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Golden Nymph
Here is my off-the-cuff attempt at a Golden Nymph pattern... With a twist.
The segmented body is made from amber glass beads!
Hook, #8 streamer, bent to give an "animated" look to the bug.
Dubbing, brown and grey
Legs, Guinea hackle
Shell back, yellow Guinea hackle
Head, iridescent glass bead
Tail, yellow Guinea quill, lacquered
The tail gills, shell back and thread joining the head were lacquered, to give a shiny look. But the cool deal is the glass beading for the abdomen.
Can you say, "translucent?"
The fish will probably tear this to shreds, but I don't care - it looks wicked.
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 8, 2013 at 3:24pm
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PS...thanks for looking this stuff up, Jim.
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$.10/bead is more like it, Jim. I'll pay double that for a few to try, but I wouldn't want to keep it up, knowing they are available for half that.
You're fishing these from a boat usually, correct?
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Comment by jim cosgrove on December 8, 2013 at 2:08pm
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daid e bay has 1800 listings.the chinese ones are cheap but i do not trust the source.i use 3.5 mm or 1/8.saw them for 10 for 100 free shipping
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i got em for 14.99 per 100 which is more than usual,but i wanted some specific colors.but the silver or gold are less.brass beads which may be better if you fish shallower water are much cheaper.
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you can find em way cheaper david.let me look around for ya
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tooty your supplier should be able to set you up with some beads to experiment with.i think it is twice as heavy as lead
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I saw some tungsten beads last night. They were spendy, like $4.75/20. Found a few others on Ebay for a dollar less.
But if they work...
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the gills have been a little tougher,but we are there in late april before the spawn.the crappie fishing is awesome tho.lots of big white bass.can't believe all the fish they catch and keep but it has been steady for years now.
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on December 8, 2013 at 1:01pm
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Never thought of it Jim and may give it a try and send some to testers of hard water.......
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HHHHHHHHHHA HHHHHHHHA JIM C. LAKE SARA HUH , GOTTA GET THERE ONE OF THESE YEARS .. seems like the bugs just disappear into thin air don't it........
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