Trophy Fishing TN Forum - Caney Fork Trout Fly Fishing - Caney Fork Trout Guide
Holy Crap...Look at all these other forum sections! ~ "Gordie" => Fly Tying => Topic started by: Looper Flies on December 19, 2016, 01:30:24 PM
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Peter Widener at Fly Shop of the Bighorns in Sheridan, WY hosted a fly tying contest for streamer patterns.
There were around 35 entries from all over the country, including several professional tyers.
The top prize is a Clutch rod of choice, a Hatch reel of choice, and a SA line of choice. In addtion, there is a year long contract with MFC to produce the winning pattern for the 2018 catalog. Finally, there will be a step-by-step video made and posted online.
Well, I won it all with a non-articulated, single hook, weedless baitfish pattern.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the Fur Burger.
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/E5F66768-0E9E-48CF-8BAB-9497D08E6822_zpswgzp0gpt.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/3D3925D6-6703-4107-A4E7-EF4ECFE4B83C_zpsjt7xcjse.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/2180D840-25AD-4F0F-AF20-5EEB3D54E2BA_zpsyjosxliy.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/61D63879-8D13-45AF-871C-5613F8D6849F_zpsh5hgaiky.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/FF8339D1-553F-4BCB-A530-12F135995740_zpsa78h1eya.jpg)
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/samuellooper/fur%20Burger/2482F186-A776-4EB3-806B-D7F1096477B9_zpsaihfe6x2.jpg)
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I caught a bunch of fish this fall on the Caney with midges that looked nothing like that.
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I caught a bunch of fish this fall on the Caney with midges that looked nothing like that.
thuper awethum
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Yeah! They like hare's ears too!! Clem ties em up. You should ask him to show you how!
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I prefer non articulated patterns now. Flies that take an hour to tie and $20 worth of material, still only take 5 seconds to break off. I'm not convinced that it's entirely necessary. Case in point, I hooked a very worthy musky last Sat on a Smallmouth streamer that was about 2" long..... I lost the fish at the net, but what a thrill it was! Yoda has it all on video somewhere.
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Were you fishing down around Happy?? I talked to a guy that used to be a guide and he said his buddy broke off a big one!
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I was casting from the steps near the dam. Kept breaking my big flies off on the back cast on that damn Trout Unlimited sign.
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Yeah I know that sign. I done plum walked in to it one night comin' off the river. And Clem even told me to watch out!!! :o :o. They need to move that thing down to Betty's.....
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Congrat's Sam, years ago you were on your way to being a great tyer, even w/o this win, you are.
Grumpy
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Solid work Sam! Nice resume addition to include on your site to help with fly sales.
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Congrat's Sam, years ago you were on your way to being a great tyer, even w/o this win, you are.
Grumpy
Thanks, Grumpy! I appreciate the kind words. There are many, many tyers out there that are far more talented than I am. I tie because I like to, but it helps when customers like my flies, too.
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Solid work Sam! Nice resume addition to include on your site to help with fly sales.
Thanks, Steve. To be honest, I'm swamped with orders and I'm doing my best to keep my head above water. This weekend alone, I've had over $1500 in orders as a result of the contest. I'm not complaining, but it'll be a long time before I fish again.....
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I love this fly! The hook, weighted shank, weedless, awesome tie! We need a fly tester tank video!!!!
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Nice tie Sam.
Nice door prize, which Clutch did you pick?
Gonna have your hands full on the bench this winter.
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Nice tie Sam.
Nice door prize, which Clutch did you pick?
Gonna have your hands full on the bench this winter.
I have a Tannik 350, a React 350+, and an Arc 7wt, so I opted to add to the Tannik line and picked up the 450. I also chose the Hatch 7Plus in matte black.
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Nice work Sam.
It's nice to see someone with your passion be rewarded.
Hope you get to fish sooner than you think.
Fred
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Nice work Sam.
It's nice to see someone with your passion be rewarded.
Hope you get to fish sooner than you think.
Fred
Thanks, buddy
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Good work Sam,
-Pal
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Good work Sam,
-Pal
Thanks!