Tom L Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 So, I thought I had a bright idea to save myself sometime and money in tying one of the flies that I was working on by incorporating a stainless steel fishing snap in the process; but it didn’t pan out the way I envisioned it. I ended up with 300 stainless steel snaps that I ordered from Amazon that I had to find some use for them. Finally, I came up with the idea that I can daisy chain them and replace the rear hook on my Cajoler with these daisy chain stainless steel snaps to form a Game Changer style fly. I also replaced the craft fur that I typically use on the Cajoler fly with arctic fox tail. So, the Game Changer Cajoler was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted February 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 This is the skeleton of the fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Looks very fishy! Love the game changer style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Looking forward to hearing how it orients and fishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben K. Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 Real sweet! That’s gonna have some crazy wiggle. How much longer did they take to tie compared to the original? Can’t wait to see if it outperforms the OG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 It adds about 2-10 minutes to tying, depending on how many links I use. Not sure how the actions will be and if it is going to out fish the original or not. On another thought, if I link them long enough, I can create a worm fly, easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbs Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 very very neat. good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gillio Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 Great idea! Pretty slick Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 4 hours ago, John Gillio said: Great idea! Pretty slick Tom. Couldn't agree more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted February 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 For those that want to play around with this, this is want I used: Amazon.com : 300 Pieces Fly Fishing Snaps Stainless Steel Fly Fishing Snap Hooks Fast Change Fly Hook Lure Snaps for Flies Hook and Jigs, Mixed Sizes : Sports & Outdoors 300 pcs for $11. Comes in 3 sizes: s = 7mm; m = 8mm; l = 9mm. There is an xl = 11mm size which I didn't get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbs Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom L said: For those that want to play around with this, this is want I used: Amazon.com : 300 Pieces Fly Fishing Snaps Stainless Steel Fly Fishing Snap Hooks Fast Change Fly Hook Lure Snaps for Flies Hook and Jigs, Mixed Sizes : Sports & Outdoors 300 pcs for $11. Comes in 3 sizes: s = 7mm; m = 8mm; l = 9mm. There is an xl = 11mm size which I didn't get. thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dodge Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 2/26/2023 at 11:27 AM, Tom L said: For those that want to play around with this, this is want I used: Amazon.com : 300 Pieces Fly Fishing Snaps Stainless Steel Fly Fishing Snap Hooks Fast Change Fly Hook Lure Snaps for Flies Hook and Jigs, Mixed Sizes : Sports & Outdoors 300 pcs for $11. Comes in 3 sizes: s = 7mm; m = 8mm; l = 9mm. There is an xl = 11mm size which I didn't get. Do you think it's possible to use dog-tag chain links between two snaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom L Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 I think that is a good idea. Would love to see what you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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