Monkey Fly Attack

BlueDaksi · 02-13-12, 11:59 PM

It started with a simple eye wear prescription update (three years overdue...) and the fact that there hasn't been enough ice to fish. Cabin fever made me grab my son's fly tying kit to make some bass flies and $300 later I'm up to my eyeballs in deer hair, chenille, brass eyes, feathers, and you name it. In the last week, I've tied up a few BLTs (Brown Little Turds - a creation of a friend of mine and a real smallmouth producing fly here in the Finger Lakes), Clousers, Double Bunny Strip flies, and more.

I'm just hoping I get more proficient at fly casting this year and that these suckers will catch some bass! Heck, my son and I even put together a fly tying bench using an old stainless steel medical roll cart...

MallenManson · 02-14-12, 12:50 AM

Someone has a new winter hobby!

Looks like you've got a nice set up going!

bamabassman · 02-14-12, 06:20 PM

dangit blue.now ya got me wanting to break out the fly rods. i got 5 of them,lol. those look asweum man.

bluebasser86 · 02-14-12, 10:14 PM

I'm getting dangerously close to trying that myself. I have some of the gear and have been tying trout jigs in preparation for a trip to the White River in Arkansas next month but I haven't taken the plunge into full blown fly tying. It looks fun but I don't know if I can afford another hobby!

BlueDaksi · 02-18-12, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

dangit blue.now ya got me wanting to break out the fly rods. i got 5 of them,lol. those look asweum man.

Thanks! I don't think fly fishing is necessarily a better technique, it's just that I've never really gotten good at fly fishing. I've decided that this is the year I'm going to concentrate on fly fishing. I will mostly be going after smallies in clear water lakes and rivers.. It's kind of fun, but it will be challenging for me to stick with it. We'll see how it goes...

Why don't you break out those fly rods and give me some pointers?

BlueDaksi · 02-18-12, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bluebasser86

I'm getting dangerously close to trying that myself. I have some of the gear and have been tying trout jigs in preparation for a trip to the White River in Arkansas next month but I haven't taken the plunge into full blown fly tying. It looks fun but I don't know if I can afford another hobby!

I hear you. I thought I'd save some money by tying up my own flies... Ha! Good luck on your trip next month!

02-13-12, 11:59 PM	#1
BlueDaksi BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 148	Monkey Fly Attack It started with a simple eye wear prescription update (three years overdue...) and the fact that there hasn't been enough ice to fish. Cabin fever made me grab my son's fly tying kit to make some bass flies and $300 later I'm up to my eyeballs in deer hair, chenille, brass eyes, feathers, and you name it. In the last week, I've tied up a few BLTs (Brown Little Turds - a creation of a friend of mine and a real smallmouth producing fly here in the Finger Lakes), Clousers, Double Bunny Strip flies, and more. I'm just hoping I get more proficient at fly casting this year and that these suckers will catch some bass! Heck, my son and I even put together a fly tying bench using an old stainless steel medical roll cart... __________________ -Paul Shipman, Ph.D., Team FishGator.com, Team Malibu Kayaks Pro-Staff

02-14-12, 12:50 AM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Someone has a new winter hobby! Looks like you've got a nice set up going! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

02-14-12, 06:20 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	dangit blue.now ya got me wanting to break out the fly rods. i got 5 of them,lol. those look asweum man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-14-12, 10:14 PM	#4
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	I'm getting dangerously close to trying that myself. I have some of the gear and have been tying trout jigs in preparation for a trip to the White River in Arkansas next month but I haven't taken the plunge into full blown fly tying. It looks fun but I don't know if I can afford another hobby!

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