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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 12:08 pm • # 1 
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  A couple of people have asked me about the foam spider I used to catch the big bream in Pelion SC. The foam spider has been around for a long time. This is the final version I came up with. This version seems to always float upright and looks very natural when twitched in the water. It will catch big bream and very nice bass too. I tie this as small as #14 and as large as # 2. It works so well on bass, that I only use poppers if the water is muddy. This is my GO_TO fly whenever the fish will feed on top. I will attach the pictures as soon as I have reduced them in size.

  01. On a size 10 streamer hook put down an 8/0 thread base (red is my choice)
  02. Tie in a grizzly hackel
  03. Palmer the hackel forward and tie off
  04. Cut 2mm foam about 1/4" X 1 3/4" tie foam in just behind hook eye  (yellow is a favorite)
  05. Hold back of foam up and wrap thread back to about 1/3 length of shank
  06. Fold foam over and tie in at 1/3 shank length  ( same place of last wrap )
  07. Cut off excess foam behind last wrap
  08. Tie in one strand of rubber legs on each side (same place of last wrap)
  09. Wrap thread around nose and whip finish
  10. Use black sharpie to make eyes and barr the legs
  11. Use red sharpie to make red mark on back (or desired effect)
  12. Head cement or small amount of CA glue
      I hope someone else can have as much fun with this one as I have.................Don S. in SC    "Don't be afraid to "FLY"


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Heres a youtube link to the video tying this fly http://youtu.be/1t0iK7d7kg4


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:10 pm • # 2 
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great looking spider.  Thx 

I need to tie with more foam.


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:18 pm • # 3 
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I like that one Don, thanks for posting it.

J.


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 4:40 pm • # 4 
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such a cool bug ..i love the bug on the gill pic kinda like getting your hand caught in the cookie jar ...
now i have to drag my vise back out and whip up a couple bugs ..
thanks for sharing TL


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 12:47 pm • # 5 
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i made a couple spiders up ..

they work in Ohio Image

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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:48 pm • # 6 
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   It does my heart good to see a pattern I posted used with good results. I had no dought it would work in OHIO..........The ole red-back is hard to beat around here. Thanks for posting the picture.........Hopefully you will catch many more nice fish on the little yellow spider................................Don S. in SC.......................................Don't be afraid to FLY


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 1:56 pm • # 7 
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Tailingloop wrote:
   It does my heart good to see a pattern I posted used with good results. I had no bought it would work in OHIO..........The ole red-back is hard to beat around here. Thanks for posting the picture.........Hopefully you will catch many more nice fish on the little yellow spider................................Don S. in SC.......................................Don't be afraid to FLY
i will be heading to a local lake in the morning Don to beat up on some bluegills  armed with my 2 wt. and the old red butt spider ..
i will post under the ul fishing report ...."warning " i'm meat hunt'n with the #2 stick so some photo's may not be suitable for small children ..ImageImage
  


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 Post subject: Carolina red-back spider
PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 5:33 am • # 8 
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    Good luck, and good hunting...........................Can't wait to see the pictures.......
No fishing for me today......My son is getting married, I do expect to eat good today //////....................Don S. in SC


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:32 pm • # 9 
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I had to give this thread a bump, this fly has done really well for my buddy with largemouth. I tie it on a Tiemco 8089 size 10, and use red stick on foam for the red back. Definitely a killer, thanks for the instructions. :hat


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:03 am • # 10 
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Nice Bass............Yeah, the little yellow spider works well on Bass too. My personal best came from a campground pond....
five cast in a row under a willow tree produced five Bass (1 - 2) pounders. I have never done that with any other fly. I am so glad you are enjoying this pattern...................Don S in SC


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:01 am • # 11 
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Very nice, unfortunately I don't have any grizzly hackle. I may substitute with a chartreause or black :)


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:38 pm • # 12 
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Tied up some today, can't wait to test em out :)


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:13 pm • # 13 
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Good-deal Roofish............let us know how they work for you. (pictures please).......Don in SC


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:28 pm • # 14 
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Will do


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:41 pm • # 15 
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One more vote for this pattern.

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Due to the bad angle, you cannot see the red spot on the back, but it's there. I also hooked a bass on this, but I could not land it to my hand. Well, next time.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:53 pm • # 16 
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I mostly tie foam bugs, this is one I'll add to my list for this weekend.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:20 pm • # 17 
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Okay I cranked a dozen out tonight, will see what my Florida Bream think of them this weekend :)


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:13 pm • # 18 
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Just want to say Thanks to Don from South Carolina, I had so much success with this fly over the summer I decided to tie up a few more and send them out to a few of my fly fishing buddies as Christmas presents. Well one of them got his package a little early and tried it out this morning, 3rd cast Bass on! He was using a 3wt :)
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This is the first time someone's caught a fish on a fly I tied and I'm tickled to death :) Thanks Don!


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