Lundvike Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Ok, so I did a little ebay shopping over the holidays and I have just received a couple of shipments today. One of those came with 50 #24 midge hooks, I can't remember what I was thinking, I may have been drunk. Any thoughts on some patterns to tie? I need a magnifying lamp in order to see them. Quote
regdunlop Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Griffiths Gnats (if you can find hackle small enough) Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 hahahahahah Chronomids, tiny mayflies, and griffith gnats Quote
bulltrout Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 my guess would be to go fly fishing with a 6" rod and angle for some of those BWO nymphs... Quote
bloom Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 RS2...great fly, or some basic midge patterns with thread bodies, thin wire for ribbing, etc. Quote
Lundvike Posted February 5, 2008 Author Posted February 5, 2008 RS2...great fly, or some basic midge patterns with thread bodies, thin wire for ribbing, etc. Thanks guys. I didn't know what an RS2 is so I googled it RS2 Quote
ladystrange Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 LOL. too funny. btw lundvike, i didnt know you worked with brookwell. took me until today to figure out who the hell he was talking about then he mentioned our 'deal' a troutfitters. so when his burning DVD's ... er ... i mean working... do you tie flies? try 17/0 black thread and a few pieces of left over fluff secured to the hook. if you can get the hook into the vise without covering the whole thing in the jaws... best of luck, let me know how it works out. Quote
Tako Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Whatever you do, don't drop em!!! My vote is for a bivisible. Grix hackle on the back, brown hackle on the front. They also might make good ant hooks.... Quote
admin Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I'm thinking wooly buggers RS2 is a good pattern, but use CDC rather than hacle webb. Quote
grannyknot Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I'm thinking most of them would end up in my carpet, then eventually in my feet. Oh well, I wouldn't be able to see them on the water anyways. If you get bored this winter see how many patterns you can tie in a #24. Quote
Taco Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Practice on those big sz 24s then see what you can tie on Mustad 32s Don't crowd the eye Quote
Lundvike Posted February 5, 2008 Author Posted February 5, 2008 btw lundvike, i didnt know you worked with brookwell. took me until today to figure out who the hell he was talking about then he mentioned our 'deal' a troutfitters. so when his burning DVD's ... er ... i mean working... do you tie flies? Yes but we don't talk about it, after all its your tax dollars at work. Sorry I should have warned you that I knew him from work. Next time you see him bug him about the deer hair he promised me. I'm thinking wooly buggers RS2 is a good pattern, but use CDC rather than hacle webb. Yeah I was thinking doing some in olive and some in tan with CDC. Quote
flyangler Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Royal Coachman. Go 'head, I dare you. Quote
albannachxcuileag Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Send them to Tupps, he ties half bodied flies on size 26! Failing that, Hans Weilenmann recently showed me a size 32 fully dressed dry fly. HTF did he see to do that? I thought it was a speck of dirt in the ziploc baggie! Size 20 and then I need the Huddle telescope to see it! Quote
ladystrange Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Yes but we don't talk about it, after all its your tax dollars at work. Sorry I should have warned you that I knew him from work. Next time you see him bug him about the deer hair he promised me. what do you need? i have a whole rubber maid container of deer hair in the garage. i will bug him. i should see him soon Quote
Lundvike Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 what do you need? i have a whole rubber maid container of deer hair in the garage. i will bug him. i should see him soon not so much a need for deer hair but rather a need to harass him about something. Quote
ladystrange Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 LOL. no problems here... i can do that. next time you see him, (if you really want to bug him) ask how the hot tub installation is going, or the home theater, or the satallite or the boat rebuild... i could go on. Quote
Tango Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Peacock herl from the wrong side of the sword feather, red 12/0 thread for the body tag, micro Zelon for the wing and get down into the neck on the cape for the hackle. This is on a #28 TMC100. Quote
lonefisher Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Nice tie tango! Don't forget to crimp your barb LOL. I always find the hardest thing about tying on hook sizes that are real small is getting the vise jaws to hold it proper, But I think 22 is about the smallest have tied...... Can't even get smaller then 18 in canmore. Let us see some of your creations when your done. Maybe try a small clouser Quote
flyangler Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Tango- "Peacock herl from the wrong side of the sword feather, red 12/0 thread for the body tag, micro Zelon for the wing and get down into the neck on the cape for the hackle. This is on a #28 TMC100." Well alrighty then. I should have said Intruder! Quote
Tango Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Nice tie tango! Don't forget to crimp your barb LOL. I always find the hardest thing about tying on hook sizes that are real small is getting the vise jaws to hold it proper, But I think 22 is about the smallest have tied...... Can't even get smaller then 18 in canmore. Let us see some of your creations when your done. Maybe try a small clouser I'll leave the #28/30 clousers to Hans W, I had enough trouble seeing this. As for the vise jaws holding small hooks....... no problem with a LAW. Tango- "Peacock herl from the wrong side of the sword feather, red 12/0 thread for the body tag, micro Zelon for the wing and get down into the neck on the cape for the hackle. This is on a #28 TMC100." Well alrighty then. I should have said Intruder! If I knew what one looked like I may try it. Quote
bulltrout Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Practice on those big sz 24s then see what you can tie on Mustad 32s Don't crowd the eye so much for using thread and tying material... Quote
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