>>>What Are You Tying Today? Part II

[fishngun]

Darth Vader

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[gutcutter]

laurelrun wrote:
Here's another riff on Ken's Crazy Ant. No wing or hackle. Flashabou for legs. Plus a little weight on the hook to pull it under.

Explain that to me, please. Are you fishing them sunken, or do they not land on the water or float correctly?

 

[lv2nymph]

A lot of sweet ties man, love seeing them. :-D

 

[laurelrun]

Gutcutter,

I had a bunch of extra bodies for Ken's Crazy Ants already colored. I like the look of the body, but also like fishing "drowned" ants as a dropper. The foam floats though. So this was an experiment.

I needed enough weight to make them at least sink slowly. So I tied one up with some .20 lead wire wrapped on the hook. I experimented. It takes about 4 turns to sink it. I left off the wing/sighted and hackle but added the flashabou strands as legs.

No idea how they will fish, but I figure it will be a good tandem with one on top and another dropped off of that come summertime. Or maybe under a beetle or hopper.

A wet ant was my most productive dropper last year. figured I would give it a shot.

 

[sandfly]

for the local rivers here.

 

[RCFetter]

Sandfly, those ties along with the bait fish pics are really nice.

 

[pro4mance]

I've never seen a Northern Hogsucker but I dated one in high school in Jersey, nice ties Sandfly.

 

[lv2nymph]

Looks like you've got the baitfish arena covered Bob, nice ties.

 

[beadhead2]

Bob
How do those Hogsuckers taste ?

 

[gutcutter]

laurelrun wrote:

I had a bunch of extra bodies for Ken's Crazy Ants already colored. I like the look of the body, but also like fishing "drowned" ants as a dropper. The foam floats though. So this was an experiment.

I needed enough weight to make them at least sink slowly...

...A wet ant was my most productive dropper last year. figured I would give it a shot.

Great explanation. Thanks. Please let us know how they work. A sunken ant is a deadly fly for me after about mid June.

 

[GenCon]

Sandfly, really nice looking bait fish patterns.

GenCon

 

[WildTigerTrout]

I just got finished tying a dozen black sinking ants. 1/2 dozen glass bead carpenter ants in size 10 and the other 1/2 dozen in size 14.

 

[NickR]

JackM,

The drake pattern casts fine when I use a little bit heavier tippet.

 

[lv2nymph]

My first attempt at tying with catgut, tried to emulate Lucian Vasies pupa...

 

[GenCon]

Nice Jack, look good.

GenCon

 

[Stagger_Lee]

Higa's S.O.S ... Improvised with brown

 

[lv2nymph]

Thanks Mike, nice one Stag...

 

[RCFetter]

Just another PT Nymph except I tied it on a Mustad Streamer sz12 2xl.

Today I'm going to tackle a prince nymph.

 

[GenCon]

Nice job Bob, next time you come I will show you a couple different ways to add legs to that fly.

GenCon

 

[GenCon]

whoops.