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Offline briansflyfishing

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Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« on: February 12, 2016, 04:38:22 PM »
I have been playing with a fly for a while to get to something that will look realistic in the water.[/size]This is only a proto-type and will still be tweaked a bit until I am really happy.
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2016, 06:33:00 AM »
That looks VERY realistic.
What material did you use for the body?
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2016, 06:34:58 AM »
Sculpting fibre in beige, you can also use craft fur.
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2016, 12:28:00 PM »
Very nice Brian.

That photo background is very familiar to me and makes me homesick.

I lived in old place for many years.

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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2016, 05:27:46 PM »
Thanks Hannes


Yes all my braai photo's have the same view as well. Special spot.
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2016, 02:30:05 PM »
That really looks good Brian have you had any success on that badboy?
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2016, 05:32:34 PM »
Haven't fished it yet. But am sure it will deliver with a bit effort.
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2016, 05:05:11 PM »
Final product - Just trying to upgrade the claw when I can perfect it
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2016, 11:36:13 AM »
Looks amazing Brian, would be keen to see what the results are of fishing it  :hnthnt:
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2016, 01:13:09 PM »
That looks like the real deal.😨
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2016, 07:12:38 AM »

On Saturday I took the fly for a spin, hunting Grunter in Sedgefield.
I had a few follows and enough hit to be confidant that the fly would do the trick.
The fly would best be fished on intermediate line and should be weighted if fished on floating line.
The next batch i would wight to make sure the fly sinks to the bottom faster and returns their after being stripped.
I feel that a fly that sits on the bottom is more successful for grunter, but that is a debate for another day.
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2016, 07:30:30 AM »
Thanks for the update bru!
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2016, 12:26:45 PM »
how's this for realistic
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2016, 12:37:34 PM »
Quote from: deepblu on March 03, 2016, 12:26:45 PM
how's this for realistic

Very impressive. Looks like it has already been cooked... all you need now is a  :2m:
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2016, 08:06:53 PM »
camarao grehaldo con 2M   :corrct:
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2016, 07:25:29 AM »
Wow some real talent, well done.
A plate full of those with a glass of crisp dry white wine would go down well  :-) :-) :-)
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Re: Articulated Sand/pink prawn
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2016, 03:41:28 PM »
look great how does it sit at rest with the hook point down? I'm no expert on fly fishing but I've always found crab patterns to work best if they are off the bottom a bit and cast a shadow.
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