Tom L Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 4:21 PM, Rob G said: A sampling of the articulated flies I've been tying. Adding a couple new colors to the arsenal, and hoping that fluoro. shrimp pink might be the new chartreuse. Also, from Timothy's inspiration, an articulated McGinty : ) Nice articulated steelhead popsicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Clouser Poppers EZ Frogs DSCF2771EZfrog2 by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr EZsaddle by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Divers Diverskirt by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Diversaddle by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Tom, I had never heard of a popcicle fly. It's neat when you adapt a fly that was originally designed for one species and make it work for another. Mike, nice poppers, I rarely tie in weed guards but I definitely should tie some in that fashion. I've only used stiff mono, what type of spring wire is that ? And finally, tying up some small craws. Was talking to a well sought after guide at the Indy Fly show a couple weeks ago and he was telling me that his go-to fly for warmwater days on the Muskegon is a small crayfish. He claimed like others I've heard say, to stay away from real large claws Good for what ails ya. I've had success with these on smallmouth, largemouth, rock bass, carp, and I'm told that they're even good for big drum (but can't vouch for that yet....Ha) Tied on a Mustad #4 3xl streamer hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Impressive craws Rob. The wire is AFW #2 stainless Lefty style. He sed to put on two cuz if one breaks off you still have a functional guard left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Nice crayfish Rob. They may be the secret for the drum in your streams. Speaking of drum, you may want to give my crayfish another shot at them. Instead of tying it with claws, just go with some long antenae. There may be something to the claw thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thanks John, I will give your excellent crawfish another shot. One of my main goals this coming year is to catch at least one nice drum. I know a couple pools where they stack up and so I plan to really go after them,. ........until I become too frustrated . Ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmason Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 9:25 AM, Mike G said: It's called Bubblegum, Bubba. No real man would use a sissy color like pink or shrimp. Rob, from your scientific background, would you say that Bubblegum would fade to grey 2-3 ft under water? They say Cajun Red line is invisible under water. On 1/31/2018 at 10:20 AM, Rob G said: Mike, you're correct in that those teeth will often put an end to a fly quickly so I'm not wasting a lot of time tying up a bunch in yellow. I generally tie my pike flies up in rabbit, which is tough enough to withstand their abuse. I think the smallies might be willing to chase that extreme yellow at times, especially in stained water. As to the red line question, there are several variables involved, the water clarity and amount of dissolved solubles, the amount of ambient light available and most importantly the depth. As you go deeper into the water column, less of the longer red wavelengths of light are able to penetrate down there in order to be reflected from that line so it can't appear red. In most cases, that would mean it would take on a much darker color but I'm not sure how the translucency of the material itself would affect the outcome? but I do know that red solid materials do appear black at lower depths. This is one reason why UV colors at the other end of the visible spectrum are being touted for lures and fly tying materials. I do know that in 3 feet of clear water and probably deeper, that enough sunlight is able to penetrate down that far so that the red is very visible. I have seen this first hand up in northern Wisconsin when a buddy of mine fished that Cajun Red line next to me while we were fishing bedded crappie in 3 to 4 feet of clear water. I have read reports that often the line doesn't lose its color until even 9 feet down in some cases. We really need an ISA pool and/or beach party to evaluate these lines and fly tying materials underwater though many or most fish might not perceive the visual spectrum quite the way we do. Hey guys, perusing the forum when I saw this and wanted to weigh in... In the human eye, there are two things to detect color and light, these are rods and cones. Rod cells perceive contrast in low light. Cone cells provide color vision. Like your eyes, fish eyes contain both rods and cones. Their eyes are replete with the three chemicals that allow humans to see in a seven-color spectrum, plus a fourth chemical. The fourth chemical, common to most predatory fish, permits them to experience the ultraviolet range. Another fish-eye feature is "eyeshine." Eyeshine helps fish like walleye and deep-sea species to see well despite their dimly lit world. Reflected light bounces off a mirror-like layer near the back of the eye allowing light to pass through the eye twice. (Raccoons and other mammals that favor the night have the same layer in their eyes). It's important to keep in mind that the medium fish see in is denser than air, you need to remember that long wavelength light (red and orange) disappear in the first 15 meters of water. Short wavelength light (blue and ultraviolet) penetrate far deeper. Basically, in that first 15 meters of the water column, color matters. Now that that's out of the way.. take this into consideration: hold an object up to the sun and look at it. It doesn't matter the color, you won't be able to discern it, all you will be able to make out is the silhouette. This is why in dry fly fishing (or any topwater fishing) size and shape come before color. Now if you were fishing streamer patterns, nymphing, crankbaits, or soft plastics in gin clear water on a sunny day, nuances in color absolutely matter. If fishing in murky water or at night, contrast is more important (Choose a dark color like black). Hope this makes sense. Sorry for