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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Fly tying => Topic started by: tackle whore on October 22, 2011, 09:15:27 PM

Title: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes - PICS ADDED.
Post by: tackle whore on October 22, 2011, 09:15:27 PM: (http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss328/markstotesbury/DSC05378-1.jpg)
Just added these to my website , great for tuna,snoek,deep reef fish,tigerfish etc .
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: Lynski on October 22, 2011, 09:47:20 PM: Hi T W-First time I have seen sinkers like that ? Please tell me how they are used etc. :dunno:
Thanks
Tom :billf:
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: tackle whore on October 22, 2011, 09:51:19 PM: you tie them as eyes for clousers streamers etc .
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: Lynski on October 22, 2011, 11:08:02 PM: O K Thanks T W--I was having a blonde/ulsheimers moment. duh
Tom
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: Capt. Hook on October 23, 2011, 10:34:14 PM: TW, do you make these yourself? What are their weights?
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: tackle whore on October 23, 2011, 10:52:36 PM: 6grams -10mm eye .
9grams -10mm eye .
all made by myself .will post pics of tied flies with these eyes on them .
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: Capt. Hook on October 23, 2011, 11:02:47 PM: Quote from: tackle whore on October 23, 2011, 10:52:36 PM
6grams -10mm eye .
9grams -10mm eye .
all made by myself .will post pics of tied flies with these eyes on them .
9g, wow, will need at least a 14wt to cast
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: tackle whore on October 23, 2011, 11:13:30 PM: more for sailfish,marlin bait and switch teq off the boat and deep drifting over reefs etc the GT guys love these nice and heavy to get deep in the surf zone .
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: Capt. Hook on October 23, 2011, 11:15:08 PM: Quote from: tackle whore on October 23, 2011, 11:13:30 PM
more for sailfish,marlin bait and switch teq off the boat and deep drifting over reefs etc the GT guys love these nice and heavy to get deep in the surf zone .
Thanks
Title: Re: heavy lead saltwater dumbell eyes
Post by: tackle whore on October 25, 2011, 09:42:03 AM: (http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss328/markstotesbury/gg137.jpg)
(http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss328/markstotesbury/EXTENDEDCLOUSER.jpg)
a few flies tied with thedumbell eyes by MC - master fluff chucker . :wahoo: