Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The BigBoned

An other variation of a T-Bone. This one is the only type that i like to fish with a wiggle tail. In previous post i said that i don't like using wiggle tails as they act to much like a break on your fly and stops that side to side action. That said there is many versions of the wiggle tails  (especially if you make your own). The trick is to use a thin wiggle tail like the slim version of the Pachiarni tails.After many designs i like a tail that is slim and not to much curved. A bit like the tails on the new hybrid lures like the Strike Pro Guppie.
The Guppie tail is made to wiggle without holding the lure back

 This allows the fly to keep on its chosen course after each strips.
Compare this with an original wiggle, where you can see how wide they are and the curve is a lot more accentuated, narly like a full circle.




The final tie will give you a large fly that moves a lot of water, but it's a fly that is fairly light to cast.
As usual feel free to experiment with colours and shapes of tails but keep them thin (from what i experienced so far).




2 comments:

  1. Hi where do you find your body tubing please ?

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    1. Check this blog entry where you will find all the adresses: https://norbertrenaud.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-minibone.html

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