Pinstripe Sniper

Post by **Hans Weilenmann** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:25 am

Pinstripe Sniper
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Snipe undercovert
Rib: Copper wire, fine, dark
Abdomen: Pintail barbs, dyed olive
Thorax: Pintail fluey barbs, dyed olive

Cheers,
Hans W

Post by **Izaak** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:28 am

Amazing what you can do with just 2 materials! Well, 3, including the wire! Love the combination, and design, with that hook!

Post by **William Anderson** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:52 am

Hans, the ability to discuss the construction of flies as well as appreciate their overall quality is why I admire and (aspire to achieve) your photographs. So my question, are the barbs and fluey barbs tied in seperately or is this one continual wrap? Either way, I really like the fluey material as thoraxes and have gone to using it quite a lot on smaller flies. If this is a continual wrap from bend to hackle, did you bring the wire all the way up throught the thorax? or as I prefer, tuck it under the thorax to hide my sins? I suppose one could bring the wire up the abdomin, having paused the barb wraps at the thorax, tied off the wire, then continued on with the thorax wraps. Just curious. Beautiful fly.

w

Post by **Hans Weilenmann** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:58 am

William,

I appreciate the copper wire I used is very fine, and as such not overly clear on the image. I only wanted some strengthening of the abdomen, not an embellishment.

To your question - the rib is abdomen only. The abdomen barbs and the thorax barbs were tied in separately.

Cheers,
Hans W

Post by **DNicolson** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:04 pm

Hi Hans,
Very nice couple of flies today. I did wonder, do you always tie in the hackle butt first?

Post by **Hans Weilenmann** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:17 pm

DNicolson wrote:Hi Hans,
Very nice couple of flies today. I did wonder, do you always tie in the hackle butt first?

Donald,

Yes. On both dry and wet wrap-hackled flies.

Cheers,
Hans W

Post by **letumgo** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:16 pm

Wow! Gorgeous fly.

Post by **Kelly L.** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:23 pm

Very nice. The more I look at this fly, it just grows on me, it seems that I like it more today, than yesterday! Love that hackle with it too.

Post by **willowhead** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:21 pm

That is so lovely.........really like to see a pic of the fly wet.....?

Btw, i LOVE the name od the fly. Is it sposed to be hatch specific in any kind of way?

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