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You should have kept that spoon fly a secret. There's a couple fly snobs who will shun you now.
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Re: Good low tide
Let'em complain. I've tied for a while and the spoon fly's damn tough to tie well. Epoxy's tricky, so is the mylar. If I get motivated, I'll post a few tomorrow.
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Re: Good low tide
Everyone will see the light eventually..but they are a pita too tie.You should have kept that spoon fly a secret. There's a couple fly snobs who will shun you now.
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Anything short of a dry fly is marginal anyway. If you are going to fish streamers in salt, you might as well add a spoonfly too.
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So far, as has been well chronicled, the fish have done quite well in terms of avoiding my pursuit -- spoon fly or not. However, the gap is closing.
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Tonight's theme? I hate fucking up with the fly rod. Nuff said.
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Mike Hodge wrote:So far, as has been well chronicled, the fish have done quite well in terms of avoiding my pursuit -- spoon fly or not. However, the gap is closing.
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Obviously, that didn't work.
Obviously, that didn't work.
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Re: Good low tide
Tied a few with the epoxy only on the outside and some with it on the inside of the mylar. Swabbing the epoxy on the inside is a pain, but it gives the fly better shape and durability. Also, learning how to tie the mylar on correctly takes some practice. Typically, it wants to spin and bunch up in the wrong places.
There's a good four-segment vid on you tube explaining all this. But even after watching that, it takes some practice. I'm getting there.
There's a good four-segment vid on you tube explaining all this. But even after watching that, it takes some practice. I'm getting there.
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Nice looking Spoon Mike.......
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Dave - "You got to be shitty before you can get better."
Save the spoon flies for the tourists. There are better option out there, especially if you are tying to sneak up on weary fish in shallow water.
Save the spoon flies for the tourists. There are better option out there, especially if you are tying to sneak up on weary fish in shallow water.
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BearsFan wrote:There are better option out there, especially if you are tying to sneak up on weary fish in shallow water.
such as ..
Those spoon flies look good, take a while to tie?
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Rik wrote:You should have kept that spoon fly a secret. There's a couple fly snobs who will shun you now.
I do palm readings on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Reduced rate for pf.com members.BearsFan wrote:Save the spoon flies for the tourists.
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Yeah, they take a while, enough that my wife noted that it's a good thing I don't tie commercially. But they're worth it, particularly after you see the progress from fly to fly as you gradually get the pattern right.DoubleM wrote:BearsFan wrote:There are better option out there, especially if you are tying to sneak up on weary fish in shallow water.
such as ..
Those spoon flies look good, take a while to tie?
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Their worthiness is for the redfish to decide.
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