Christopher K

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Posted 04 March 2014 - 05:59 AM

That's what I go by, yes
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Posted 04 March 2014 - 09:47 AM

hey k ever tie a PT in red...lol

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Posted 04 March 2014 - 09:47 AM

just like a  red head--i couldnt tame those feathers no matter how hard i tried


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Posted 04 March 2014 - 09:52 AM

LOL, legs, body, case, ribbing all look good on that one, but you cut the tail!!!


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Posted 04 March 2014 - 10:21 AM

hey k ever tie a PT in red...lol

 

it sucks


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Posted 04 March 2014 - 11:35 AM

chase if you like i will show you how to tie this little red number..and yyes i cut the tail--thats how i roll


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Posted 04 March 2014 - 11:42 AM

chase if you like i will show you how to tie this little red number..and yyes i cut the tail--thats how i roll

 

Fawk YES!!...do a little SBS for me........................................it still sucks


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