Vicious Fishous
03-08-2008, 09:20 AM
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I get so frusterated when I see a hungry fish reject a well worked, unrealistic patter that they got too good of a look at, mainly carp, and smallies. My camera is obsolete, this was taken at the Nomad Anglers in Haslett by Brian the owner(they are some of the first ones I tied). My gallery is getting full, and this was the only one I put in it.
I started tying these in hopes to better every craw pattern I ever tied or bought in a flyshop before. They've got everything most of the others didn't. And they get better each time I do it. That's not to say the others didn't catch some fish, in my opinion there were just some improvements that needed be made.
Size 8 curved shank 2x stong, rotatry vise almost mandatory
Heavily bottom weighted so the hook always rides up, so it can be rested on bottom need be.
The head goes slightly up the bend of the hook, in conjunction with the curved shank gives the craw(at rest) the defensive posture they get when confronted with danger.
The eyes, 20# mono(quazi-realistic, not lead barbels) are flexable enough to not interfere with hook-ups, but are always up "watching" for predators.
Split rabbit strip claws have more action than squrrel tail, and are more durable than marabou. The antenna and legs are strong flexible rubber to fight off panfish attacks. I used Sharpies to get the colors desired.(still perfecting)
The swiss straw is doubled up the entire length and goes through the 20# looped mono over the tail. The dubbing is my husky's fur or something light that can be colored.
I've never seen a live crayfish with an up-turned tail, nor have I seen or tied any before with a down-turned tail, until now. I am convinced I have missed fish due to a stiffer up-turned tail interfering with hookups. Seemed like it bounces off the fish's lips first before the point hits, it's all about the leverage, you hit an upward tail, it sends the hook down, hit a downward tail and it sends the hook up, into flesh, not out of mouth.
It was more of a fluke when it happened, I ran out of room for the tail so I un-wound half of it tied in the loop and gave myself a little room. then slapped myself upside the head for not thinking of this before.
After forming the tail I glued the crap out of it to form essentially a stiff crankbait lip that would keep it wanting to go down to the bottom where these things live, not swimming like a minnow in the middle of the water.
I can't wait until spring to whip it out.
Wishin' I was Fishi'n
Pete
I get so frusterated when I see a hungry fish reject a well worked, unrealistic patter that they got too good of a look at, mainly carp, and smallies. My camera is obsolete, this was taken at the Nomad Anglers in Haslett by Brian the owner(they are some of the first ones I tied). My gallery is getting full, and this was the only one I put in it.
I started tying these in hopes to better every craw pattern I ever tied or bought in a flyshop before. They've got everything most of the others didn't. And they get better each time I do it. That's not to say the others didn't catch some fish, in my opinion there were just some improvements that needed be made.
Size 8 curved shank 2x stong, rotatry vise almost mandatory
Heavily bottom weighted so the hook always rides up, so it can be rested on bottom need be.
The head goes slightly up the bend of the hook, in conjunction with the curved shank gives the craw(at rest) the defensive posture they get when confronted with danger.
The eyes, 20# mono(quazi-realistic, not lead barbels) are flexable enough to not interfere with hook-ups, but are always up "watching" for predators.
Split rabbit strip claws have more action than squrrel tail, and are more durable than marabou. The antenna and legs are strong flexible rubber to fight off panfish attacks. I used Sharpies to get the colors desired.(still perfecting)
The swiss straw is doubled up the entire length and goes through the 20# looped mono over the tail. The dubbing is my husky's fur or something light that can be colored.
I've never seen a live crayfish with an up-turned tail, nor have I seen or tied any before with a down-turned tail, until now. I am convinced I have missed fish due to a stiffer up-turned tail interfering with hookups. Seemed like it bounces off the fish's lips first before the point hits, it's all about the leverage, you hit an upward tail, it sends the hook down, hit a downward tail and it sends the hook up, into flesh, not out of mouth.
It was more of a fluke when it happened, I ran out of room for the tail so I un-wound half of it tied in the loop and gave myself a little room. then slapped myself upside the head for not thinking of this before.
After forming the tail I glued the crap out of it to form essentially a stiff crankbait lip that would keep it wanting to go down to the bottom where these things live, not swimming like a minnow in the middle of the water.
I can't wait until spring to whip it out.
Wishin' I was Fishi'n
Pete