Rob G Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 One more and I'll quit for now. I'm trying to show a few effective flies that are not a Woolly Bugger, (which by the way I use a bunch) For those few that haven't seen this "tie". It's a Gummy Minnow and it really has a nice crippled minnow action just like its larger brethren, the Zoom or Berkley Shad. It does tend to catch some wind on the cast so I tend to use a slightly heavier leader with this one. It is weighted with non-lead wire but it doesn't get deep quickly. We won't get into the whole thing about whether this is even a fly or not because of its construction, I'll leave that for another discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kast Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 That's a sweet little "fly", Rob. I'd be using that a lot, if I had the notion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 most tiers that i have talked too say that the gummy minnow material is a pain to work with and very expensive. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Rich, you're right in that the Sili skin material is kind of pricey but as long as I can keep them out of the darn trees, tied with a stainless hook they will last forever. I don't agree with the fact that it is really hard to work with, once you get the hang of it you can really crank them out, I mean if I can do it then anyone can. Now if I could only say the same thing about size 24 midges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Rob, 5 Stars. From the pic it is hard to judge the length. Are they available 4" or longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 besides some coloring with a marker , that is about as close to puting a piece of plastic on a hook as one could get. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest One More Cast Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 besides some coloring with a marker , that is about as close to puting a piece of plastic on a hook as one could get. rich You're right, Rich. I like the way they track in still water but they don't look right at all in moving water. I'll tie and fish a Clouser any day before a Gumy Minnow. Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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