Crappie Candy Flies

Just tied these for a guy and decided to take pictures with Black Light and normal. SO what do you guys think?

Skip

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its amazing how much things look different under a black light

Skip It is funny how light can play tricks on baits and the way fish see them. To me it is a different world the way we look at a bait and a fish looking at it. Beautiful Job. IT caught my eyes.

Nice job... Havnt messed with any of those patterns... Are they a thread body fly? They sure are clean.

Very nice skip!

Thanks guys!

revtoby they are not thread body, but Fluorescent Nylon Wool. It comes on a spool like thread, but not as much come on each spool, good bit thicker and sort of fuzzy.

Skip

Very nice flies Thumbs UpThumbs Up

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Originally Posted by Scoot

Skip It is funny how light can play tricks on baits and the way fish see them. To me it is a different world the way we look at a bait and a fish looking at it. Beautiful Job. IT caught my eyes.

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I wouldn't say this is how fish see the colors, but they can see things we can not see like UV for example. Fluorescent colors are also seen different than we see them and that I do believe, but using a black light just lets us humans see what we can not see at all. So I for sure don't know what fish see when these UV & Fluorescent colors are in their sight, but they see things we don't and the only way we can even see something is different is by using a black light.

I hope that is more clear than mud, but I am probably not the best at answering this except that I know they see what we don't.

Thanks Stump Hunter!

Skip

Wonderful job Skip. I have done many Crappie candy as well as the original Clouser in the chartreuse and white patterns. They will catch all types of gamefish. That was an interesting blacklight photo. Cutting edge stuff.

Thanks Ship. Yes it's a classic pattern by Al Campbell and I started tying is a long time ago when I found if on FAOL. I tied it exactly like he did even down to every piece of materials.

Skip

The guy should be happy with those.. What size are the hooks?

Skip Nicely Done. Yes I keep a half a dozen in my jig box and they are tied as jigs and work just as well as the flies. On certain days those are truly Crappie Candy. Nice old time pattern that has stood the test of time.

Redman

Nice job skip, someone will be happy. The black light pics are cool.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

The guy should be happy with those.. What size are the hooks?

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That is a #8 Daiichi Streamer Hooks and is 4x-Long and 1x Strong. The pattern calles for a #8 to #12.

Thank you guys!

Skip

Nice candies!!!!!!! Nobody can complain about those ties!!!!!!!!!!