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 Post subject: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:56 pm • # 1 
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Wanted to break in the new vice tonight. This is a 1/124 jig. It's called a Caps Spider. Been wanting to try this one. I didn't have any chenille, so I had to substitute black sparkle braid. I also going to make a few with peacock herl as well.

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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:28 am • # 2 
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Nice photos thanks for posting.

Try using some wire to counter wrap the Peacock body,, it will reinforce the fragile material and give longer life before unraveling.

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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:55 pm • # 3 
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I've caught more bream on cap spiders than any other fly. I like how they go deep quickly, the bigger fish are usually deeper.


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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:05 pm • # 4 
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Nice. Those look great! I had a few of these in some flies I got from Mark Vinyard last spring, and they outperformed everything else in the box for bluegill. And to be fair, I didn't even know what I was doing. If I may, I have a question for you 'brimmers':

I have all the materials to tie some of these up, but I don't have the tiny jig hooks, and was contemplating tying some up using beadheads on conventional wet fly hooks. Anyone ever try that? Any reason it wouldn't work?
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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:55 pm • # 5 
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wheezeburnt wrote:
Nice. Those look great! I had a few of these in some flies I got from Mark Vinyard last spring, and they outperformed everything else in the box for bluegill. And to be fair, I didn't even know what I was doing. If I may, I have a question for you 'brimmers':

I have all the materials to tie some of these up, but I don't have the tiny jig hooks, and was contemplating tying some up using beadheads on conventional wet fly hooks. Anyone ever try that? Any reason it wouldn't work?
brent



I was talking with Skip over on another fishing site about these. I think I am going to try a jig hook and slotted bead. I also think you could use a fly hook and a little lead wire. 1/124 isn't much weight. A person might even be able to use 1/80.


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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:15 pm • # 6 
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I have used 1/64 jig heads from Walmart and academy. Not the most graceful cast with a 2 and 3wt but it can be done.


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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:02 pm • # 7 
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I did one in 1/80 for comparison.

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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:09 pm • # 8 
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Big LMB love them too, along with Tailing Loops MM. always have them with me for pond fishing..

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 Post subject: Re: Caps Spider
PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:55 am • # 9 
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I make mine with a #10 mustad jig hook and metal beads I purchase at hobby lobby. I lose a lot of them in the brush so I tie em cheap-p-


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