FLY TYING & JIG TYING

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Comment by carl hendrix on March 1, 2015 at 5:18pm

Bill Dungan-- bet the gills will love it buddy!     

Comment by Mark Sleeper on March 1, 2015 at 5:02pm

yes Dick it makes it easy, thanks for the reply

Comment by dick tabbert on March 1, 2015 at 4:59pm

Gorilla glue is the bomb. Add a small amount of water and it almost turns into a foam. Put a small amount on the front and rear keep it spinning and soon you'll have and ant body ready for color.

Comment by Mark Sleeper on March 1, 2015 at 4:53pm

thanks Bill it is easy and makes a killer ant

Comment by dick tabbert on March 1, 2015 at 4:52pm

Bill I think it looks good and the fish don't mind if it not perfect only you do. Your like me we want it to look perfect.

Comment by Bill Dungan on March 1, 2015 at 4:51pm

Mark, that's a great idea. 

Comment by Mark Sleeper on March 1, 2015 at 4:51pm

I think I used gorilla glue  the wtr activates it.check out Gaskell glue ant pattern on you tube that will give you a better idea of what I was talking about

Comment by Mark Sleeper on March 1, 2015 at 4:39pm

I use  glue  mixed with wtr ,I mix it on paper a few drops of glue then a fiew drops of wtr. I use a tooth pick then dab a drop on the hook and spin it to make a nice ball then another drop and spin it  like the first ball ,then use a red and black sharpie to color the balls then tie in hackle in the middle of the2 balls abt 3 wraps of hackle then whip finish I use black thread it makes a nice ant and easy too

Comment by Bill Dungan on March 1, 2015 at 4:29pm

McScruff, Thanks for the info. I'll try using dubbing. This #14 is about as small as my fat fingers will let me tie. I tied 2 more after this one and they are a lot better.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 1, 2015 at 3:23pm

Id suggest you dub some red or brown wool on the thread. This will fill the imperfections and in the water, add fullness.
The beads are a nice touch- they will add sparkle and an attention getting translucence.
But the hackle, if I may, well... What happened to it?
Some hen or cock neck hackle is normally the wrap used. It looks like legs and wings all at once.

Why wings? Swarming ants on the wing are supposedly the most common sort a fish is likely to encounter. This is because they are on the loose by the millions. Ants are pretty bad fliers, too, and some of them are bound to end up in the water when the wind gets ahold of them.

Some ants do fall into the water, at some point. Victims of a misstep on overhanging branches mostly, they do end up in the water this way on rare occasions.

With the heavy hook and glass beads, this fly is going to sink and mimic a drowned ant.
Either way, some hackle there to give an impression of both is gonna be a good thing.

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