Tube flies are designed to shoot up the leader when a fish hooks up. It keeps the fly away from the fishies teeth so he doesn't chew it up. It also enables you to tie long patterns on lighter tubes with short shanked hooks. The fish can't use the fly as leverage to knock the hook from his mouth. It also enables you to just replace the hook when the points break or dull without throwing away the fly. There are so many advantages to using them if you like that kind of fishing/tying. Just another dimension to this disease. :0) Deb
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] TUBE FLY SWAP! - Final Call 1 opening left! I'll have to study up on those tube flies.. I thought they were just to make long skinny bodied flies, for mostly salmon and/or saltwater, Thanks, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] TUBE FLY SWAP! - Final Call 1 opening left! > Chuck > You can tie any patterns on tubes. They make micro tubes for small flies. > I've even tied a mouse pattern on a tube. > Deb > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck Alexander > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] TUBE FLY SWAP! - Final Call 1 opening left! > > Deb: Are any tube flies used for warm water fish?? Like Bluegills???? > Thanks, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:14 PM > Subject: [VFB] TUBE FLY SWAP! - Final Call 1 opening left! > > > > > > TUBE FLY SWAP! > > > > Due Date the end of October - Limit 12 tyers. > > Any kind of tube fly but if you're tying tube flies I know you we can get > > creative with this and really show some talent here! > > Bullet Tubes, Saltwater tubes, Salmon ... ANYTHING GOES > > > > This is the list I have so far.... We have one opening left. > > > > 1 Deb Duran > > 2 Ginger Allen > > 3 Iain Short > > 4 Reuven Segal > > 5 Tommy Olinnson - Scandinavian tubefly > > 6 Eddie Dillon > > 7 Todd Skibbe > > 8 Keith Passant > > 9 Russ Morris - Trout tubefly > > 10 Rob Poutre > > 11 Jack Lehman > > 12 ? > > > > >
