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Joe C
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:32 pm • # 1 |
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Joined: 02/27/12 Posts: 1956 Location: Chicopee, MA
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Here is a SXS on my gill fly. I have started using jig style barbless hooks but you can use anything you have. Size 10 to 14 are the best to tie. 1. Tungsten bead to fit the hook used 2. Marabou tail 3. Crystal chenille body 4. Saddle hackle for legs This is an easy and quick tie. Slip the bead on the hook and tie in the marabou tail Tie in the chenille; strip the flash off the thread so you have a small tie in point. Wrap up the hook and snug it against the back of the bead. Throw a few half hitches in before adding the hackle. I have found after a lot of fish the hackle will break off. The half hitches keep the rest of the fly together and it still fishes well. I use a cheap saddle hackle and when I tie it in I cut the feather on one side so my wraps don’t end up too heavy. Whip finish and you are done
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mvinyard
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:50 am • # 2 |
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Joined: 05/18/11 Posts: 153 Location: Wake Forest NC
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Sweet and easy fly to tie, the best kind. thanks Joe
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tinknocker1
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:05 pm • # 3 |
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Joined: 06/30/09 Posts: 479 Location: Piedmont Lake Ohio
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nice fly Joe i been waiting for the pond crusher FTT
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okimoto
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:15 pm • # 4 |
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Joined: 07/12/12 Posts: 987 Location: Georgia
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Nice SBS. It's really fascinating to see different people using different patterns to catch fish.
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keebranch
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 11:20 pm • # 5 |
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DCG
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 12:02 am • # 6 |
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keebranch wrote: I like jig flies Me too
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Bob9
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:59 pm • # 7 |
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Joined: 05/07/13 Posts: 44 Location: Paris, TX
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I buy ultralight jigs with heads on eBay. This would work good on those. Just paint the head gold, then follow the rest of the recipe.
Bob9
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Joe C
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 2:05 pm • # 8 |
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Joined: 02/27/12 Posts: 1956 Location: Chicopee, MA
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Bob9 wrote: I buy ultralight jigs with heads on eBay. This would work good on those. Just paint the head gold, then follow the rest of the recipe.
Bob9 My State has banned lead last year so I can no longer use those. I gave away at least 400 of them in the 1/100 oz and 1/80 oz sizes to members here on the forum. They were certainly a lot less expensive than the jig hooks and beads I now have to use.
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pearow
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 9:40 am • # 9 |
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I've been building the jig flies using some metal beads from hobby lobby and some #12 jig hooks from Captain hook. Its hard to get the jigheads on the small #12 hook so I resorted to making them. Works great on a sink tip line like the teeny . I've been killing the brim using these flies in 12 to 15 foot of water using the teeny like clone lines I make for the ul rods. Takes a long time for the fly to get to them but there's some big uns deep!!-p-
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Cowpokey
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 9:45 am • # 10 |
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Very nice gill -P-
-Cowpokey
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Panfisher1
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 4:13 pm • # 11 |
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Joined: 11/22/08 Posts: 2233 Location: Oregon/Florida
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X2 ... Gp...jig flies with a teeny sink tip, been using wet type flies of Late, seems like the fish are much more active deep down here, not much Action on the surface ... Maybe water temps got something to do with it ... Need to Try some day break fishing, then ill know better ....
Paul
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rsagebrush
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:56 am • # 12 |
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Jig flies have been very effective for me. I like to use them on deep runs on creeks and have caught some of the largest fish in the stream using them. I have to really slow my casting stroke down though and keep a very open loop.
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dayhut
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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:18 am • # 13 |
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Joined: 12/20/13 Posts: 76 Location: Leesville, SC
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Kinda Bead-head Briminator. Bound to be effective. I bet it heads straight to the bottom to stand on its head.
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Tailingloop
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:17 pm • # 14 |
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Nice tie, I like to fish jig flies where there are rocky drop-offs. In cold and very hot weather too. I have never tried a sinking line, just tie heavier dumbbell eyes or wrap lead around the hooks to get them down a little quicker. I never catch many in winter, but sometimes you can hook into a real "Brute". It is most always a surprise and could be a Bluegill, Bass, Crappie or Catfish......You never know.....Don in SC
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pearow
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:52 pm • # 15 |
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Joe: where do you get the 60 degree jig hooks in 10 and 12 sizes??-p-
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miketheknife
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:57 pm • # 16 |
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Joined: 12/07/13 Posts: 9 Location: Grover,NC
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Not Joe but Allen Fly Fishing has them. Mike
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