First EVER Pike Fly

[RoyChristie]

2/0 Longshank salmon hook
Tail -Red saddle hackles and flashabou, silver and orange
tie in copper wire rib
lacquer the shank wappings to head
bleached grizzly palmer hackle rib is tied in and wound
over chartreuse flash dubbing
Wind rib and tie in
wings - 2 grizzly dyed brown
overwing - red bunny strip
throat - silver flashabou
head - Peacock flash dubbing
Dolly eyes
Head - ClearCureGoo - non allergenic and sets in 7 seconds
SWMBO is allergic to epoxy.

Do you think I should persist
or stick with what I'm used to, the fly, not Mrs....


cheers,
Roy

[Offshore]

Well done Roy... nice tie and sure to catch!

Interesting that someone else is using a light cured resin... I switched early last year and haven't looked back... I've been using Bug-Bond (there is a reason why - I'm linked to it(I developed it)). Optically perfect, non yellowing and the extremely short curing time together (3.5 secs) with a no tack finish seals the deal for me... oh and no solvent headache because it isn't solvent based.

Keep tying Roy - have you tried the Sakuma Manta and Manta Extra hooks? Good hooks for piking!

[guest20]

and your point is?

[Chris Reeves]

Roy,

Welcome to the dark side, you'll be doing Saltwater next then there's no looking back

Cheers

[RoyChristie]

Thanks, guys,
I'll have a look for those hooks, offshore,
the salmon hook was the biggest I had.

Saltwater, next, sounds like a laugh, Chris.
Marlin flies and water skis

cheers,
Roy

[Dougie]

Like it Roy - that'll do the bizzy

[3lbgrayling]

Well done Roy.

Jim

[shuck raider]

That'll do well on a 3 wt up round Stranocum, Roy You coming over to the Loughs Agency Fair this year?

[RoyChristie]

#3wt
an eight should handle it though.
There might be a few browns around there worth a throw with it

Maybe get over for the LA show, March as yet unplanned except for
the Spring Fly Fair at Newark

Thanks, all,
Roy