adglife Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Went out Monday hecka early and threw my first personally tied flies, the Dirty Rat and the Gurgle Bug. I got an amazing strike on the Dirty Rat, but from what I can tell, I put too much maribou on both of them. Seems like there was too much fly, not enough hook. If anyone has any other input as to why my hookset failed, let me know. The Gurgle Bug took the First Fly Trophy, though. The action was great, with lots of twitching and, well, gurgling. I tied on my third version and caught a bass four feet from shore as I was pulling up for a close backcast. Instant hookset. I was apprehensive at first with this fly because the original recipe calls for Eyelash Yarn - which until this writing I thought was fly fishing specific, but is really a yarn that people use in crafting - to give it body and simulate legs. I'm sure this gurgler would be gorgeous with the yarn, but the brown chenille did great. Feels good catching fish, but feels better catching them on your own fly! And it's cheaper, too! Pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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