Post by salmonshrimp on Jan 3, 2011 18:07:59 GMT
Tubular appendages were developed from a technique used in salmon fly-fishing whereby a cone was slipped onto the leader before tying on the fly or tube. The cone was loose, not attached to the fly, and slid freely up and down the leader. There were multiple advantages in using this technique.
In the first instance the single cone could be used with various different flies instead of being attached to one fly, i.e. tied into place. Alternatively various sized, weighted and coloured cones can be used with the same fly. For example you may wish to fish an Ally’s Shrimp double with a small silver cone because conditions dictate that this is the best option for today. Tomorrow the same Ally’s Shrimp might require a tungsten fluorescent orange or red cone as the water has risen and is a bit coloured.
The potential for mixing and matching flies and cones is almost infinite; a box of cones in one pocket and a box of flies in the other and you are set to tackle all water and weather conditions. In the second instance the cone at the head of the fly or tube balances the hook and helps it swim more horizontally. You can even add an additional cone to a cone head tube fly; this technique has taken fish for me. You can also remove the cone and fish the same fly on it’s own, perhaps if the water is too slow.
The only disadvantage discovered so far is that the raw cone placed straight onto the leader can fray the line. On discovering the solution for this flaw the development of tubular appendages began. The solution for this flaw was to add a small piece of normal tube liner, about 4mm long, burred at each end of the cone. The cone looked too plain for me, however, so I wound an orange hackle onto the liner before adding the cone at the front. It looked great so I made up two or three different coloured cones, red silver and gold, with orange and red hackles. These were field tested and worked well, adding even more movement to a half inch cone head plastic tube fly. I got two fresh sea liced fish that day.
2 cone heads together one after the other both sit snuggly in the stream
On returning home that evening I realised I had discovered something new with a bit of potential that the fish liked. I tied up a few more combinations of cones and hackles. This time I tried, among others, a black hackle on a silver cone and added two jungle cock (JC). Wow! It looked great, as did another one with JC, a badger hackle and a silver cone. But I suddenly recognised that the cones might swim upside down with the extra weight of the JC. Back to the drawing board; I had to iron out this new flaw if I was to develop the idea any further.
The solution was actually quite simple, adding a hair wing between the JC nails will make the cone swim upright. In fact a bunch of flash sprinkled hairs for a wing, if required, on any future appendages will make it swim upright. So began the next stage of development. Mind buzzing with ideas and potential the vice was loaded again. I tied up a few more cones, this time with hackles, wings and angel hair, some with JC and some without. Silver and gold cones plus red, black, yellow and orange hackles, black fox wings, grey squirrel tippet and various flash materials. At this point I’m already thinking about the potential for tail sections, front and rear bodies, mid hackles, flamethrower sections and much more.
Black shrimp type cone with black wing
Cascade type cone with purple wing (P. Easton Parrot)
4 appendages with cones hackles and wings
To develop the idea further I then tied up a 10mm plastic tube with yellow floss ribbed with silver and an orange hackle at the front – the rear body and mid hackle of a shrimp fly such as the Black Shrimp (Cathcart). Currently the cone linings were about 5mm so I extended some new ones to 10 – 12mm and added a front body behind the cone wings e.g., orange or black floss ribbed with silver leaving a small gap at the rear for junction tubing. The longer appendages could be fished alone, if required, or added to an existing fly as in the shorter cone wings. I also tied one or two short 5mm tail sections with wound GP red breast feather, a silver tag and removable junction tube. While I used black tube in the trials, there’s more potential here in using the various colours of junction tubing.
These newly tied appendages were then joined together on the leader and field tested in various combinations of three or four at a time. I had now developed multiple sections of flies on short tubes with cone heads, wings, bodies, tails and other parts of a fly. You can tie any part of a fly onto a small piece of tube and join them together on the leader as you please. The force of the water keeps the whole lot together and they swim perfectly. I also discovered that leaves are directed away from the hook by the cones turbulence, an added bonus.
These swim okay in the water with the wings uprighting the cones automatically
Single Allys shrimp style appendage with a short 10mm silver ribbed body this appendage has room for junction tube and could be fished on it's own.
The potential is almost unlimited. For example, I fished a normal cone head tube fly with two cone wing appendages added at the front. You can mix and match plastic with metal tubes to gain more weight. You can add more sections to add length in high water. I fished a Park Shrimp tube with an Ally’s Shrimp head and it looks great in the water. I took fish on a double-coned Ally’s Shrimp and I confidently fished an Ally’s Shrimp tube with a Cascade cone wing. It looks great! You can break down existing patterns into two, three or four parts and mix the “hot parts” of each pattern as you see fit. In low or slow water you can use a simple small light cone, or a cone with a hackle at the head of a standard double, treble or single fly. It has worked for others so why not give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.
