J55tyger88
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lv2nymph
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Really like the colors on the articulated one, ( tough they're all nice)hang on when you take that one for a swim. Nice flies.
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Hey Tyger, looking good. As mentioned, some nice colors. bring them with you the next time you come to tie.
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Are these all tied with partridge feathers wrapped up the hook? I've never tied this pattern because the pack of loose partridge feathers I have is crap. Barely good enough for tying soft hackles. I don't think I could find enough large enough feathers in it to get through even one moto minnow!
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Mike, thanks and will bring these along.
Jeremy, they are tied with India Hen feathers. I bought a pack at cabelas for like 7 bucks, but tying these really uses the feathers up. On a #10 i think i use around 10 feathers or so? Really awesome patterns. I used some other crappy feathers from some chinese necks i had laying around to try to get different color combos. I was using the first one pictured about a week ago and had a brown blow it up out of the water. Was the coolest catch i ever had. it just missiled out behind a rock, and the fly was high in the water at the end of the swing and the brownie just crushed it. Really awesome.
Jeremy, they are tied with India Hen feathers. I bought a pack at cabelas for like 7 bucks, but tying these really uses the feathers up. On a #10 i think i use around 10 feathers or so? Really awesome patterns. I used some other crappy feathers from some chinese necks i had laying around to try to get different color combos. I was using the first one pictured about a week ago and had a brown blow it up out of the water. Was the coolest catch i ever had. it just missiled out behind a rock, and the fly was high in the water at the end of the swing and the brownie just crushed it. Really awesome.
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Nice! I did just buy a couple India hen necks to use as soft hackles and possibly as dry fly wings. Hadn't thought about using them to tie a moto minnow though. Thanks for the tip.
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The motos is an awesome fly and the feathers from the India hen have really cool colors and movement in the water.
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Tyger,
Real nice looking ties! That is a great looking pattern. Something else to add to the ever increasing "TO TIE" list. Hang on when you dredge one of them through a deep undercut. Probably would be a great Smallie pattern too.
Real nice looking ties! That is a great looking pattern. Something else to add to the ever increasing "TO TIE" list. Hang on when you dredge one of them through a deep undercut. Probably would be a great Smallie pattern too.
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My mentor and friend who showed this pattern also agrees with it being a good smallie fly. I've been told the work for carp too 
