Monster Fly Undertaking "The Undertaker"
Ok, so since my very good friend Mike refuses politely over the last couple of years to post more photos or tie a few more of a really cool red squirrel fly he makes. I have decided to tie a huge red squirrel fly for him. I have a rough Idea in my head of how I want it to be but I have no idea how its going to turn out. I am going to post the step by steps in real time as they happen, regardless of how it turns out. Ive been itching to do some Musky flies so here goes....
Hook: Gamakatsu 02418 Octopus # 8/0
Tail: Lynx Zonker Cut from Hide (Available on limited basis)
Tail Guard: Masons Hard Mono 20lb
Butt: trimmed from sheet Craft Fur Zonker
Legs: Knotted EP Fibers
Overbody: 2mm Craft Foam
Body: Spun Deer Haira
Eyes: Jurassic Eyes Gold/Red 6mm
NOTE: this pattern is a Get Em Wet original, please give credit where credit is due.
NOTE: this pattern is a Get Em Wet original, please give credit where credit is due.
Tie in the tail guard and add a drop of super glue to secure
Tie in the Lynx honker on top of the glue while its still tacky to help hold it in place
Tie in three pieces of foam from two different colors, Use a frog body style cut.
Tie in the craft fur honker strip and wrap it forward twice, tie it down and cut off the excess
Tie in the first set of legs and trim the excess
Start spinning the deer hair body making sure its tight and you are using long fur
Once you've spun all the way to the front and left a little bit of room to finish the fly, trim the top of the fly to shape
Tie in the last set of legs and trim off excess
Fold the foam pieces over and tie them in one at a time to make sure they are sitting right
Trim the bottom of the fly to ensure a good amount of gap spacing
Finished fly without eyes or epoxy
FInished fly with eyes and epoxy
This fly is GIGANTIC, I have no idea if its floats or not either but it was fun as hell to tie and I bet its a riot to fish in the right conditions, especially if the fish want a slow retrieve and you don't have to cast er...flop it around all day. Have Fun!
This fly is GIGANTIC, I have no idea if its floats or not either but it was fun as hell to tie and I bet its a riot to fish in the right conditions, especially if the fish want a slow retrieve and you don't have to cast er...flop it around all day. Have Fun!
That is beyond badass...
ReplyDeletethanks a lot buddy! I can't wait to fish it, it passed the bathtub test today
ReplyDeleteThat thing looks like ready to cook chicken
ReplyDeleteHuge, ugly, casts like a brick, only a big fish could get its mouth around it, gotta love it!
ReplyDeleteIn same vein have a look at this http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/fresh/huge-hideous-fly.htm
Awesome man thanks! Is this your article?
ReplyDeleteYes, that is my site been around since 1996 - cheez I'm getting old.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me somebody has caught a fish on this!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Nick Bentele! No fish yet that I know of but I have absolutely no doubt we will make it happen this summer. Its going to be so much fun!
ReplyDeleteYes!!! I want to know when and what!! What would you target? Pike/muskie/LMB/Brown Trout ??
DeleteI don't know its I will target browns on this thing, its over a foot long. But I will definitely be chasing Musky/Pike with it
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