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Here is a pic of one of the dronwing ants I tied. It is a very quick and easy tie. This one is tied on a tiemco 2457 size 10 hook with 4 glass beads and grizzley hackle. I would normally use size 8 thread but didnt have that size in a color to match beads so I had to use size 3. Hope you enjoy.
Mike P.
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Great looking bug man...... I bet youll slam the fish on that...Great job
Great looking fly. :) I wouldn't use it in waters where there are a lot of turtles though. Turtles like to bite the glass beads off flies. :( As a result of the turtles in a lot of waters I fish, most all of my flies have only metal beads.
Do you have trouble with fish tearing up that thread easy?
Prybis, Sir that's nice work. I love to target large bream. What a fight. Looks good. do you sell any? Sure would like to try it. [email protected] Thanks , Jimmy S.
Excellent looking fly. I'm going to tie a couple and try!
NICE looking fly, but am curious as to why you tie the thread in-between the beads.
Is that to give it a more segmentead look, or just to keep the beads in-place ?
Very nice, good job.
Very nice looking fly.
Buckeye, that is what I was going about asking with my question..
yes it has thread to give it a sectioned look just like an ants body
That is a good looking fly. good job..
I tied the thread in between to give it a segmented look and hold the beads in place a little better. It is not needed though. I do tie some without the thread in between the beads. One thing that is needed though is to wrap the hook shank with thread to keep the glass beads from breaking.
Mike P.