Following a discussion about a week ago with Deb Duran & Paul Marriner about the unfortunate premature death of Russian tube fly tier Juri Shumakov at age 50, I discovered thanks to Paul, that there is a Canadian source for Shumakov Tubes and I ordered a trial sample of 10 Shumakov long range aluminum tubes. They arrived yesterday and I was astonished at how small they are. I knew they were small but not that small!
My plan is to tie some up and try for steelhead and coho (silvers) however I would like to find some good instructions as to Juri's particular method of tying. I have searched the web and can find lots of patterns but no detailed instructions. Is the wing tied on the hard plastic tubular liner or is it tied on the tiny tapered nose of the tube or both? I read an article by Shumakov (www.rackelhanen) whereby a colleague had tied some of his tubes in a different manner (wing tied on the liner). Juri later realized the advantage of this method permits the fisher to change the tube according to the weight needed. Paul, Deb or other list members do you have any insight as to tying techniques and or web based instructions? Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada
