Extended body Mayfly

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Extended body Mayfly

Post by fflutterffly » Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:40 pm

First attempt
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Second attempt
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From Ruard: http://vimeo.com/47098037
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Re: Extended body Mayfly

Post by hankaye » Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:12 pm

fflutterffly, Howdy;

You catchin' on quick... looks better than the one in the video... ;)

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Re: Extended body Mayfly

Post by letumgo » Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:13 pm

Very cool!
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Re: Extended body Mayfly

Post by Ruard » Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:22 am

Well done!!

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Re: Extended body Mayfly

Post by fflutterffly » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:48 am

One thing I did was coat the tail with UV sense on one fly and Sally Hard as Nails on the other to stiffen them up and increase durability.
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Re: Extended body Mayfly

Post by tie2fish » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:52 am

You do good work, Ariel. I think you'll find that the fish approve as well.
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