Would anyone on here like to see flies tied???

[sportskiff]

I been at this a while, and would like to know if anybody would like to see how to tie a fly, and if so, what type of fly? Personal note here, I've been tying since 1968, usually on a vice made in the 30's till last christmass when a rotary vice found it's way under the tree (I'm still having a problem using the "spin-cycle" rotary part, old habits die HARD.).
If HArry don't have a problem with it (thank **&^&&** for fotobuket) I wouldn't mind showin a couple of step-step recipies.
(did I mention I been tyin some collage color flies for folks????) Clemson, usc, and my FAVORITE, BAR NONE, LSU!!!!!!!!!! go tiggers!!!!!!!!! (eat yer heart out Slim- boy is that gonna git some attention!!!!!!!)harharharhar 005 005 005 005 005
Reggie

[bobreeves]

Sportskiff - I would love to learn how to tie files. Do you also make your own plugs (or crank baits as they call them in Texas)?

I have fond memories of our minister in NH who lived in the parsonage across the street from our home. He and his wife used to come to our house after Sunday service for drinks and conversation, and he always brought a fly or two for the kids who fished (me mostly) that he made himself. Caught more than a few trout with those files!

[flat man do]

my kid would like it. He's always flyin ties, or er, tying flies. Deer hair all over his room.
He's got the whole set up. He has a vhs tape of some guy named Lefty, but I know he'll
like some new ideas. Me, I'm into soft plastics and live baitin. Bring it on! yay

[Willie]

thumbsup thumbsup

[Harry]

Go for it.

[sportskiff]

yes Bob,
Everything from trout to tarpon, redfish, you name it and I usually have a reciepie for it.
What fly ya'll want first?????
Reggie

[Fillet1]

How about a nice deceiver? They make good teasers for plugs and bucktails as well. I have a few pics of completed flies I tied but no step by step. No one wants to follow my footsteps with this stuff anyway. ;D

[shaggy3131]

Sportskiff,

Hey man, I'd love to see your techniques. I'm really new to fishing (except with worms for sunfish) and want to learn all I can.

Thanks for the offer.

Aubrey

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Come on Reggie, i would love to see too, as a matter of fact i tryed a few times and i messed up, i mean i REALLY messed up, everything came loose.I had try to tie some for fluke fishing, maybe you can help me/us.

[sportskiff]

ok, a bend-back deciever comming up!!!!! I will do it tomorrow.
Reggie

[TooTall]

stop teasing me and show me something salty yay yay
Teach me quick the snow is melting
It's almost time to go fishing
Show me what you got!!!!
where are the red's patterns
or the striper patterns

[Fillet1]

Here is a bunker pattern I tied for stripers to hold you over for Reggie's How To:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/bunk2.jpg

[sportskiff]

Thats a dang nice bunker!!!!
Just finnished up the "bendback deciever" it's a combo of (you guessed it) a bendback and a deciever. Right after lunch the wife's gonna fotobuket and post the steps.
Reggie

[sportskiff]

1. here's all the goodies, black hackle,bucktail,3x hook,flashaboo.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1107.jpg
2. here's how to bend the hook, it's more than the regular bendback
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1108.jpg
3. chucked up with the "knob" of thread, I use smaller thread=more winds to get the "knob" bigger. This helps to splay out the hackle.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1109.jpg
4. Hackle tied on just it front of the knob
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1110.jpg
5. flashaboo tied in
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1111.jpg
6. bucktail cleaned and ready to go ON THE SIDE,prepped with glue (hard as nails fingernail polish)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1112.jpg
7. tied to one side
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1113.jpg
8. more bucktail tied to the other side
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1114.jpg
9. still more bucktait tied to the top
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1115.jpg
10. red flashaboo tied on the front
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1116.jpg
11. coat the head 3 times with fingernail polish.. AND.. TADA!!
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/100_1117.jpg
YOU DONE!!!!!!!!
Reggie

[o2bfishn]

I have tied hunderds of trout flys (love to cast to rising trout), but am new to this salt water stuff. Thanks Reggie for all your help in getting me up to speed on the salt water end (also helped out on the fresh water side). You're the man. 013



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[sportskiff]

And that guy named Lefty has forgotten more than most all of us will ever learn about tying flies, in the fly tying world that fella is one of the few. He ranks up there with the guy that invented a fishing pole. The fly above is a slight change up on one of his decivers, even the colors are along with his choices of the "better " colors. The man suggests you tie whatever you want, then tie the same using all black.
Lefty is one of the best, and if you haven't seen tapes of him you need to.
I believe BPS has tapes of him.
3/0 hook on the above flie, btw, and this is good on bass, reds (go with a 5/0 hook in this application), seatrout,blues.
Reggie

[Fillet1]

Reggie - thats sweet! Does the bendback ride hook up? Got any pics of fish with flies hanging out of their mouths?