A tail and a body and a cone head on top of a normal tube
A few more parts of flies tied as appendages
A tail a mid section and another tail add a cone to if you want
A few in the box ready for use
Tight Lines
Lawrence Deans
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In the first instance the single cone could be used with various different flies instead of being attached to one fly, i.e. tied into place. Alternatively various sized, weighted and coloured cones can be used with the same fly. For example you may wish to fish an Ally’s Shrimp double with a small silver cone because conditions dictate that this is the best option for today. Tomorrow the same Ally’s Shrimp might require a tungsten fluorescent orange or red cone as the water has risen and is a bit coloured.
The potential for mixing and matching flies and cones is almost infinite; a box of cones in one pocket and a box of flies in the other and you are set to tackle all water and weather conditions. In the second instance the cone at the head of the fly or tube balances the hook and helps it swim more horizontally. You can even add an additional cone to a cone head tube fly; this technique has taken fish for me. You can also remove the cone and fish the same fly on it’s own, perhaps if the water is too slow.
The only disadvantage discovered so far is that the raw cone placed straight onto the leader can fray the line. On discovering the solution for this flaw the development of tubular appendages began. The solution for this flaw was to add a small piece of normal tube liner, about 4mm long, burred at each end of the cone. The cone looked too plain for me, however, so I wound an orange hackle onto the liner before adding the cone at the front. It looked great so I made up two or three different coloured cones, red silver and gold, with orange and red hackles. These were field tested and worked well, adding even more movement to a half inch cone head plastic tube fly. I got two fresh sea liced fish that day.
2 cone heads together one after the other both sit snuggly in the stream
On returning home that evening I realised I had discovered something new with a bit of potential that the fish liked. I tied up a few more combinations of cones and hackles. This time I tried, among others, a black hackle on a silver cone and added two jungle cock (JC). Wow! It looked great, as did another one with JC, a badger hackle and a silver cone. But I suddenly recognised that the cones might swim upside down with the extra weight of the JC. Back to the drawing board; I had to iron out this new flaw if I was to develop the idea any further.
The solution was actually quite simple, adding a hair wing between the JC nails will make the cone swim upright. In fact a bunch of flash sprinkled hairs for a wing, if required, on any future appendages will make it swim upright. So began the next stage of development. Mind buzzing with ideas and potential the vice was loaded again. I tied up a few more cones, this time with hackles, wings and angel hair, some with JC and some without. Silver and gold cones plus red, black, yellow and orange hackles, black fox wings, grey squirrel tippet and various flash materials. At this point I’m already thinking about the potential for tail sections, front and rear bodies, mid hackles, flamethrower sections and much more.
Black shrimp type cone with black wing
Cascade type cone with purple wing (P. Easton Parrot)
4 appendages with cones hackles and wings
To develop the idea further I then tied up a 10mm plastic tube with yellow floss ribbed with silver and an orange hackle at the front – the rear body and mid hackle of a shrimp fly such as the Black Shrimp (Cathcart). Currently the cone linings were about 5mm so I extended some new ones to 10 – 12mm and added a front body behind the cone wings e.g., orange or black floss ribbed with silver leaving a small gap at the rear for junction tubing. The longer appendages could be fished alone, if required, or added to an existing fly as in the shorter cone wings. I also tied one or two short 5mm tail sections with wound GP red breast feather, a silver tag and removable junction tube. While I used black tube in the trials, there’s more potential here in using the various colours of junction tubing.
These newly tied appendages were then joined together on the leader and field tested in various combinations of three or four at a time. I had now developed multiple sections of flies on short tubes with cone heads, wings, bodies, tails and other parts of a fly. You can tie any part of a fly onto a small piece of tube and join them together on the leader as you please. The force of the water keeps the whole lot together and they swim perfectly. I also discovered that leaves are directed away from the hook by the cones turbulence, an added bonus.
These swim okay in the water with the wings uprighting the cones automatically
Single Allys shrimp style appendage with a short 10mm silver ribbed body this appendage has room for junction tube and could be fished on it's own.
The potential is almost unlimited. For example, I fished a normal cone head tube fly with two cone wing appendages added at the front. You can mix and match plastic with metal tubes to gain more weight. You can add more sections to add length in high water. I fished a Park Shrimp tube with an Ally’s Shrimp head and it looks great in the water. I took fish on a double-coned Ally’s Shrimp and I confidently fished an Ally’s Shrimp tube with a Cascade cone wing. It looks great! You can break down existing patterns into two, three or four parts and mix the “hot parts” of each pattern as you see fit. In low or slow water you can use a simple small light cone, or a cone with a hackle at the head of a standard double, treble or single fly. It has worked for others so why not give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.
A tail and a body and a cone head on top of a normal tube
A few more parts of flies tied as appendages
A tail a mid section and another tail add a cone to if you want
A few in the box ready for use
Tight Lines
Lawrence Deans
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www.aquatyer.com/cms/
thanks for sharing,
