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Tubex (wingless wet... kinda...)
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:47 am
by Hans Weilenmann
Tubex
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Body: Wire, black; Nylon rod winding thread, red - wrapped together, then coated with clear nail varnish to bring out the 'depth'
Collar: Fluey barbs, red - in split thread
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Tubex (wingless wet... kinda...)
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:26 am
by fflutterffly
OK this is just to cool. Wet those fibers will move like a dance.
Re: Tubex (wingless wet... kinda...)
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:31 am
by letumgo
I bet this would be very effective in Stillwater, as a chironomid imitation. The soft fluffy hackle would undulate with the slightest current or movement of the line.
Re: Tubex (wingless wet... kinda...)
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:06 am
by Hans Weilenmann
letumgo wrote:I bet this would be very effective in Stillwater, as a chironomid imitation. The soft fluffy hackle would undulate with the slightest current or movement of the line.
That is the plan, Ray. Tubex is a spin on the Dutch generic term for bloodworms, Tubifex - aka fish food
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Tubex (wingless wet... kinda...)
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:38 am
by Stendalen
Hans Weilenmann wrote:letumgo wrote:I bet this would be very effective in Stillwater, as a chironomid imitation. The soft fluffy hackle would undulate with the slightest current or movement of the line.
That is the plan, Ray. Tubex is a spin on the Dutch generic term for bloodworms, Tubifex - aka fish food
Cheers,
Hans W
Yummy!