Keith, There is an excellent book out on tube flies which is, "Tube Flies" by Mandell & Johnson. Johnson lurks on this list. Great guy and his book is definitive on the subject. The flies are just what the doctor ordered for the salt. I saw him tie at the spring fly tying expo here in Eugene. Awsome! So easy. Also if you stop at Kaufmann's, Bellvue and speak to Dennis he can be of great help as he ties tons of them for himself. This is another world that has been explored by Puget Sound fly fishers for 50 years or more and by the Euorpeans for even longer. Plastic, aluminum and copper tubes are available commercially and any hobby shop has a variety of tubing that can be cut to size. If you get into it you'll even collect plastic straws from various eateries! Get rid of the cotter pins and good luck. I think you'll love the world of tube flies and and tying. Regards, Chuck Breed
Keith Ayers wrote: > > I recently was "lurking" on one of the many fishing forums I have > bookmarked and ran into a discussion about tube flies. They seem like they > would be a hassle to tie but appear to have some advantages over a fly > tied on a conventional hook. One of those advantages being their ability > to hold a fish after it is hooked. > I have experimented with large marabou patterns tied on cotter pins with > Gamakatsu bait hooks but haven't hooked any steelhead yet so no conclusion > has come from this. I will say that those cotter pins sink like anvils > though. > Does anyone on the list use tube flies and what are your thoughts?
