It turns out that condoms and latex gloves are often used as sources of thin latex for various fly patterns...the latex gloves at Lowe's or Home Depot are a lot cheaper...
Mark Delaney On 6/26/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks.. yeah I was just trying to get em to go.. Condom worm on that one is > just toooo funny LOL, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:01 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > Screwed up two of the URLs. The correct ones are: > > Blind Man's Worm: > http://www.frontrangeanglers.com/flytying/elliottwynne/elliottwynneblindmansworm.htm > > John Wilson's Condom Worm: > http://www.ozarkchronicles.com/flybox/patterns/pattern_sheets/latexworm/latexworm.htm > > On 6/26/05, Mark Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just a few worm patterns: > > > > Hare Worm at http://www.hookhack.com/bassbugs.html > > > > Blind Man's Worm at > > > http://www.frontrangeanglers.com/flytying/elliotwynne/wlliotwynneblindmansworm/html > > > > Sparkle worm at http://www.customflys.com/tutorials/spklwormtutor.htm > > > > John Wilson's Condom Worm > > > http://www.ozarkchronicles.com/patterns/patterns_sheets/latexworm/latexworm.htm > > > > other patterns to take a look at would be leech patterns and saltwater > > needlefish patterns, both which may be modified to worm patterns. > > > > I couldn't find the pattern, but there is one to imitate a certain > > type of worm that uses cheniller of vernille knotted in an overhand > > knot around the hook shnk and then tyied down with ends hanging off > > both the eye and bend end of the hook. But there are lots of > > potential worm patterns. But to tell the truth, bluegills actually > > eat more insects than anything else, so my favorite flie are things > > like dragnfly and damselfly nymphs and general insect imitators such > > as gill getters, brim flies, etc. > > > > Mark Delaney > > > > On 6/26/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark: Thanks.. That sounds logical... Is there a fly that looks like a > live > > > redworm???? I saw one called the San Juan I think.. are there others??? > I > > > know what ya mean too. I see some flies and I wonder "I wonder what the > > > bluegill think this is"??? LOL...I guess they like the ones I'm using, > cause > > > I'm now catching more fish than when I was fishing with live > bait...without > > > having to put on new bait every five minutes...Thanks, Chuck > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:50 PM > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > > > > > > One of the rules down here in Louisiana, especially nin salt water > > > surf fishing is that the fly doesn't need to perfectly mimic the bait, > > > but it is more effective to tie flies that mimic the hot spinning reel > > > baits...it is a strategy that seems to pay off. I do tie lots of > > > fliues that look more like the bait (shrimp and menhaden patterns) but > > > only because I like to tie them. the same idea is also apploied to > > > many local patterns for bass and panfish. > > > > > > Mark Delaney > > > > > > On 6/24/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I guess it's the same with any type fishing.. When I do bass fish, > and/or > > > > Crappie fish on reg rod and reel.. I use Rooster Tails, Beetle Spins, > and > > > > Grub Tailed Jigs that have been around the a LONG time, and they ALL > still > > > > catch fish, Chuck > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:08 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chuck, > > > > > To set you at ease, most of us, (if not all), fish fly patterns > from > > > > the > > > > > 20's up to now. The only real changes are the materials we now have > > > > > available and the assortments of hooks. Each tier add is his own bit > of > > > > > "Personality" to the flies he, (or Her), ties for their home waters, > > > (and > > > > > those they hope to visit). So the books you have are fine, if you > don't > > > > have > > > > > the named materials, compromise with what you do have, who knows, > you > > > may > > > > > create the next "Chile Pepper" or Copper John". > > > > > Tie on my friend, experiment, enjoy and have fun. > > > > > Jimi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This brings up a question I have had since I checked out some > library > > > > books > > > > > Tuesday, but haven't gotten to read them yet.. Three of the books > are > > > > circa > > > > > 1970's... Is Flyfishing, type flies, rods, lines, leader and/or > tippet > > > > > material.. etc stayed the same enough for these books to be good for > a > > > > > newbie like myself??? Or should I buy the new books to learn the > latest > > > > > stuff??? And if it has changed a lot, how do I tell which is still > in > > > use > > > > > and which is not, without putting out a ton of money on all new > > > > > books???Thanks in advance to anybody who can answer this.. Chuck > who is > > > > > goin fishing the next THREE days in a row iffen it don't storm > > > > > Woooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.0/27 - Release Date: > 6/23/05 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "So much water, so little time!" > > > > > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "So much water, so little time!" > > > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > > > > -- > "So much water, so little time!" > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
