Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I seem to have an addiction, might need an intervention to get back to civilization and homework.. This is my favourite intruder i've tied yet..they're frigging hard to get right One more on the Valentines Day contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Not too bad looking Brent. Did you manage to see Todd Scharf tie at BRT when he was here. I got lots of pointers off of him when he ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 the -50 denied my car startage, and there was no way i was gonna walk. I'm choked i missed it, but mike and tyson are helping me out a bit. Sadly there is no black Rhea left, otherwise i'd be all over that. Got some great ostrich from him, almost Rhea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistler Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Brent, what material are you using to attach the trailer hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 50lb fireline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 i want you to stand up, slowly. put down the feathers and step away from the vise or vice... whichever. one tip from Todd that you missed was... less is more with the rhea, ostrich and tood used one wrap of the pink/black mottled feather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I've only got 4 strands of amherst (mottled) in 2 different colours on my favourite one. Less is more, but it's not as pretty...good thing i don't have any Rhea.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogilvie Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Tying intruders is almost as addictive as Steelhead fly fishing...Less is more indeed,,,,however,the use of Rhea feather is nice but not necessary. Ostrich,Peacock,Heron and even some of the synthetics co-produce awesome intruder patterns. One of my favorite Flashabou materials for this is the Glow in the Dark Flashabou,(Pink,Green,Pearl,and Blue)the strands are very natural looking and are durable as heck. Peacock Herl is another strand that lays extremely well ,natural to boot. Useing synthetic materials is an advantage when tying intruders ,such as Ice Chenille,Tri-Lobal and other wrapping fibres, simply because they can add size very well to the fly but don't absorb much water like natural materials do...thus making the fly much easier to cast and work. We have done a lot of underwater filming of different Intruder patterns in motion and if lucky can finish this winter before late April. The hooks used for the trailers add a significant factor to the fly in being not only a rudder but can add "Weight in the water" to the fly. Nice tie Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistler Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 50lb fireline Try slickshooter( 35#) , won't foul or wear like fireline plus the hook rides better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMasson Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I gotta say, Brent, they look better than mine. I think mine will still catch some fish though....hopefully. Edmonton needs a decent fly shop...wholesale and fishin' hole are sucking it up. I can't find nice long hackles. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Cool flies, are you going steelheading in the near future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMasson Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cool flies, are you going steelheading in the near future? Next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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