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Upeye Rat
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:10 pm
by DUBBN
Trying my hand at up eye hooks again
Hook- Up eye
Thread- Griffith 14/0 Gray
Rib- Midge Tubing with Black Wire Core
Abdomen - Muskrat teased out between ribbing wraps
Thorax- Muskrat
Collar- Grizzly Hen Hackle
I am still hooked on the Midge Tubing with the wire or Krystal Flash core. I hope to give this pattern a whirl soon.

Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:21 pm
by hankaye
DUBBIN, Howdy;
Really good lookin fly, likin' the 'hint-of-a-head'. Really had to look for it.
What kind of action are the tube with wire bodies giving you. Any better then
a fly tied the same way minus the tubing ??
hank
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:50 pm
by DUBBN
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:49 pm
by letumgo
Perhaps success builds confidence in a fly & that confidence leads to more fish caught.
Beautiful flies, Wayne. I can see why they are working so well for you.
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:01 pm
by hankaye
DUBBIN, Howdy;
Thanks Bud, was thinkin' that I hadn't hear you mention anything about
if the tube/wire bodies were working for you or not. Appericate the intel.
hank
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:43 am
by tie2fish
hankaye wrote:DUBBIN, Howdy;
Thanks Bud, was thinkin' that I hadn't hear you mention anything about
if the tube/wire bodies were working for you or not. Appericate the intel.
hank
My guess is that Wayne doesn't continue to do much of anything that hasn't worked for him in the past

Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:51 pm
by ashley
Nice looking flies and like the effect on the tube/wire bodies. Please can you tell me more about this.
Ashley
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:55 pm
by William Anderson
Wayne, this is a great looking pattern. No doubt you'll do very well with it. I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't out perform these others and that is saying a lot. I just like the body on this combined with that hackle. Of course, it all depends on which gets more water time. Great job. (that barb could be an issue, however).
w
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:12 pm
by DUBBN
ashley wrote:Nice looking flies and like the effect on the tube/wire bodies. Please can you tell me more about this.
Ashley
Thank you Ashley. tie2fish posted the idea awhile back of inserting krystalflash into MIDGE tubing, then using it for abdomens or even the entire body of different patterns. I tryed to locate his post, but I can not find it. Ray (letumgo) developed the idea of using xsmall wire. Both techniques have found a place in my arsenal.
Very simple. Cut a 3 to 5 inch piece of Midge Tubing, and twist a piece of Krystalflash into it. If you use clear tubing, the color of thread will dictate the color of the pattern. Use a darker flash or wire in the tubing and you are set to go. I use clear tubing most of the time but have been known to use Chartreuse or Olive. When I use either of those, I make sure to use a very light (color) thread as a base. Usually I use White thread.
The color combinations are endless.
Hope this helps sir,
Wayne
Re: Upeye Rat
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:05 pm
by DUBBN
William Anderson wrote: (that barb could be an issue, however).
How so?