http://tubetyer.tripod.com/mysite00/id11.html
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/022304fotw.html bunny bait fish, looks like a bunny leach variation
http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/czcdntm/index.html
http://www.flyfishamerica.com/FlyTying/_Saltwater/TubeFlyTeaser.html
I've been intrigued about using tube flies for pike and found these links in the past. I like the idea of having separate heads and tails. You only need to replace the part that gets chewed. Individual colored heads and tails and allows one to mix and match colors for what they are biting.
I've also found the dremel and sanding is faster than using a pipe cutter (clean cut) for the metal tubes.
I haven't bought the special tube rig yet, just been using a finishing nail to hold the tube in the vise. I've also read one can use a large darning needle.
Pike season is approaching and I plan to test them out.
Jerry WY
At 10:24 AM 4/12/04 -0400, you wrote:
Hello Tube fly gurus,
My fly tying class asked me about tube flies and since I was never very interested in them
I have not paid attention to any magazine articles or asked anyone.
We would like to know:
1) Advantages of using Tube Flies
2) Disadvantages of using Tube Flies
3) Are the vise converter kits you can buy for about $25 satisfactory or do you need to purchase a special vise?
4) Why/When were tube flies invented?
5) Who uses them now and where?
Ginger M. Allen Sr. Biological Scientist Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu www.MasterNaturalist.org Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation UF/IFAS 2686 SR 29 N Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 PH (239) 658-3409 (suncom974-3400) Fax (239) 658-3469 (suncomfax974-3469)