the long reply, I get excited when I can fuse science and fishing. One more thing- as far as colored line goes (Cajun Red).. its all bologna, just a marketing ploy. A red monofilament line past 15 meters will actually appear black in color, perhaps this is beneficial because the deeper you go in the water column the darker it gets due to light penetration limitations, but it doesn't just disappear. The important thing to consider when talking about fishing lines is refractive index. The closer an objects refractive index is to that of water, the more invisible it will appear. We could get REALLY in depth with this but just know that the line with the refractive index closest to that of water is fluorocarbon. That being said when fluoro is knicked or frayed it will be very visible (more so than mono or other lines) so you need to be hyper-aware of that factor. Graduated with a degree in Biology and Chemistry this past May.. As you may have gathered, I am applying all that knowledge to fishing.. haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannym Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 2/3/2018 at 11:12 AM, Rob G said: Tom, I had never heard of a popcicle fly. It's neat when you adapt a fly that was originally designed for one species and make it work for another. Mike, nice poppers, I rarely tie in weed guards but I definitely should tie some in that fashion. I've only used stiff mono, what type of spring wire is that ? And finally, tying up some small craws. Was talking to a well sought after guide at the Indy Fly show a couple weeks ago and he was telling me that his go-to fly for warmwater days on the Muskegon is a small crayfish. He claimed like others I've heard say, to stay away from real large claws Good for what ails ya. I've had success with these on smallmouth, largemouth, rock bass, carp, and I'm told that they're even good for big drum (but can't vouch for that yet....Ha) Tied on a Mustad #4 3xl streamer hook. Very nice. This storm will force me to work from home tomorrow. I guess I will turn on my laptop at the fly bench....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Eyes are a feature that I have always liked to incorporate into a fly. This is especially the case with poppers. A young lady (about age 11) was checking out some poppers I had tied. I asked here if she felt that any of them had more potential than the others. She immediately pointed this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 where did you come up with those eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Rob G said: where did you come up with those eyes? Found them at Hobby Lobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 OK more "stuff" Tied up a bunch of hollow flies, mostly on size 2 Mustad C52 bln hooks, more smalll craws some poppers created out of cork stoppers, size 4 Mustad popper hooks, the larger yellow is a size 2 (reserved only for largemouth or the typical smallie that Johnny G tends to land) more stealth bombers (really stealthy in black) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 You are a true master Rob. I plan on tying some of those bombers. They are very cool in black. Do you know what you guys are tying on Sunday. I don't want to jinx myself by saying I'm planning the trip down. I sure hope to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 If there's any chance on getting you down there, want do YOU want to tie or work on? We keep it casual and rarely are our plans set in stone. Lots of show and tell goes on these things, along with a lot of fish stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Sunday is forecast to be mostly sunny with a high of 47. Maybe we could do some outdoors cast and compare rods as well? Everybody brings a couple rods and you can lawn cast other people's stuff. It's just an idea anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm happy if I can get there. Maybe I'll bring materials for the bomber. That's what is on my list to tie next. I could bring a couple rods, but all my stiff would be older models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Zonkers, Humpy, Foam Humpy, Stealth Bombers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Jon, I've been preaching the same thing for years. Color doesn't matter in topwaters. I throw topwater 90% of the time, and it's always a white Judebug. White so I can see it. Like you said, hold a fly up to the sky and tell me what color it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 those bombers are very nice one thing i would do is use starflash silicone legs they are round and thicker= more silhoute and more water movement . i think starflash is made in southern illinois. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Lookin' to mop up with these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 do you store them in the cleaning closet or tackle box. mr clean would like them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Rob G said: Lookin' to mop up with these Are you going green with all of your cleaning materials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 John, I remember 25 years ago when that Zonker (especially in white) was the go-to smallmouth fly in all the magazines. It must have fooled a lot of fish and then some new girl probably entered the party and it got placed to the back, because it sure doesn't see the same affection that it used to., and yet you know it's still a fish catcher. What do you use the humpies for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I haven't used them yet. Being they float like a cork I thought I may as well use them as an indicator fly with a dropper while trout fishing. All are flies I haven't tied or fished before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Stealth Cougar StealthCougar by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Real Cougar Cougar by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr I can't take credit for this one. It is from Slide Inn MT. I used it to gauge proportions. StealthCougar3 by Michael Gerharz, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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