Turkeygirl Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 My order from Cabela's came yesterday with all my fly tying stuff, 100 grain field tips, broadhed sharpener, string seperator, fly floatant, and what not. I just need to order a fly tying book from half.com so I don't get bored tying wooly buggers,lol I put the tips on my arrows, and what a difference from 125 grain to 100 grain, with the 125 grain, if I had them laying in my hand, they were off balance but with the 10 grain tips, they weren't all unbalance because of the weight on the arrow end, if that means anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: Woohoo, gonna have fun! You will get much better flight with a better balanced arrow Ruth. Have fun tying flys. My father and grandfather both were into fly fishing pretty big. Never tried myself, but would sure like to some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: Woohoo, gonna have fun! TG, You need to learn to tie what is called a Dahlberg Deep wiggler. It is a two part body that is of the wooly booger family. You cut the bend off of a hook to make the back portion and tie it in before you lay down the chenile for the front body. Alternatives for top water can be tied without the lead eyes. The two part body and the wiggle legs just drive fish nuts. This fly caught the largest rainbow I have ever caught and is great on Bass too. Believe me, there isn't a fish that swims which will not eat this fly handily. Saltwater fish completely tore apart several in a matter of a few hours. Tie them in a pink coloring for saltwater, green and black for trout and bass. This fly works so well at times that I have taken it off and changed to a different fly to add some challenge. Here's a pic: http://www.anglersvice.com/retail/common...pf%5Fid=10384za You can thank me later! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: Woohoo, gonna have fun! [ QUOTE ] TG, You need to learn to tie what is called a Dahlberg Deep wiggler. It is a two part body that is of the wooly booger family. You cut the bend off of a hook to make the back portion and tie it in before you lay down the chenile for the front body. Alternatives for top water can be tied without the lead eyes. The two part body and the wiggle legs just drive fish nuts. This fly caught the largest rainbow I have ever caught and is great on Bass too. Believe me, there isn't a fish that swims which will not eat this fly handily. Saltwater fish completely tore apart several in a matter of a few hours. Tie them in a pink coloring for saltwater, green and black for trout and bass. This fly works so well at times that I have taken it off and changed to a different fly to add some challenge. Here's a pic: http://www.anglersvice.com/retail/common...pf%5Fid=10384za You can thank me later! New [/ QUOTE ] Wow, I gotta try that one So you basically make up/finish the back end first and then wind the string onto the main body part and finish that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: Woohoo, gonna have fun! Okay, here's how you make it: First, make a wooly booger as normal but with the silly legs. Go to the back of the fly and whip finish a knot of some sort (kind of like the tied on nocks on a bow) and coat it with clear nail polish so that when you clip off the hook shank, the fly will not unravel. Cut off the hook just behind your knot...should be right before the bend starts. Next you get some wire leader or some heavy mono and put it through the eye of the segment you built (I prefer bendable leader because you can make a permanent V for the segment to ride in). You want to lay the tag ends of the leader/mono against the shank of the hook from back to front and wrap it in. Then you want to pull the tag ends back down the shank and tie it in again. Then tie in the chenille from the back forward, tie in the silly legs where appropriate, and then tie in the eyes and finish it. Basically, you really cinch down the leader/mono and then the rest of the work is from back to front. It is really simple but one of the most active and useful flies out there. Tie it really big (size 4) for saltwater and smaller for trout....with the lead eyes, it is especially effective for very deep and fast moving pools. I caught a MONSTER trout just below a waterfall because the weight of the fly got it down to them...nothing else would sink fast enough. Plus it is a relatively unknown fly so most fish have never seen it. If I were to be marooned on an island with one fly, this would be it. I took about four of them and caught 100+ lady fish in the surf in Destin Florida over a 4 hour period. Told the wife I would be in for lunch and then kept catching fish. I stumbled in with a sore rotator cuff, worn out fingers, and a bad sunburn about dinner time....but I had a smile on my face! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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