Same way I tie my eggs for salmon, I use pen caps or just recently those plastic caps doctors use to check your ears. Easy way to get the egg fluffed perfect is to take thumb nail on eye of hook and kind of flick down a few times, the vibration fluffs the eggs great!
Tim, I like the concept of the smaller egg. I used the larger version (with a larger tube) and promptly destroyed a couple of bobbin threaders pulling the yarn through. I would guess the micro version is even harder to work with given the thinner tube! Any particular bobbin threaders you recommend that will survive the abuse?
Wouldn't be afraid of building up a bump of thread to make the "eye" of the egg pronounced. The color blend *might* be a bit more effective than a single color, especially if the single color is not a close enough match to the naturals in that watershed.
Why? It’s a tie. It’s something you took time to create. That’s what makes it special. I don’t get this attitude people have with it. You mine as well pick a different hobby. You can label any fly as bait by definition. Bait-food used to entice fish or other animals as prey. So during a hatch, you tie on your fly to be presented as bait. You tie to match the fishes food...
great technique with the straw - I had never seen that before
Nice one Tim. I've used mini pom poms threaded on mono thread then lash the mono to a larger hook for mini egg clusters. Thanks for this technique.
Hi Tim. If you cut the tube with a razor blade, the edges will turn out just perfect. Thanks for showing the micro egg pattern. Cheers Jan
Same way I tie my eggs for salmon, I use pen caps or just recently those plastic caps doctors use to check your ears. Easy way to get the egg fluffed perfect is to take thumb nail on eye of hook and kind of flick down a few times, the vibration fluffs the eggs great!
i dont know keith, but i like him
Killer fly, a must have.
Tim, I like the concept of the smaller egg. I used the larger version (with a larger tube) and promptly destroyed a couple of bobbin threaders pulling the yarn through. I would guess the micro version is even harder to work with given the thinner tube! Any particular bobbin threaders you recommend that will survive the abuse?
Wouldn't be afraid of building up a bump of thread to make the "eye" of the egg pronounced. The color blend *might* be a bit more effective than a single color, especially if the single color is not a close enough match to the naturals in that watershed.
Great idea
Great video, as always. Have you tried this on bigger hooks, say an 18?
Barney Ewing it's, just weird looking with small egg on a big hook
What materials can I use if I don't have macfly foam
Thick chenille.
What material body is?
MCfly foam
I wouldn't be caught dead tying, much less fishing, a fake fish egg. It's an abhorrent idea to me.
Good for you.
Why? It’s a tie. It’s something you took time to create. That’s what makes it special. I don’t get this attitude people have with it. You mine as well pick a different hobby. You can label any fly as bait by definition. Bait-food used to entice fish or other animals as prey. So during a hatch, you tie on your fly to be presented as bait. You tie to match the fishes food...
Followed your video but cant free the other haf from the tube to form the egg