Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
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Caddis Roach
The evolution of the "Roach Caddis" continues.
I call it that because all my fooling with caddis wing styles has rubbed off on the CockRoach Fly.
It's morphing into a 'frankenfly' caddis derivative, now.
On the bright side, it oughta function as either...
1. Terrestrial
2. Wannabe caddis.
Next, get the caddis wing shape dialed in as a template.
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 2, 2015 at 2:06pm
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Well Ken, it didn't come dead easy.
It's not hard, mind you. And the tools are straightforward.
But it's all about understanding the basics, and how the materials work together for their intended purpose. To get that knowledge, you have to tie a lot flies...
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Comment by Slip Sinker on January 2, 2015 at 1:59pm
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expert craftsmanship from this angle Scruff... i have to hand it to you guys ... some people have it in them to produce... and some dont ... many dont... i tried this last year and failed. tie on
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I totally get that! LOL
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I totally get that! LOL
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Comment by John Sheehan on January 2, 2015 at 10:51am
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My apologies David , I see so many post by Jeffrey Abney here I get it stuck in my head that everyone is Jeffrey lol.
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Thank John - but who is Jeffrey?
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Looks great Jeffrey!
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Thanks Jeff.
I just hope the fish won't look too close.
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 1, 2015 at 9:47pm
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Very creative David!
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Similar "leaf hopper" styles took strikes last year.
I'm trying for a consistent caddis wing shape.
But this will get bites.
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