[sportskiff]

hook up, never really thought about it till I got on this site, you can bet I got the camera ready from now on....
Reggie

[Gunnar]

Nice job Reggie 012
I've never tried flyfishing but definitely want to give it a try. I've tied some teasers and make my own bucktails. Its cheaper and gratifying. It's also something to do when the fever hits and you can't get out to fish. Let's see some more!
Gregg

[sportskiff]

what's next on the list????
comeon, let's do annother!!!!!!
Reggie

[TooTall]

yay yay yay
And to think I was going to throw out all the stuff I have for tying flies and the bench I set up in the corner of the basement because I haven't touch the stuff for years.
What a knuckle head clonk clonk clonk
I started tying flies after I cut my hand up pretty good. My Doc said it would help my mind and my hand. He was a fly tier.
Thanks for the excellent flies guys.... keep them coming
I going down to the bench
013 013
Charlie

[Fillet1]

Here are a few more I have tied :

Crease Flies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/DSC_0038.jpg

Lefty Deceiver

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/deceiver.jpg

Crab Clouser:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/DSC_0028.jpg

Some other clousers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/clo2.jpg


Aside from Sportgimp, I know of another member here who is an excellent tyer. We will see if he comes out of the woodwork. ;)

[TooTall]

WoW WoW
Great flies, But tell me how.
What is on the front end of those first pictured flies?
Are they cork?...foam? ... other?
I want them
Tootall
013 013
Just took a quick look on line for crease flies... art n' flies said the crease fly was created by a captain in Greenport, Long Island
That's "Nothing esle matters" neck of the woods

[Fillet1]

Its foam that comes in sheets. You can get it at a crafts store like Joanne Fabrics etc. It fishes like a popper.

[sportskiff]

Fillit,
tie us one up.
reggie

[brevoortia]

Fillet1 and I participated in a fly swap on another site together, and take my word for it, he's got talent. He's only been tying for a short while, and his pictures don't do his artwork justice. His tutti frutti clouser minnow is awesome.

I'd normally be willing to show off my flies, but I drowned my camera last fall in Montauk, and haven't replaced it yet. I've been busy this winter tying many patterns; surf candies, gurglers, sand eels, large ostrich bunker patterns, snake flies, etc.

But what the heck, I've got a few images of some tarpon patterns from last winter on this computer, and a hollow fly. Here they are:


http://picasaweb.google.com/mbacchi/ToadFly/photo?authkey=SQ0_nSzZRaE#5048532686729743794

http://picasaweb.google.com/mbacchi/ToadFly/photo?authkey=SQ0_nSzZRaE#5183168731856574370

Also, I'm in the process of packing to move to the East Hampton area of Long Island in 2 weeks. So I haven't been too active on the forums. I'll be back just as soon as I get settled and the boat in the h2o.

-brevoortia

[Fillet1]

Brevoortia is too kind. I did just get started and have gone way overboard at this point. I enjoy it. I'd probably like rod building and plug building too. Matt you need a new camera because we need boat and fish pics. Nice Toad and hollow as well. 012

[Fillet1]

Fillit,
tie us one up.
reggie


You asked for it. ;D

First you need to make a pattern for the foam. This way you can make a bunch of similarly shaped flies at once start with a piece of stiff paper folded in half and trace a rectangle on it about the size of the hook (the fold is at the bottom):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/1.jpg

Then cut the rectangle out of the folded paper and start to design the shape. You want to keep the nose of the foam square (ie perpendicular to the hook shaft) and try to not have too much of the foam below the shank:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/2.jpg

You will end up with something like this that can be traced onto your foam.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/3.jpg

Here is a foam sheet from a craft store. It has an adhesive back which is not necessary. Also is a pic of the body pattern made from the paper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/5.jpg

Using a Mustad 2/0 long shank hook, start the thread (flymaster plus) near the bend:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/6.jpg


Tie in some white bucktail all the way around the hook at the bend: (About an inch and a half)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/7.jpg

Add flash on top:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/8.jpg

Move the thread forward after the flask and tie in some pink bucktail on the top of the hook shank only. It should be as long as the white at the tips. Wrap the shank all the way to the eye and you are done with the tying.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/9.jpg


Take the foam and Gel superglue. Use small amount of the gel to adhere the folded ("creased") foam to the area to either side of the eye of the hook. You want the eye at the bottom edge of the foam and try to keep the front of the foam square to the eye:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/10.jpg

Work your way back with the gel glue (sparingly) and glue the foam together at the hook shank as far back as you can go. You will end up with a crease fly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/12.jpg

Decorate the fly with sharpies and add eyes. Here I made a white belly a lateral line and gills.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/13.jpg

I then coat the fly with a thin coat of 5 minute epoxy. I use a skewer to push some epoxy inside the fly on the threads. I then brush a thin coat over the outside body and eyes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/14.jpg

[sportskiff]

Now were talking!!!!!!!
Good looking fly, tell me, how's it ride in the water????
Reggie

[Harry]

Guys,
I love what your doing here, but PLEASE read this http://carolinaskiffowner.com/index.php?topic=412.0 before post a lot of pictures,

Thanks

[Fillet1]

man, Have i just been moderated????? ;D

No problemo Harry.

