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Post by ballingall512 on Nov 29, 2009 0:35:50 GMT
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Post by mo on Nov 29, 2009 7:31:09 GMT
Here are a few flies 1 tied a couple of months back  Dave, A stunning collection of flies there. One in particularly caught my eye, in the picture above. It looks like a purple/ red flamethrower, any chance of a closer look, or even better the pattern  ;D ;D? Neil |
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Post by ballingall512 on Nov 29, 2009 9:45:04 GMT
Nae bother Neil. It is as you say a purple/red flamethrower........ with claret too. Body. red holgraphic tinsel. Under hackle/support hackle red cock tied in half way up the shank Wing red bucktail, with purple bucktail over with 2 strands of uv pearl crystal hair. Head hackle long claret cock hackle. cheeks JC head ruby claret crystal hair for wrapped and varnished 4 times if you want a SBS doing give me a shout  Dave |
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Post by mdh on Nov 29, 2009 9:47:03 GMT
Dave, What exactly is a flamethrower style fly? cheers Matt Nae bother Neil. It is as you say a purple/red flamethrower........ with claret too. Body. red holgraphic tinsel. Under hackle/support hackle red cock tied in half way up the shank Wing red bucktail, with purple bucktail over with 2 strands of uv pearl crystal hair. Head hackle long claret cock hackle. cheeks JC head ruby claret crystal hair for wrapped and varnished 4 times if you want a SBS doing give me a shout Dave |
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Post by ballingall512 on Nov 29, 2009 10:22:45 GMT
Dave, What exactly is a flamethrower style fly? cheers Matt Nae bother Neil. It is as you say a purple/red flamethrower........ with claret too. Body. red holgraphic tinsel. Under hackle/support hackle red cock tied in half way up the shank Wing red bucktail, with purple bucktail over with 2 strands of uv pearl crystal hair. Head hackle long claret cock hackle. cheeks JC head ruby claret crystal hair for wrapped and varnished 4 times if you want a SBS doing give me a shout Dave I'm sure the inventor of the fly will let you know soon enough as he is a forum member. however in the mean time...... The basics of the flamethrower 'style' is to have the fly with a raised wing rather than a long tail/ flat wing. this is to prevent the dreaded tail wrap of a shrimp fly. This is normally achieved by first tying a hackle in to support the wing. I leave the rear half of the hook bare or cover with holo tinsel, then starting at the middle of the shank, tie in the hackle, tie it all in, then tie in the bucktail wing on top, raising the wing and preventing it from wrapping round the hook. then tie in your head hackle as per normal. I hope this helps a bit. Dave. |
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Post by mo on Nov 29, 2009 10:36:20 GMT
Nae bother Neil. It is as you say a purple/red flamethrower........ with claret too. Body. red holgraphic tinsel. Under hackle/support hackle red cock tied in half way up the shank Wing red bucktail, with purple bucktail over with 2 strands of uv pearl crystal hair. Head hackle long claret cock hackle. cheeks JC head ruby claret crystal hair for wrapped and varnished 4 times if you want a SBS doing give me a shout Dave Cheers Dave, It was hard to pick out all the materials from the pic, but the fly looks great, and I will be tying a few of these. No need for a SBS for me, but thanks again for the dressing. Neil |
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Post by mo on Nov 29, 2009 10:39:34 GMT
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Post by mdh on Dec 1, 2009 8:11:04 GMT
thanks guys. I quite often find that half the battle of tying new patterns is understanding the philosophy behind it and now I understand that philosophy behind flamethrowers then I might get a fiew tied up.
cheers
matt
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Post by countrykid on Jan 13, 2011 17:25:17 GMT
stunning!
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Post by ballingall512 on Jan 13, 2011 21:02:48 GMT
Cheers. Glad you like them, and welcome to the forum  Dave. |
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