Flashy Profile Step By Step

[FlySouth Adventures]

Hi there

I am from South Africa and I have been having a look and a read on some of your artickles here lately. Some very good info. I opperate a guiding company in South Africa and we have some amazing fishing over here. Please feel free to as questions and post coments.

This is an exelent BIG fish fly for anything from GT's to billfish. I fish there mostly in the surf at big fish. Our premier saltwater gamefish is the Garrick and this is a killer patern for the big fish. It can imitate small Bluefish wich is a great bait for Garrick.

These flies are light and do not hold water, thus making them very easy to cast all day on a heavy rod.

Recipe:

Hook: Owner 5/0 Circle
Tread: Spooktread
Wing: SF blend
Flash: Christmas Tinsel
Eyes: Stick on 8mm
epoxy head.
Gills: Kinky fibre

These flies can be tied in any colour you like, here I have used White, Natural, Yellow and Chartreuse SF blend.

Step one:

Start with your tread close to the hook bend.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/1.jpg

Step two:

Add the SF blend on top and fold it back under the hook.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/3.jpg
Repeat this step until you have nice and thick body buildt uo. Make sure you fold it back under neath all the time.http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/4.jpg

Step tree:

Add flash as desired. Here I have used Christmas tinsel that you can buy in bulk for cheap and you dont have to be shy with the flash, after all its called a flashy profile.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/5.jpg

[FlySouth Adventures]

Step Four:

Build up your body in exactly the same way as you have done with the rest of the fly. This will give you a thick and bushy fly, looking more like a BLOB:D hehehe just had to do that. Here I have used Yellow and Chartreuse SF blend
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/6.jpg

Step Five:

Trim your fly. This will make it look like a baitfish and not a BLOB. Use sharp scissors as the SF blend is not easy to cut with a blunt scissor. Once you are satisfied that your baitfish profile will match the hatch you are ready for the next step. Also remember not to leave it to bushy as this will cause the fly to keep more water and make it heavy to cast.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/7.jpg

Step Six:

Add a layer off epoxy to the head, but make sure that you only cover the top half of the head, this will leave the entire hook gape open. Work it into the fibres and make sure that it gives the fly a flat look from the front.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/8.jpg

Step Seven:

Wait till the epoxy is almost dry. Add the stick on eyes as they will stick better to tha tacky epoxy. Wait for the epoxy to dry and recoat over the eyes to make them sit forever and a day. You need to ensure that the epoxy do not make tears so rotating it will help with this.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/9.jpg

Step Eight:

Wet your fly to look at the final profile. Now you can decide if you are happy and if you need to trim more.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/10.jpg

More finished flies
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/P6270042.jpg

[FlySouth Adventures]

here is pick of a Garrick.

Thisone took a Silicone mullet wich is also a very good patern for them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk319/deewy2652/myleeriemonster4.jpg

[Shadowcast]

Funky looking fish. Nice fly!