Grubus Gargantuan

Post by **letumgo** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:09 pm

Rodger - I have no idea what size hook this is listed as. I am guessing it is probably a 10/0 hook. The length (end-to-end) is three inches!

Lance -

Nah, I'm saving this one for our Salt Water Flymph Swap. (kidding)

Thank you all for your kind responses.

Post by **hankaye** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:26 pm

Ray, Howdy;

If you start fishin' that thing.....You'll need to ...... Get a Bigger Boat!!!

hank

Post by **Mataura mayfly** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:10 pm

"Bigger boat"..... not to mention a #15 weight plus rod. You should see if there are any pole vault sticks left to spare after the Olympics, should be a grand blank for a project rod of the sizes required!

Great looking softie though Ray..... just don't think of how many ordinary size flies all that herl could have produced.

I tied a similar tribute to Mark fly soon after he "left" the forum to debate soft hackle virtues with a loftier crowd ( you can picture him asking the big guy...... "you dig?"), mine isn't a soft hackle as such, contains around a dozen different species of bird feathers, a few beads and some synthetic......... hangs above my computer desk.

Post by **Donald Nicolson** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:55 am

A beautiful piece of work Ray. I suggest Loch Ness for it's trial run.
It is an excellently balanced creation, you have the 'touch' my friend.
I would suggest a Tenkara rod made from a pole-vaulting pole.
The line I'll leave to your imagination.

p. s. I just thought os an alternative name -
"Nessie's Doom".

Post by **VERN-O** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:44 am

awesome!!!!!.......the salmon guys on Oak Orchard Creek would like to use that!!!

Post by **Old Hat** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:05 am

Very nicely done Ray!

If anyone has ever tried to tie a trout fly on a hook this big before, you know it is very difficult to do and make it look nice.

I have a big hook I've been putting off tying on for a while. might have to give it a go. I thought of using it as a display when I do demonstrations.

Again Ray...nicely done.

Post by **letumgo** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:48 am

VERN-O - Good one! If that's the case, maybe I should name it "Snagus Maximus!"

Donald - I love your naming suggestion. Very cool.

Thanks guys. I am enjoying the humor in each post. Great creativity.

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