Snuffit. wrote: Really nice Lester. I'm not sure where the line crosses between fly & Skute but I can say I use lightly weighted jig heads on some snap flies for deeper water, and yes, they can be cast with a fly rod. Love that squid version, do you dye your grizzle feathers? |
The Tamure Kid wrote: Okay team, an invasion of a 'skute' maker to the venerable fly tyers space! Here are my two latest attempts at the salt fly/softbait jighead mash up popularised by Nathan off Big Angry Fish a few years ago. Given it was another $hitty weather non-fishing weekend i thought I'd get out my old vice and tying materials. I decided to tie up a squid, and a green 'rock cod' type fish pattern. Each has some saddle hackles in the tail, along with some flash. I epoxied on the eyes. The body of the green baitfish is SF Flash Blend, with a back topping of Ice Dub Shimmer Fringe. I decided to give it some custom stripes. The body of the squid is Senyo UV brush (two different colours). I incorporated part of an old rubber squid (the thicker 'tentacles'). They might be over-elaborate for your average snapper - and I'm mindful of wise words from FishByFly to strip back to basics, and think about what the fish sees, not the tyer - but I just wanted to have some fun. I am going to dedicate a morning on my annual Far North trip to using these, and some Double Bunnies I tied a while ago. Hopefully they will have the right imitative qualities in the water. |
Rudy wrote: I too have tied on Black Magic Saltwater Fly hooks - because that's the only dedicated SW fly hook the store stocked at the time. Grrr. Waste of time and money then. Gamakatsu SL12s Any idea where I can get these in NZ? I can't for the life of me find them here in Chch, and haven't been able to find an online source either (apart from Stu's Flyshop, which doesn't have a very large range of sizes). I'm about to get some hooks and flytying stuff from the States, but in future, I'd prefer it if I could get them closer to home. Cheers Rudy |
Kingaling wrote: Those are fantastic, well done. I do most of my fishing from a kayak, which doesn't lend itself particularly well to fly fishing. So skutes have been a way for me to still enjoy catching fish on homemade creations. Some of my more successful patterns below. Maybe we should tee up a "skute-off" and see what works! |
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