Playing around with some new materials for Saltwater flies

FunkyFlyTying · #1 (**permalink**) 04-04-2010, 05:33 PM

I decided to have a bit of a play around with some materials today and came up with the flies below.
Very Very easy to tie which is why i like tying them and hopefully they will be fish catchers this summer.
I used a few different materials and they are listed below.
Hooks were Partridge CS52 and CS54 hooks in size 6,2,and 8
Eyes were FunkyEyes in Mirage Ultra and Hot Pink Ultra 4mm and 6mm
Body was Nayat and Cashmere goat from FoxyTails and a synthetic i am trying out all covered in BugBond.
I hope you like them.

Size 2

Close up

Size 6

Size 8

Close up

Size 2

Size 6

I am going to be playing around a lot more with the Cashmere and Nayat
The Cashmere has a lovely translucency and the Nayat is like a bucktail but finer and with more movement.
The Mirage Ultra FunkyEyes imho work really well and take on the colours behind the eye and give a nice bright focal point to the fish (or i hope so) and the Hot Pink works well with the black and again gives a focal point.
I have been playing with BugBond for a few months now and find it so easy to make this type of fly compared to epoxy and not having to cover over with hard as nails like all the other types of UV acrylic stuff is great as well.

WCB

A. Fluker · #2 (**permalink**) 04-04-2010, 06:52 PM

They look pretty good and I don't fish the salt (yet?) go put your thread on CF if you haven't already where they will be appreciated. But you know all this anyway so I'll shut up!