1st Spider of the Year

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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by letumgo » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:59 pm

Lovely spider (P & O) John. I like the shape of the body. Very nice.

Thanks for taking time to upgrade the site. ;)
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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by zen leecher » Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:59 pm

Where did you get the woodcock wings from?
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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by NJpatbee » Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:12 pm

Tremendously effective fly and nice work! I also add a touch of hare's ear thorax which seems to work well. Sy Nemes sold me on the spiders over 40 years ago.
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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by William Anderson » Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:26 pm

John, this is a great start. I started tying spiders 18 years ago now, and learned to tie them in that super sparse, short hackle, tidy way that was so popular on the internets back then. It took some time to get over that. You're fortunate to have moved right into this fuller and longer hackle more like the flies from a century ago. I imagine you'll even clean up the edges in no time. :D
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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by William Anderson » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:42 pm

John, i remember starting to tie with pearsalls and feeling like I was tying with rope. Makes a good case for counting your turns and eliminating any redundancy.

I recently bought a spool of the YLI #100 silk to try. It’s about twice the diameter of pearsalls and breaks if you breathe on it. It’s not a bad result for a #14 spider, but it’s not any fun to tie with.
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Re: 1st Spider of the Year

Post by letumgo » Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:34 am

John - This dressing is immaculate. Gorgeous fly.

Keep me coming, please. ;)
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