Wannabe wrote:
Seeing Joey making handmade flies made me remember an ancient post about The humdinger flies that Chuck made for Kahunas fly swap a long time ago. Seems like I remember Chuck giving instructions on how to tie it. Kept trying to do a search for it and would get about every post ever made on here. Would anybody remember where to locate those instructions.
Bob
Yep , I remember........ Now for a fee I will tell you since they are so dang good at getting fish.:lol:
Take what ever hook you want depending on what you are fishing for...... Set up the vice and get ready.
Take some thread and attach it to the front of the hook , now attach some chenillie ( White works really good silver can be used) go down the shaft of the hook with the thread and secure it at the end.
Now go down with the chenillie wrapping it to the end and Repeat the process back to the front and tie it off. The chenillie with the thread holding it down. Lose or wide wrap back the the eye of the hook. Your choice. I like wide wraps.
Now with some Flashabou , Pearl , tie it off extending out from the front of the hook , after it is tied off then reverse it to go's back over the body of the hook and about twice to three times the length of the hook. Again your choice.
Now tie that off at the head of the hook , just a short distance back so you create a head on the fly , Let me explain........
When using the fly the Chenillie will release tiny air bubbles like a fish does when in a panic and swimming to get away from something , besides the flashing factor of the air bubbles both being slowly released and the remaining being trapped in the Chenillie creating a reflective light show .
Now the Flashabou in the Pearl has all of the colors flashing like a fish in distress. They flitter and move with the water creating a larger effect then the fly actually is.........
HOT dog a large minnow ready to be eaten.......or so the fish thinks. Laughing
You can use any size hook by following the above guide lines and even make Jigs that will do the same.
Mac was fishing with 6 rods out and with minnows on them for specks here in Lake Harney...... He was casting and trolling with one additional rod .....All of the specks he got were off of the jigs I gave him for the specks.... The Jigs had red heads and tied up as I described above.
In the Glades .. we have used up a lot of them for everything from mangrove snappers to reds , trout and snook. They just tore the jigs up. In one week ( 5 days) Vince and I went threw 48 of the jigs and a lot of fish.
These are some sure fire fish getting items..........
Chuck.
Seeing Joey making handmade flies made me remember an ancient post about The humdinger flies that Chuck made for Kahunas fly swap a long time ago. Seems like I remember Chuck giving instructions on how to tie it. Kept trying to do a search for it and would get about every post ever made on here. Would anybody remember where to locate those instructions.
Bob
Yep , I remember........ Now for a fee I will tell you since they are so dang good at getting fish.:lol:
Take what ever hook you want depending on what you are fishing for...... Set up the vice and get ready.
Take some thread and attach it to the front of the hook , now attach some chenillie ( White works really good silver can be used) go down the shaft of the hook with the thread and secure it at the end.
Now go down with the chenillie wrapping it to the end and Repeat the process back to the front and tie it off. The chenillie with the thread holding it down. Lose or wide wrap back the the eye of the hook. Your choice. I like wide wraps.
Now with some Flashabou , Pearl , tie it off extending out from the front of the hook , after it is tied off then reverse it to go's back over the body of the hook and about twice to three times the length of the hook. Again your choice.
Now tie that off at the head of the hook , just a short distance back so you create a head on the fly , Let me explain........
When using the fly the Chenillie will release tiny air bubbles like a fish does when in a panic and swimming to get away from something , besides the flashing factor of the air bubbles both being slowly released and the remaining being trapped in the Chenillie creating a reflective light show .
Now the Flashabou in the Pearl has all of the colors flashing like a fish in distress. They flitter and move with the water creating a larger effect then the fly actually is.........
HOT dog a large minnow ready to be eaten.......or so the fish thinks. Laughing
You can use any size hook by following the above guide lines and even make Jigs that will do the same.
Mac was fishing with 6 rods out and with minnows on them for specks here in Lake Harney...... He was casting and trolling with one additional rod .....All of the specks he got were off of the jigs I gave him for the specks.... The Jigs had red heads and tied up as I described above.
In the Glades .. we have used up a lot of them for everything from mangrove snappers to reds , trout and snook. They just tore the jigs up. In one week ( 5 days) Vince and I went threw 48 of the jigs and a lot of fish.
These are some sure fire fish getting items..........
Chuck.
