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Basic fly tying patterns for bass and panfish.
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Originally posted by Hills of Texas View PostAlso, how does everyone keep their materials organized? I have stuff everywhere
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Originally posted by hooligan View PostNot to hijack from the OP but I’d love to see some of your stuff. I used to try and be perfect but always ended up tying “sell quality” and “guide fly” quality, never magazine qualityLast edited by Kossetx; 03-09-2021, 10:59 AM.
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Teeny nymph is literally a pheasant tail feather wrapped around the hook. I believe it was the first patented pattern that was done by Jim Teeny as a way to prevent it from being tied overseas. It’s my all time favorite for Alaska and everywhere else. It reminds me of starting out and being worried as a hot fly I tied fell apart more with each fish and cast until it was little more than thread on a hook. Point is have fun, experiment and sometimes less is more.
I started teaching my 10 year old how to tie flies at the beginning of covid and we began with hares ear and bead head nymphs, minnows and wooly buggers and then we did some deer hair frogs. Spring wigglers are another simple favorite, my son loves acquiring squirrel tails as much as anything.
Bunny leeches are another super easy, fast tying fly made mostly of rabbit strip and they are deadly on bass.
As far as storage, I bought a cabinet with plastic trays that pull out from IKEA, hooks and beads go in clear tool trays and tackle boxes.
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Originally posted by Hills of Texas View PostAlso, how does everyone keep their materials organized? I have stuff everywhere
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I’m currently using my reloading desk as a work space. I’m going to look for the plastic drawers people mentioned. I also like the idea of grouping things in zip locks. All great info. Those deer hair flys look fantastic. I’ve been fooling around with the deer hair heads on some hopper type flies. Sometimes they come together nice other times it’s a wreck.
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You can't tie a bad bass fly with rabbit strip. Bunny and double bunny flies are killer for bigger bass. A wooley bugger with a rabbit strip instead of marabou is a killer.
For top waters just use foam. Buy white foam sandals and color them with markers. Shane, on here, makes a really good frog. About as good as I've seen.
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