T12 excellent suggestion. I'm not sure the shiny beads are a problem... I've certainly caught plenty of fish on the traditional store bought colors. But, I'm liking the variations created by the burn technique, but I know Dom Swentosky uses a chemical bath to take the shine of of jig heads that he ...

Interesting that the top three would have certainly been in my top three as well....

T12 excellent suggestion. I'm not sure the shiny beads are a problem... I've certainly caught plenty of fish on the traditional store bought colors. But, I'm liking the variations created by the burn technique, but I know Dom Swentosky uses a chemical bath to take the shine of of jig heads that he u...

Smoke fly is pretty similar to Syl's midge... one of Neme's patterns that I fish quite often.

T12 true that the various beads react differently to having the coating burned. I play around with how long I heat them to achieve the patina I want and I keep a little wet sponge on my table to quench the bead after heating. I first saw this done on Ohlie's Flies Youtube channel. Cant remember the ...

Same here from the left coast, sort of... Central Oregon high desert. Welcome. Like the cork fly stands too!

now a jalapeño goes great with lots of things.... Haven't tried it with whisky.... I wonder how it would go with an Old Fashion...

One thing I try to do when I've blasphemed a classic is pay homage to those from the past with a wee dram of a good single malt.

Dale... it might not be the absolute best tool in the shed.... But I can hit a 54degree sand wedge 50 yds, 60 yds, or 75 yds when I need to. So I can cast this rod 30 feet with a 18# adams when I need to.... but I can also do it with my 10' 4wt G Loomis, or my 8'6" 3wt Cabellas.... with the rig...

Howdy all; As one that used to use quite a few jigs in my past (still do), I've found that by opening the gape so that the hook point is aimed above the eye, the hook-up rate increases. Some but enough to make the difference between a 'good' day and a 'really good' day. YMMV. hank Hank.. agree abou...