Jonn Graham Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Been burning the midnight oil of late working on my skill at building crease flys. I feel I have made a few strides. I was able to take one out on Saturday and give it a test run. It worked beautifully!!! It sat perfectly in the water and popped and dove slightly under the water when stripped. Yipee!! Here is a picture of a few of my new models: As you can see, I am making them in different sizes and color shemes. That foam with the glitter already on it, is a godsend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg C Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 HOLY whale smolts Batman!! That middle pic looks like a 7/0!! Here I thought you were making them at 1/0 & 2/0 sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kast Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 HOLY whale smolts Batman!! That middle pic looks like a 7/0!! Here I thought you were making them at 1/0 & 2/0 sizes. When Jonn refers to "his arsenal", he's not kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonn Graham Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Greg: It must be the picture. None of the hooks are over 2/0 in size. Some have a longer shank than others, but they are definitely nothing close to a 7/0 hook. Just a nice size hook with a good gap for hooking and holding our fiesty, central Illinois bronzies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I think the hand in the photo isn't Jonn's. It had me thinking 'Huge Fly!' at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 don,jonn needs to make one that looks like your favorite color skitterpop. then you will be making flies as well.the addiction is spreading rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonn Graham Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Don is right. That hand is my son's hand. These crease flys are not that big. Around 2-3 inches long from head to tail. Definitely not too big for smallies. Back in my spin/casting days, I would routinely throw topwaters four inches or better and have good success doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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