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hazard · #1 Post by **hazard** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:55 pm

I noticed some nice Flies posted a while ago and wondered if any of you guys would appreciate a couple of my creations, they took quite a while to make ( quite a bit longer than is practical i might add ). Many want me to make them a few but boy are they time consuming. I would now rather buy the buggers, except for the satisfaction of catching the fish on something you invented and tied for yourself! But never the less here they are.
Hazard

woodie · #2 Post by **woodie** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:51 pm

mate they are good I wish my flies looked as good but you probibly been doing it longer.
woodie

#3 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:05 pm

They look excellent!!! Have you caught some fish using them as like you say it would be a buzz catching them on the ones you have made yourself?

Jeff

hazard · #4 Post by **hazard** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:10 pm

I have on all of them, but the little Muddeye doesn't do as well as the large black one or the Tadpole. The one with the wings seems to be the best just on dusk when the fish are slurping insects off the top of the water.

#5 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:12 pm

Excellent!!!

You will have to post up some photos (if you have any) of your catches some time.

Jeff

hazard · #6 Post by **hazard** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:39 pm

I havent taken a camera in years, not on a fishing trip or even a hunt. I may have to consider it some time. Though I haven't really broken any records I just love spending the time as rare as that time is.

#7 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:53 pm

hazard wrote:Though I haven't really broken any records I just love spending the time as rare as that time is.

Who cares about records mate; just spending the time out bush is what it's about for sure.

Jeff

Gringa Bows · #8 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:13 pm

They look like they'de be dangerous to fish.....

Dodger · #9 Post by **Dodger** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:51 am

Excellent stuff, Hazard.

g_r · #10 Post by **g_r** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:29 am

those are awesome!
wouldnt tie them on , would be to afraid of loosing them to a tree!

UPTHETOP · #11 Post by **UPTHETOP** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:49 am

Man they are a piece of work well done. Do you get a fair bit of Flotation in the ones with out the lead eyes, with the air trapped in the weaving.
You have really pinned the coloures there as well.

Great flies.

Cheers Wayno

hazard · #12 Post by **hazard** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:48 pm

Wayno it took ages to balance the Copper and lead wire so they sat up the right way and moved properly, the small one still needs some re-adjustment. But they are quite effective especiall on carp in lakes and small streams. The Tadpole is weighted also, not that you can see.

bigbob · #13 Post by **bigbob** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:00 pm

First class!. I would be afraid to use them in case I lost them to a fish or snag. Too much work in there to waste on a lowly fish lol. The only time i tried flies was on rifle fish and sooty grunter up near tully back when the dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth. Made them out of the coloured alfoil that used to come on milk bottles then, wrapped it around a hook and stuck a couple of small blue mountain parrot feathers I found each side.Had to throw it out by hand as i was using a egg beater reel, but boy it got some reactions, with fish 'elbowing' each other to get to it.I can truly appreciate the work you must have put into those.Great stuff!

Guy Layton · #14 Post by **Guy Layton** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:11 pm

Graydon,

Exceptional work mate...!!!! You certainly have it down to a fine art...!!!!

Cheers Guy

Nephew · #15 Post by **Nephew** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:07 pm

Wow! That's craftsmanship!

hazard · #16 Post by **hazard** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:31 am

Thanks guys for the encouraging words
hazard

looseplucker · #17 Post by **looseplucker** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:44 am

If you were saying mine were nice - yours are sensational!!!

Love the raffia work - I've done a few crawdads with that stuff in the past but not to the same effect.

I just bought a whole heap of buzzer hooks in the UK so will have a go at some like yours.

Fantastic!

stringnstik · #18 Post by **stringnstik** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:43 am

Simply outstanding.. great patience and focus on detail

TomMcDonald · #19 Post by **TomMcDonald** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:15 am

Wow... Get those down to the Sunday markets!

looseplucker · #20 Post by **looseplucker** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:33 pm

Garn! Get em on the water.

Tom - what length string did you use on that Dryad hybrid?

TomMcDonald · #21 Post by **TomMcDonald** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:04 am

looseplucker wrote:Garn! Get em on the water.

Tom - what length string did you use on that Dryad hybrid?

john, i think maybe 68 inches. I'll email you.

Brett Finger · #22 Post by **Brett Finger** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:41 pm

very nice work mate, very nice, my old mate Jack Erskine would have a turn if he seen them babys LOl.
Kind Regards, Bretto...

rodlonq · #23 Post by **rodlonq** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:41 pm

Mate, your flies are fantastic. I bet the sootys at Keelbottom would smash them like it was their last feed.

Cheers...... Rod

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