Ian -
Thanks for including the link to the furry crawdad.
I've got a digital camera and some furry 'dads tied up. Your shot of Uncle
Joe's 'dad looks good. Any hints on taking pics of flies with a digital
camera? Maybe Bill and others with experience could chime in here on
background, lighting, flash or no, etc. It occurs to me also that attachments
may be verbotin - Byard?
Regards,
Roger Cotner
Grand Haven, Michigan
Ian Scott wrote:
>
> Here's a picture of the Furry Crawdad that Roger tied up for one of my
> swaps. I took the picture before I had a digital camera, so it's not the
> best pic in the world. The real thing was MUCH better:
>
> http://flyfishing.about.com/library/flyswaps/blcotner.htm
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Cotner
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 3:43 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Furry crawdad [was Re: [VFB] one more question for the
> > tyers/fishers]
> >
> >
> > Alan -
> > Happy to share it with you. It's a fun one to tie. Wish I
> > had a picture to
> > send along. If memory serves, I used the sandy leech yarn and
> > brown foam for
> > the bluegill and bass foam pattern swap. I also think I tied it
> > on a size 4
> > hook. Tell me how it works for you.
> > Regards,
> > Roger Cotner
> > Grand Haven, Michigan
> >
> > Furry Crawdad
> >
> > Tied By Roger Cotner
> >
> > Roger's Notes and Instructions:
> >
> > History & Acknowledgements
> >
> > Bass love crawdads! Al Rockwood of Flies For
> > Michigan, developed the Furry Crawdad in 1990 based on
> > patterns found in Dick
> > Stewart's Bass Flies. This pattern originated
> > with Walter
> > Siegried, with a nod to
> > Clouser and Ben Schley. Siegfried published in
> > Fishing World
> > in 1990.
> >
> > MATERIAL & TYING INSTRUCTIONS
> >
> > HOOK: Mustad 9672, Size 2-6
> > THREAD: 3/0 Brown
> > WEIGHT: .035 Lead Wire
> > BODY: Sandy or Green Leech Yarn
> > BACK & HEAD: Olive or Brown Furry Foam
> > CLAWS: Fox Squirrel Tail - Two Bunches
> >
> > This crawdad swims backwards, so the eye of
> > the hook will be
> > under the tail. The
> > tying procedure may seem backward to you at first.
> >
> > 1. Wrap the thread from the hook eye to the
> > bend as usual.
> > 2. Leave 3" of lead wire free as you start to
> > wrap the lead
> > from 3/8" behind the
> > bend to the eye. Overlap the 3" tag end of the
> > wire at the
> > bend to form a carapace.
> > 3. Cut a strip of furry foam 3/8" wide and
> > taper one end to
> > form the head. Tie the
> > strip in by the nose (tapered end) at the bend
> > with the strip
> > hanging out beyond the
> > bend.
> > 4. Tie in a length of leech yarn at the nose.
> > 5. Cut a bunch of squirrel tail, taper the
> > butts, and tie it
> > in as the right claw between
> > the bend and the lead. Follow the same
> > procedure and tie in a
> > second bigger bunch
> > as the left claw, or vice versa (i.e., bigger
> > right claw than
> > left claw). Wrap each
> > claw at the base separately, circle the bunch
> > separately, and
> > then figure-eight them
> > apart. Apply head cement to the bunches and
> > wrap over them.
> > Take the thread to the
> > end of the lead overwrap.
> > 6. Wrap the leech yarn to form an underbody
> > from the nose to
> > the end of the
> > overwrapped lead. Finish wrapping the leech
> > yarn to the tail
> > and tie off and cut.
> > 7. Double the furry foam strip back over the
> > hook, between
> > the claws and wrap it
> > down with three wraps to define the carapace.
> > Spiral back to
> > form body segments
> > to the tail just behind the eye of the hook and wrap
> > securely. Tie off and whip finish
> > under the tail.
> > 8. Trim the tail to shape and cut off excess
> > furry foam.
> >
> > Alan Di Somma wrote:
> > >
> > > Roger:
> > > I think a lot of us that fish for small nouth bass would like
> > to have the receipe and tying instructions, if you get a chance.
> > >
> > > Alan Di Somma
> > > phxflytyer
> > > Phoenix,Az.
> > > http://members.home.net/azflycasters/index.html
> > >
> > > --- Roger Cotner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >Bob -
> > > > We were both in Dan's Bluegill and bass foam pattern
> > fly swap. Are you
> > > >referring to my furry crawdad fly? A 36" steelie? Wow! I
> > better tie up some
> > > >more of those!
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Roger Cotner
> > > > Grand Haven, Michigan
> > > >
> > > >Bob Haering wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > ><snip> I caught the steelhead on a copy of
> > > >> one of the foam swap flys the crayfish one while fishing for
> > smallmouths in
> > > >> the being of October.
> > > >>
> > > >> Bob
> > > ><snip>
> > >
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