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So far these are the bonefish and tarpon flies I have finished for Cuba 2014!
Now I just hope enough work!
I still have time to tie some more!
Tarpon flies
Bonefish flies
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03-11-2014, 08:02 AM
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They are beautiful!
I love your flys and photography. Will they cast in a bit of wind?
Do you have anything that looks like a small crab or shrimp?
Have fun.
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03-11-2014, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by densa44
I love your flys and photography. Will they cast in a bit of wind?
Do you have anything that looks like a small crab or shrimp?
Have fun.
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The whole second box is shrimp.
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03-11-2014, 09:32 AM
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The whole second box is shrimp.
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Correct
All are gotchas in the second box.
Mimic ghost shrimp and other shrimps shrimp. I did well on white but also brown. They can also be tied in greens and pinks...even orange.
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03-11-2014, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by densa44
I love your flys and photography. Will they cast in a bit of wind?
Do you have anything that looks like a small crab or shrimp?
Have fun.
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I use an 8 weight. They cast fine in the wind...however the tarpon flies are more challenging. Any serious wind and does not matter how big the fly is for me. Then I just try to get sideways or upwind to cast.
In the tropics...not many days without trade winds.
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03-11-2014, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher
I use an 8 weight. They cast fine in the wind...however the tarpon flies are more challenging. Any serious wind and does not matter how big the fly is for me. Then I just try to get sideways or upwind to cast.
In the tropics...not many days without trade winds.
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You don't "lower" yourself to Gummy Minnows for Tarpon Sundance? I do and they sure work well. I use a 10 or 11 for the big "flies".
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03-11-2014, 04:16 PM
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You don't "lower" yourself to Gummy Minnows for Tarpon Sundance? I do and they sure work well. I use a 10 or 11 for the big "flies".
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I tied a couple. May tie some more. They may work there. Don't know anyone who used em in South Cuba. Are you a convert?
I think I have some material left.
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Gummy Minnows
I bought these from Fish tales this year. Buy the biggest you can find. They work great but I did get a couple straightened out. They are not a purists fly by any stretch but they work much better than anything else I have tried.
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03-11-2014, 07:00 PM
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Gummy minnows worked for the bonefish in Honduras...but we needed ones much smaller that what we had. If possible, grab a few in size 6 or even 8 for the delicate presentations in the shallows.
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03-11-2014, 09:37 PM
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In picked these up from Costco online of all places....some imitate needle fish and I caught quite a few cohos in the open oven on the fly rod.
I bet some of these would work?
LC
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03-11-2014, 09:53 PM
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I bought these from Fish tales this year. Buy the biggest you can find. They work great but I did get a couple straightened out. They are not a purists fly by any stretch but they work much better than anything else I have tried.
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Most fly tying material is synthetic these days. Not much difference.
I have a few tied. I will tie some more.
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03-11-2014, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
In picked these up from Costco online of all places....some imitate needle fish and I caught quite a few cohos in the open oven on the fly rod.
I bet some of these would work?
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I tied a few similar for cohos. I have yet to hit some at the surface. Only caught two so far on my flyrod. 80% of the rest mooching. Balance jigging.
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03-11-2014, 10:14 PM
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I tied a few similar for cohos. I have yet to hit some at the surface. Only caught two so far on my flyrod. 80% of the rest mooching. Balance jigging.
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I fished straight out the prop wash about 40 feet behind the boat and was slamming the cohos that way.....flash of silver then my line would scream...was a real blast! Yellow/chartreuse and white worked best.
We even tried to put an anchovies and drop the fly line to 50-60 feet to try for a chinook  but no luck with that.
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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
I fished straight out the prop wash about 40 feet behind the boat and was slamming the cohos that way.....flash of silver then my line would scream...was a real blast! Yellow/chartreuse and white worked best.
We even tried to put an anchovies and drop the fly line to 50-60 feet to try for a chinook but no luck with that.
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Bucktailing is a blast. Unfortunately I am fishing just a tad too late in the season. This year is supposed to be screaming full of coho...so maybe I will get lucky.
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03-12-2014, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher
Most fly tying material is synthetic these days. Not much difference.
I have a few tied. I will tie some more.
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I would think the gummy minnows would work very well for anything up here too. Jack fish, all trout- Bullies I will try this year, walleye.
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03-12-2014, 12:07 PM
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I would think the gummy minnows would work very well for anything up here too. Jack fish, all trout- Bullies I will try this year, walleye.
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Maybe. Not as much movement to them as with other materials.
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the Tarpon in the Dominican definately liked the Lighter Shrimp Patterns. i also caught some on egg sucking leetches! lol
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the Tarpon in the Dominican definately liked the Lighter Shrimp Patterns. i also caught some on egg sucking leetches! lol
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Here are my recent tarpon tying experiments. Testing shortly 
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They all look great Sun.
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03-13-2014, 10:45 PM
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Wow they look awesome
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03-14-2014, 08:44 AM
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Wow they look awesome
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thanks for the vote of confidence!
I tied them on Owners hooks...size 2. I think the smaller hooks bite in better.
Now I figure tie 10 more and I am done...with tarpon flies.
I want to tie up a few large jack flies as well as some more bonefish flies.
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Will the flies with the barbell eyes ride upside down?
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03-14-2014, 04:59 PM
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Will the flies with the barbell eyes ride upside down?
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Good question. These larger dumbbell eyes are recessed so they are in line with the hook shaft.
I guess the tarpon will let me know if it matters. I will have some tied without dumbbells...just epoxy eyes.
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Good Luck! What do you run for a Leader? I forgot shock tippet last time, and had them snapping 15lb flouro...lol. their Gill plates are so sharp i noticed every fish that i did get in, the line was trashed! Tarpon are awesome fish! got to go get some big boys!
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03-16-2014, 09:47 PM
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Good Luck! What do you run for a Leader? I forgot shock tippet last time, and had them snapping 15lb flouro...lol. their Gill plates are so sharp i noticed every fish that i did get in, the line was trashed! Tarpon are awesome fish! got to go get some big boys!
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30 and 60 lb depending where I am fishing and how big they are.
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