More Wets

[g bigtrout]

Had a stab at some patterns in the summer to try in the rivers and had success with orange ones then had a go at some more, never tried tying them before so these are my first attempts.....must try and get back to the rivers again as have been bow fishing for while.

Heckham and Gold


Watsons Variant


Heckham and Silver


Variant


Alexandra


??


Butcher thingy


Greentag


Orange thingy


Wickhams Fancy


Alexander lol


Another orange thingy


Just some of a wee collection i put together, not my usual but who knows....just killing time

[dabhoy]

Very nice Geordie
The 6th one down is not far away from being a Dunkeld your one just has a teal wing instead.

[Scratch]

Trimmed GP topping

Love the little Alexandra variant

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by Scratch

Trimmed GP topping

Love the little Alexandra variant

Lol....read an article somewhere trimming the Gp crest feather lets light into the barbs thus adding more flash in the tail, they were saying a bit like polar bears hair in the article so i trimmed mine

[flyinghigh]

Calm down scratch aout trimming Topping, a friend of mine caught his best brownie up untill August on a fly he had tied himself with the topping upside down and had had the end of it roughly broke off using his scissors.

Flyinghigh

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by dabhoy

Very nice Geordie
The 6th one down is not far away from being a Dunkeld your one just has a teal wing instead.

Yeah took the idea of that one....no bronze mallard so came up with this variant, caught my first Dollaghan on the fly with the teal wing so was pleased with it m8

[Scratch]

Calm down? Not started yet....

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Lol....read an article somewhere trimming the Gp crest feather lets light into the barbs

What? Like on the end of the fibre on one of those tacky 70's fibre optic ornaments? That's the only way I can see any 'benefit' occuring there. Not convinced though. Plus, with the GP topping, being semi-translucent, and posessing a certain amount of natural flash anyway, do you think such a slight (dubious) technical 'enhancement' is really worth such an aesthetic infringement? Sorry mate

Which joker recommended that you trim the GP anyway Should be made to walk the plank!

[sweenytodd]

Originally Posted by Scratch

What? Like on the end of the fibre like one of those tacky 70's fibre optic ornaments? That's the only way I can see any 'benefit' occuring there. Not convinced though. Plus, with the GP topping, being semi-translucent, and posessing a certain amount of natural flash anyway, do you think such a slight (dubious) technical 'enhancement' is really worth such an aesthetic infringement? Sorry mate

Which joker recommended that you trim the GP anyway Should be made to walk the plank!

I agree , even if the fish liked it I could not tie a fly on that had been violated like that It looks so nice with the natural curve and point .

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

I agree , even if the fish liked it I could not tie a fly on that had been violated like that It looks so nice with the natural curve and point .

Wow...ok guess i wont be reading anymore smutt mags T and S

Stick to the natural way of things then, change not needed on the natural ability off the GP crest feathers

[Scratch]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Wow...ok guess i wont be reading anymore smutt mags T and S

Stick to the natural way of things then, change not needed on the natural ability off the GP crest feathers

Hey Geordie, if you like it mate stick with it. Just a personal thing I guess. Let me know if your catch rate goes through the roof..... I'll tie a few up for comps If I can bring myself to use a fookin blob in a comp I'm sure as hell I could trim a bit of GP topping.... if it had a distinct benefit. For pleasure angling though, I'd rather eat glass than trim my GP