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Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:42 pm
by gingerdun
I like Hans's puns on classic fly names, so here's another one.
If only my tying were more polished—but I'm practicing every day.
I just got this dyed partridge skin and the Klinkhamer hooks today, and couldn't wait to try them out.
Constructive criticism welcome.
Hook: Daiichi 1167 (Klinkhamer) size 10
Thread: Pearsalls silk, Jasper (two-color, black and orange-brown)
Hackle: Hungarian Partridge dyed burnt orange
Body: Cortecelli silk buttonhole twist
Thorax: dyed rabbit and mohair

Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:50 pm
by chase creek
Wow! Great use of materials and colors. Love the urnt orange hackle.
Very nicely tied.
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:53 pm
by chase creek
"urnt" is the local spelling of "burnt"

Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:58 pm
by DUBBN
chase creek wrote:"urnt" is the local spelling of "burnt"

See what happens when I brag on your typing?
By the way gd, very nice tye!
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:23 pm
by Roadkill
Beautiful fly!!
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:34 pm
by CreationBear
That's a great looking tie--must be rather meaty on that big Klinkhammer hook.

FWIW I've always been curious how such hooks ride in the water, sub-surface, compared to the standard TUE hooks most of us use for our classic flymphs. I can see the latter as an ascending emerger, especially with a tight line, but I wonder if the "hunched" profile of the Klink hook ever mimics the posture of a natural.
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:43 pm
by willowhead
Oh Yeah.........THAT works! Buttonhole twist is an old material used in fly tying from way back in the days..........and mixing rabbitt and MoHair.....to cool.
That hackle is KILLER.....i've got an orange one too.......well, Misa does.

Beautiful tye.

Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:48 pm
by Izaak
very attractive fly...really nice color combination! I like everything about this fly!
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:24 pm
by hankaye
Gingerdun, Howdy;
Great lookin' fly... Looks like you are putting the scanner to work ?
Does a fantastic job.. Like what ya did with the name... had to read
it twice to be sure I was readin' what I was seein'... effective.
hank
Re: Tups Indefensible
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:30 pm
by letumgo
Beautiful fly, GD! I'm drooling over the dyed Partidge. Super cool stuff!