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so pour your own lead jigs then put in some beads along the shaft of the hook? not a bad idea
That's a damn good idea! Ill have to look into beads. Its nice not having a huge gaudy looking jig. That's why I like the tungsten but I can counter the size of the jig with beads to add weight on the same mm sized jig - smart man!
Do you solder them in or do you like the raddling?
Spot-I am a pretty avid fly tyer and fly angler and I get those looks from folks too. I tie a number of flies on jig hooks and have had old school fly fishers tell me that it isn't a fly... I tell them to enjoy watching me catch fish when they aren't!As far as flourishes on flies, I say go for it myself. When I tie a pattern I will usually tie at least a half dozen or so of each one exactly the same just in case that one works. I do stick with some tried and true ones but I definitely have done a lot of originals. Still hoping Orvis wants to pick some of those patterns up...
Years ago i was sitting on a rock at a local swimmingHole.the deer flys were brutal.i was swatting themAnd tossing the smashed ones ( so glad they're slow)Into the current.i watched several smashed deer flys bringSizable brookies out of hiding.i went home and tied a smashedDf immitation.it works great in the summer.i use homemadeTungsten bead chonomids on the ice alot.i know what youMean about the elitist attitudes one finds in the fly fishingCommunity. But i have also run into ice fishermen that getUpset when you run a jiffy on the ice.i think love of a sportDrives a certain level of "The right way or no way" attitudes. I usually crack a smug smile when my deer fly or teenage mutant injured caddisIs catching fish when their perfectly tied green drake spinner is not.Ha..