TYING CONVERTIBLE TUBE FLIES

Convert - A - Damsel Tube Deceiver Frank’s Jig Fly A simple and effective pattern for any water. A new A classic saltwater pattern that adapts perfectly as a Incredibly versatile pattern - can be fished as a bugger, tube nymph tied by Tony Pagliei. convertible tube fly; try combinations of color, size, leech, sculpin, even a clouser. Try different head materials; w/ or w/o eye; weighted or not. weights, materials, etc. Tied by Tony Pagliei. 1. Wrap thread base; leave 1 1. Slip Jct Tube on tube, and 1 mount in tool; wrap jct tubing. 1/4” space at rear of tube for 1 1. Slip jct. tubing over rear of Tie in tuft of olive chickabou jct tubing that you’ll slip on tube; mount tube in tool. Wrap over jct. tubing, then clump of later. Tie in a clump of calftail thread over jct. tubing. Tie in olive ostrich herl for wingcase. on top and bottom. maribou feather - your choice of color. Bring thread forward.

2. Dub around base of fiber 2 2. Tie in small bunch of 2 groups; tie in olive hen saddle bucktail on top and both 2 2. Palmer maribou forward hackle. Bring thread forward sides. about 3-5 tight turns. Wrap and palmer hackle, about 2-3 thread forward to create thread turns. base for eyes.

3. Tie in dumbell eye in front of 3. Tie small clump of arctic hackle. Cover thread with 3 3 dubbing. Bring herl wingcase fox in on top, bottom, and both 3. Wrap on eyes tightly. Apply 3 forward and tie down in front of sides. dubbing to thread, and cover eye eyes. Whip finish and cement wraps. Finish head. Use exacto head. With razor, trim excess knife or sciccors and trim tube to tube off front, and with butane 1/16” of thread. Use small flame lighter, melt back the tubing 4. Tie in grizzly saddle hackle to melt tube back to thread. against thread to finish head. for lateral line, and tie in 4 4 several pieces of flashy stuff. 4. Nymph Tail: Wrap thread Add eye if desired, then finish 4 4. Ultra-braid Tail. Cut ultra- base; tie in 4 ostrich herl head. Cut 3/8” piece of braid to desired length; tie in strands, then wind forward furry junction tubing of your color 3/16” back from eye. Dub over foam or dubbing. Whip finish. choice, and slip over end of thread wraps with choice of tube where you left space. color; whip finish.

5 5. Bugger Tail: Wrap thread 5 5. Tie preferred tailing base, and return thread to front material onto hook ca. 1/4” 5 5. Jig fly with green head and of hook. Tie in 2 chickabou behind eye. bright orange maribou tail, a feathers behind hook eye. color combination especially Whip finish, and cement head. good for steelhead and .

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Jim Bedford Photo Tool Fish your tube flies just as you fish ordinary flies. But when Stainless tool clamps easily in virtually any vise. a fish takes, the tube will slide up the leader out of the way of gnashing HMH Spartan Vise Holds any tube securely. Includes enough plastic teeth and slashing gills. After you land (and release) your fish, simply tubes and junction tubing to tie more than 2 dozen re-connect the tube to the hook, and go catch another one. flies. Instructions.

Try stacking tubes to create longer flies or to combine F L Y T Y E R’S We’ve got all the varying weights to get the depth and action that you need. tubes you need for any Keep a supply of extra coneheads, or short weighted T U B E S situation: that you can slip on the tippet in front of any tube fly, when heads Cut-to-Length Plastic tubes are economical tubes you needed, to get just the right depth or action you need to hook fish. cut and finish. 12 and 24 tubes per pack, includes clear junction tubing.

MODEL # SIZES WHICH HOOKS? Premium Tubes. Pre-cut and finished, 10 tubes per MUSTAD 9174 2-8 pack with clear junction tubing. Metal tubes .5” to 2.5” long. Plastic, large and small diameters, 0.5” to 3” long The best tube fly hooks TIEMCO 105 4-10 Junction Tubing Aluminum, plastic lined to protect tippets are short-shanked, DAIICHI 1640 2-20 5 colors and clear in two sizes to straight-eye hooks. The fit all HMH ’s Tubes. Copper, heavy, lined to protect tippet. table lists in no particular DAIICHI X510 4-8 order hooks that we have LOOP 80531 Double 2-8 Get our complete catalog of vises, accessories, seen and know work well. Other hook brands/models GAMAKATSU C14S 2-12 and tube tools and tubes. are surely out there. The KAMASAN B983 2-14 choice is yours. PARTRIDGE MM3ST 2-8 www.hmhvises.com 207-729-5200

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