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Originally posted by dron.fly

Latest update...

Pak is not feeling well.. having high fever.

Salam Pak, Please get well soon... take care..

Dron

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Originally posted by riki_rahman

FT,
Beautiful flies (I can taste the salty air already) - and great photography...!

HH,
I like that! I think Marc Petit-Jean has one that's tied more or less like yours. Bag me some #20s and I'll treat you big fat steak... aye?

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Originally posted by riki_rahman

FT,
Beautiful flies (I can taste the salty air already) - and great photography...!

HH,
I like that! I think Marc Petit-Jean has one that's tied more or less like yours. Bag me some #20s and I'll treat you big fat steak... aye?

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Originally posted by Pak Amin


Pak Amin,,,
Aiya Tak bleh ka? Just bought the floatant from Nick yesterday,,any suggestion ka? Bila Mau ajar sy JOGET?

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Hammerhead....
Tak boleh lah .For the fly you are tying, floatant will be useless. It will definitely sink. But since you buy already, it's not wasteful. Boleh pakai for other fly patterns like spinners, caddies, pupa, parachutes and other dry flies, but must tie the traditional way.

You want to belajar my joget? Can, BUT First you must join the joget club, then come jumpa me personally. I plan to be in KL this weekend.
Cheers
Pak Amin


Flyfishing With Amin

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Originally posted by Pak Amin


Pak Amin,,,
Aiya Tak bleh ka? Just bought the floatant from Nick yesterday,,any suggestion ka? Bila Mau ajar sy JOGET?

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Hammerhead....
Tak boleh lah .For the fly you are tying, floatant will be useless. It will definitely sink. But since you buy already, it's not wasteful. Boleh pakai for other fly patterns like spinners, caddies, pupa, parachutes and other dry flies, but must tie the traditional way.

You want to belajar my joget? Can, BUT First you must join the joget club, then come jumpa me personally. I plan to be in KL this weekend.
Cheers
Pak Amin


Flyfishing With Amin

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Originally posted by hammerhead

thanks drons,chuanjiek and mykel,,,,,,last weekend no work on saturday and sunday,,,looking for kaki's but noone were free,,,,then decided to stay home with my baby ahsley,,,while she asleep i got nuthing to do,,this mayfly idea "triggerd" me from no where,,,,again any feedback from the sifu-sifuan are mostly welcome,,, sorry for the photo quality,,,use HP,,camera wife took oledi,,,cannot switch the light on also,,,cuzmy baby kinda light sleeper also,,


i choose size 12 tiemco flyhook for this time,,


We're gonna start with the tail and body construction.Cut a piece of wire about 2-2,5 times the length of the hook shank, even though the body will be only 1,5-2 times (thorax). The extra piece will be used to secure the wire on the hook shank. After tightly wrapping the wire you can add a drop of super-glue to make sure it won't twist or loosen - this can be bothersome during the construction of the body. The material chosen should be something soft, like stainless steel, copper wire, aluminum, etc.


Begin building the underbody. I'm using amber micro chenille, but I won't wrap it around the body as most people do. Lay a piece of chenille on each side and secure it to the wire shank with thread wraps. Then add a piece on top and another on the bottom, and repeat the process. Now it's time to attach the tails, made from thin quills. Continue forming the body, being careful not to make it too thick. A thin, slender body is ideal.


Now to really start tying the body. Secure a 6-8mm wide piece of raffia on the top side of the abdomen, extended towards the tail. I like to use raffia here bcus it will give us the natural reflect on the tail .Apply a small amount of dubbing, pull the raffia towards the thorax and secure it with thread. After being secured, pull it towards the tail, securing it again with thread overlapping the previous ones. Repeat the process and build the rest of the segments.


For imitating the real insect the first segment should be very short, the next 3 segments wider, then again the segments getting tighter. For this particular fly I couldn't really represent the segmentation correctly and there is ample room for improvement.,,


For covering the lower part of the abdomen tie a 4-5mm wide strip of raffia, securing it to the body with a tight thread loop. Make a regular loop, passing the end of the thread 4 or 5 times through the loop, tighten it the cut the excess. Repeat this process at every segment and varnish, so the knots won't loosen. This is a little complicated, and it can be done easier, by wrapping the lower strip at the same time was the upper one. I'll keep that in mind for my next ties?


Finish building the body, apply some varnish or "syelect" for those wood carving use and let it dry. The body and shape can easily be adjusted because the wire base is soft. After the varnish dries apply some color with permanent markers.


Let's get to the wings.Dejavu? Remember the tutorial for the wings?Repeat the process and build another wing exactly the same way. Use the same method to produce another pair of smaller wings.


After trial and error and Pak Amin advise my expreriment seems to work. I begin the legs construction using a piece of monofilament line. Heat tips of hackle pliers for 2 seconds, using a lighter, and bent the mono to the desired shape. At the upper part of the leg add a piece of quill and tie it together with the mono, using 17/0 thread. Whip finish and cut off the excess. Apply some varnish, and after it dries, paint the legs with markers.



Secure 4 strips of raffia at the base of the abdomen, one on each side, one on top and one on the bottom. This will be used for covering the thread and chenille when finishing building the thorax. You can use the same color as the abdomen, and paint it later, or use darker raffia to match the color of the thorax.



Tie in the first pair of legs and the first pair of wings (the small ones). Secure them with thread and build a little underbody with chenille.


Secure the second pair of legs in the desired position and then tie in the wings. Tie them in just as you did with the previous ones. Continue building the thorax with chenille and cut off the excess. Pull the raffia strips towards the head and secure.



The third pair of legs is tied in, and using a narrow raffia strip attach the eyes. These are made from a thick piece of mono, burned at the ends "i use 80lbs mono leader". Adjust the shape of the legs using heated hackle pliers, add the finishing touches, including some color and some varnish?and you have a completed fly.

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nice posting.although i'm new in this forum but i have been tying flies for a number of years but didn't have the time to do any posting until now.

just want to know as to whether are you the same author for this link http://www.pescarul.com/articole/ephemera/ephemera%20vulgata%20english.htm as the step by step recipes you have posted are similar.

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