Hey Fly Tiers...What's In The Vise?

[trapper2000]

12 wt  wow  that would  make a  great salt  water  rod  for  big  snook ..... great idea to refinish it  for  your  dad  ^5

[filetandrelease]

Your dad will love it , I shared some water with him back in the day ,

[perch-hound]

Your dad will love it , I shared some water with him back in the day ,

The good ole days! I'm sure you probably saw that old fenwick bust a few! 

[filetandrelease]

The good ole days! I'm sure you prtobably saw that old fenwick bust a few!  

Yes sir I have seen it in action ,  I to have a Fenwick 9'3" 11wtg 5 1/4 oz but mine is glass ,

[Bartman44]

My first fly rod was a  Fenwick 6 weight that got me started fly fishing on the Battenkill  back in the 70s.  I still have two Fenwick glass spinning rods from that era that I need to have new guides put on. 

[rgfixit]

I know a guy that might be blue to do that

My first was a Fenwick 2 PC 5 wt. think it was an FF-84. That one just plain wore out many years ago. I picked up a pristine replacement a few years back. What a sweet casting rod.

Feels like it weighs 4 lbs or so next to my TFO 3 wt though.
Rg

[trapper2000]

besides  chasing fish I have  been at the  bench a  little .....





this  may  have  been a  pattern I  got  from orvis but any one interested  i'm pm the  recipe  it's a  easy  tie

[kc]

nice

[perchgypsy]

Trap that's one of the best tye I've seen on this thread...very nice

[trapper2000]

perch thank you very much  but  I have seen a lot of really  good work on here  ...I  spend  a lot  of  time at the  bench ,I really  enjoy  it  and  I  love  catching fish with  my  own  flies  .right now  between  runs  to the  trout stream  i'm getting ready  for  one  on my favorite  fish ....the mighty rock bass ...heres   what a  session  ends  up  producing.......

first  clousers  are  great  flies  for  everything  from salt water to crappies and  rock bass  love  them...  I  mix  bright  colors  on some  and   darker  browns on others




after  a  doz  clousers and  3  or  four  crawfish  it's  time  to hit the  water 

[Bartman44]

Nice looking flies right there. I haven't tied a fly in more than two months but I enjoy looking at what everyone is creating.

[rgfixit]

Tasty treats Trapper!

I haven't spent a moment at the bench in a month either.  Building the woodworking shop and gardening are taking all my attention.

Rg

[Linc]

Trapper, I would be interested in the recipe for the crawfish. I am a neebie to fly tying and to this site and for some reason not allowed to PM you.

Thanks

[trapper2000]

  crawfish

mustad  79580 or similar
 
small  amount  of  crystal  flash

for  whiskers  I  used  some  rabbit  fur

body materal was white river med brown  crawfish  chenille

clawas was barred zonker strip crawfish  orange

lead wire  for  weight

hen  feather  for  legs redish  brown

back  strip  was  thin skin

med  copper  wire

golden brown marabou


wrap  some  lead  wire  on the  back  of the  hook

tie  in the  crystal  flash  and  some  rabbit  fur  for  whiskers

attch your   chenille and   from the  head

I wrap the  few  wraps   over the  chenille at this  point

go get a  ice  cold  rolling rock out of the  fridge!

flip the  hook

tie  in the  hens  feather and  copper  wire  ...wrap  or  two of the  feathe   for  legs   now  tie  in the thin skin   or  clear plastic  for  back

finish  the  body  with the  chenille pull the back (thin skin)  tight  and  tie  off  wrap  copper  wire  segmenting the   tail section  ....now  take  a  clump of  marabou add  over the  hook  eye  cut  short  whip  finish 

finish beer

linc  if  ya  have  any  problem  ..... i'm not a  good instructor   nor  good  with the  written  word  your  welcome  to call me ....I have  great  luck with this  fly  not  only  for  bass  but  big browns  as  well.....you  got  mail

[kc]

No where in the list of materials did I see beer. But I do see the need for it.