Scud shellback material
- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated Apr 25, 2006 at 4:08 pm by
.
-
Posts
-
Hey that makes a certain amount of sense – swiss straw is sometimes used as shellback and easter packing material.
I’ve seen scud flies that are pink and orange, although I have yet to actually see a scud that color.
Your gona have to show me one of those humpbacks Zach. I already use mono for segmenting. For some reason orange scuds do work very good at certain times. http://www.trophyfishingtn.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=26&pos=0
I spent alot of time trying to make a perfect scud and I experimented with lots of different material in the process. One way I found that was particularly effective was one tied normal with twisted/wrapped grey marabou strands as the body material. The little marabou feathers stick out just like the little legs of a scud or Sowbug. I used a green latex shellback and mono ribbing for those and the Caney Fork Trout loved em.
Scuds make up about 30% of the flies in my boxes. Once on the White I tied one on back of a big Woolly Bugger and would swing it down current and strip it back. Some fish would hit the scud (even on the strip) some would hit the bugger. It’s a good way to fish some bigger stuff while still fishing to the little guys.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.