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The Pant
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:23 pm
by Old Hat
The P(urple)ant.
Tied this like a Stewart's Spider then built up the abdomen and coated it with hard head cement.
Hook: Tiemco #16 2499 SP BLB
Thread: Purple silk
Hackle: Starling
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Re: The Pant
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:12 pm
by letumgo
Cool! I like this a lot!
Re: The Pant
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:00 pm
by hankaye
Old hat, Howdy;
Nicely tied ...
hank
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:27 am
by Hans Weilenmann
Clever
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:09 am
by tie2fish
You're always thinking, Carl. Looks deadly; have you tried it out yet?
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:19 am
by daringduffer
In spite of having way too many patterns already, this is one I just have to try. I'm a believer, easily fooled.
dd
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:41 am
by William Anderson
Now that's curious. I would have expected the purple silk to be darker with the coating. This should work for several reasons. I'd give it a go. Nice tie.
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:43 am
by Old Hat
daringduffer wrote:In spite of having way too many patterns already, this is one I just have to try. I'm a believer, easily fooled.
dd
Hope the trout follow your lead.
Haven't fished it yet Bill, tied them up for this Saturday's tenkara outing, I'll give a report.
William - the cement is quite thick so it doesn't soak into the silk.
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:00 pm
by Roadkill
Carl,
I might have to make some in a Carpenter Ant black variant!
Re: The Pant
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:02 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Very cool idea.
Nice hint on the thicker cement that builds up rather than soaks in.