Mike Anderson
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Do some research on your foam. Make sure it doesn’t EVER absorb water. Could make for a very heavy boat. I prefer white Styrofoam but you have to shape it to fit which is very easy.
I didn’t see any white on the bat anywhere and we were close enough to see it quite well. I’ve heard from two other people since I posted these in a few places that they are also seeing Bats out in this warmer weather.
Not the best image but you can see the Bats face.
Thanks Again!
Judging from the accuracy of this guys attack on the little black Stoneflies I think he was healthy. A rabid Bat would be hard pressed to maneuver the way this one was. I’ve done some reading and though it isn’t normal, it isn’t all that uncommon to see them in daylight.
“Generally, if you are seeing bats flying during daylight or at night later than mid October it is a sign that the population is under severe pressure from malnutrition. Ideally they need to build up enough reserves during the summer months to sustain them through the winter. If their energy levels get too low, or the temperature rises too much, they will not be able to remain in torpor. “
Sunday was very unusually warm.
Andrew I used it for a long time using 20 pound straight leaders. The loop knot fails 95% of the time. I could count the times the castwell failed on my hands. My test method was getting flies hung up in deep water and pulling till something breaks the 20.
I use braided loops now because I prefer not cutting my fly line every time I retie a new leader. It’s still a great knot to know for when you need a quick line to leader connection.
Dang Zach I’ve been preaching about not tying nail knots on fly line for a long time. The Castwell knot works much better if you don’t have braided loops.
There are two ways to tie an albright. The easiest one you wrap lighter line from the bottom and twist up then back through the loop on the heaiver line. The other one (proper) starts at the top and twists down. The easy one is very strong but not as strong as the proper tie.
For line to line of similar size I prefer a blood knot.BD next time we fish I’ll show you a better loop then the perfection. I’ve not done any official tests on it but my time on the water proved to me that it’s a relatively weak knot.
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Getting the reflection where I wanted it blew out the fly. I got cold and quit playing with it.
And this one that just caught my eye while walking out to my garage to shoot.
Thanks Bob!
I was just bored and started playing around with Fl material, some neon airbrush paint, and a black light (clear cure light).
I’ve been playing around with a few fly shots lately just using just black for the BG. It works pretty well except for the dark colored flies.
http://michaelanderson.smugmug.com/Other/Flies/20448208_XRPfTz#!i=1618476051&k=hbGmxPV
Mike, what pound test tippet are you guys using? Maybe the 20 I use isn’t strong enough to cause the bent/broken points you are seeing. The smallest SP I use is a 4/0 so it may be a thicker hook too.
Glad to hear it! Now let’s just hope they don’t decide the dam’s foundation is questionable and start pumping grout….
Bob I’ve got flies in my box that I tied two years ago. Keep in mind that I’m not in the salt though.
At least try them you’ll be impressed but they are a bit costly. Bill Butts recommended them to me a while back. We were talking about Striper and how I was getting alot of missed eats, and I thought it was my hook, which was a Gama stinger 3/0 or 4/0. My catch ratio went from about 50% to about 90% when I switched. It made a believer out of me and everyone else that I’ve recommended them to since.Ask Jarrod about how sharp they stay. I got to watch blood shoot out of his thumbnail one day when he tried to lip a decent Striper. The fish shook his head which caused the point of the hook to hit Jarrod’s thumbnail. It penetrated the nail and left a neat little hole for the blood to come out. Ouch!
“The SP600 is an amazing hook but if you touch bottom the point curls.”
I’d have to politely disagree with that. I fish more days a year than I care to admit in limestone laden rivers and am constantly dragging these hooks into solid rocks. I’ve NEVER, not one time, curled a point on an SP. Super Point is the whole idea behind these hooks. They never need sharpening.
I’m no Tarpon guy but the Tiemco 600 SP is a bone piercing hook from hell. If I were going to tie Tarpon flies that is the only hook I would use straight out of the box. It’s the only hook I’ll use for Striper and Muskie flies.
Wow the Superfine made the list many times. I’m usually not a big fan of Orvis rods but that rod, especially the original superfine (non Trout Bum) is pure awesomeness rolled into a pretty stick.
It seems that the new SF Touch is Orvis going away from the Trout Bum fast action painted blank, back to a full flex, unsanded blank. What made the rod so coveted in the first place. If you can find one of the 6’6″ 3wt original Superfine with the ring reel seat its a rod you’ll pass down to the grand kids.
