Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:53 am
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A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
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Beautiful flies!!Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:47 pm
I like the look, but every time I tie one that looks like the first one, it wants to be a dry, even with hen.
Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:11 pm
Great looking flies. Do you fish them with a Tenkara outfit?
Barry
Barry
Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:06 pm
Carl.. thanks for the chart... I managed to find a post on tenkara USA that has a more legible version of the this chart..Here's the link
http://www.tenkaratimes.com/tenkara-tut ... asa-kebari
http://www.tenkaratimes.com/tenkara-tut ... asa-kebari
Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:50 am
Beautiful flies!
You are exactly right, the stiff hackle doesn't collapse like a soft hackle would. It resists being pulled through the water, which allows you to keep your line tighter and off the water's surface. Very similar concept to Cutcliffe's stiff hackled wets for fishing rapid streams.
Much easier to detect strikes when fishing wet flies upstream if you can keep your line off the water!
You are exactly right, the stiff hackle doesn't collapse like a soft hackle would. It resists being pulled through the water, which allows you to keep your line tighter and off the water's surface. Very similar concept to Cutcliffe's stiff hackled wets for fishing rapid streams.
Much easier to detect strikes when fishing wet flies upstream if you can keep your line off the water!
Re: A wet fly bound to raise some hackles ;)
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:34 am
Welcome back Chris. Nice to see you drop in and say hello again. Missed ya buddy. 