[Shakespeare]

man, Have i just been moderated????? ;D


Psssst, hey Fillet1 :secret: You can get a little revenge over in the Pirate's Den for his multi picture post on the windshield thingee. Ya know... what's good for the goose. But you didn't hear it from me. Mums the word ok? ;D

[Harry]

man, Have i just been moderated????? ;D


Psssst, hey Fillet1 :secret: You can get a little revenge over in the Pirate's Den for his multi picture post on the windshield thingee. Ya know... what's good for the goose. But you didn't hear it from me. Mums the word ok? ;D


001 your right thumbsup
I had asked VTHOKIE the same thing & to resize his pictures early today. I didn't want him to see this and think why is Rich allowed and Hokie not.
I have cable modem & for some reason it took forever to load, now it seems to be loading real fast. There was about 22 pictures in one post and really wide.


I'm gonna take the winshield thing down in the den, but it will stay in the How to section. I think tuorials in the How to section should be allowed some leeway since no one can post in there.....

OK,
Back to tying flies ..... thumbsup

[Fillet1]

Now were talking!!!!!!!
Good looking fly, tell me, how's it ride in the water????
Reggie


Reg it floats with a floating line. You can splash it like a popper or swim it across the surface. With an intermed line it may run below the surface depending on size, hook weight and how much epoxy you put on.

[sportskiff]

My vices,
Left vice, cast iron fixed small jaw, circa 1940.
Middle vice, Jingle bells vice-does it all, circa last christmass.
Right vice, brass base, circa mid 30's.
What ya'll tie on????
Reggie
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/vises.jpg

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Me, nothing yet, but trying to get into it.Cabelas send me a fly fishing catalog and has all the bells and wistles in it yay yay yay yay yay
And also i'm waiting on a cd to come eyebrow raising eyebrow raising eyebrow raising

[TooTall]

My vices,
Left vice, cast iron fixed small jaw, circa 1940.
Middle vice, Jingle bells vice-does it all, circa last christmass.
Right vice, brass base, circa mid 30's.
What ya'll tie on????
Reggie
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/fw190freak/vises.jpg

I use a $25 vice from Cabelas... don't know what I'm missing cause I never tied on anything else

[TooTall]

And also i'm waiting on a cd to come   eyebrow raising eyebrow raising eyebrow
raising


CD's what a great thing eyebrow raising eyebrow raising eyebrow raising
Going to be testing some of the patterns on my trip down east in 13 days

[sportskiff]

Hey NEM,
Ya get into fly tying and you'd have to give up them girls what got that swivil-zoom-faster than I can blink-holy cow-how did they do that-bones DON'T bend that way-OMGOSH-dang.......... stuff.
I figger if I met a greek woman- she'd kill me.
I showed the wife , and said "baby-how come you can't do that" , I still sleep with 3 dogs since. It's gettin better though, we all got a flea bath last weekend................
and the goodies in the mail.
Reggie
PS, thanks for gettin me in trouble.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Hey NEM,
Ya get into fly tying and you'd have to give up them girls what got that swivil-zoom-faster than I can blink-holy cow-how did they do that-bones DON'T bend that way-OMGOSH-dang.......... stuff.
I figger if I met a greek woman- she'd kill me.
I showed the wife , and said "baby-how come you can't do that" , I still sleep with 3 dogs since. It's gettin better though, we all got a flea bath last weekend................
and the goodies in the mail.
Reggie
PS, thanks for gettin me in trouble.


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[bobreeves]

Sportskiff - received your care package the other day - thanks a bunch. I haven't had a chance to look at all of them yet, but I certainly will. Very instructive, and I plan to try some.

[Fillet1]

I just cant let this thread die. ;D

Some angel hair deceivers and some big eye bunkers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/deceiv1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/deceiv2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/penut.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/pnut2.jpg

[Fillet1]

Oh and to answer Sportgimp's (lol-does that even apply anymore?) question,
I have a Griffin 3ARP Reg - You have the Oddesey model. Nice.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Fillet1/ray.jpg

[sportskiff]

Hey,
Tie up one of those angel hair decievers on here!!
Reggie

[TooTall]

thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup
Do you give lessons?
thumbsup thumbsup

[Fillet1]

Too Tall,
I actually need lessons. ;D

If you check out ASWF.org there are lots of how to-s and step by step instructions for a bunch of flies. I also reccomend Bob Popovics "Pop Fleyes" book.

[TooTall]

If I coulf tie like you I would be tiying at the local shop!
That Pop name sound like someone I have heard of about flies.
Thanks for the web info
charlie