[Ginseng Sullivan]

Chuff's post reminded me i haven't posted any fly stuff recently. this should keep you busy for a little while. other synthetics can be tied the same way for different profiles and representations of salt baitfish.this one immitates the GL emerald shiner a seriously important baitfish for our inland oceans. well at long last i have completed my new state of the art studio and can finaly get some tutorials done. i have found this pattern to be pretty damn fishy and caught my best river bass to date with one tied with dumbell eyes. i find the unwieghted one fished on a sink tip has some very erratic action if given short, sharp strips as well. it's really a pretty simple fly but takes some time to get them right. pay special attention to which side should be longer when tying in the sections. i have played with this a bunch and i'm convinced this is the way to go. colors are up to you but i feel this one represented the emerald shiner very well. some smelt colors will have to be worked out before spring too. if a wider profiled fly is desired you just do more sections along the shank. two seems to be about right for our average 2.5" minnows.HOOK- DAIICHI 2450 #2-8n THREAD- WHITE 6/0n WING SECTION 1- LT OLIVE DNA HOLOFUSION OVERWHITE DNA HOLOFUSIOWING SECTION 2- SMOKE DNA FROSTY FISH FIBER OVER WHITE DNA FROSTY FISH FIBER FIBERn EYES- 3-D PEARL STICK ON EPOXIED

[Ginseng Sullivan]

WITH EPOXIED 3-D EYESn WETn 21" OF SMALLMOUTH BASSn teach em a lesson

[Darth Wader]

Holy Schnikes! Those are the most beautiful tying pics I've ever seen. Damn, GS.Thank you.

[Highsticken]

Nice. Pappy like.

[chuffer]

Nice tutorial Ginseng. Strong work.

[Ginseng Sullivan]

thanks for the comments and a shameless monday morn bump.

[Fishpaw]

Very nice and a great offering. The stateoftheartflytyingphotojournaliststudio is truly state of the art. But I do wonder if there is a way to incorporate a spinner or something into that?

[Ginseng Sullivan]

i was thinking about one of those little propellors, or maybe a mister twister tail. those are probably even gayer.

[DayTripper]

those gotta be some of the best tying pics I've ever seen.

[mercurial]

Amazingly clear. I think they have burned onto my retinas.

[ischua]

Ive tied nicks pattern in a 12 (1 1/2in long) works well fished along the seam in fast water for trout

[ToothyCritter]

Hey, I think, I seen this on FAOL!!!...lol..Ahh it's been a while since the toothy one has been in here....Sites still slow huh???...loln Awesome Tut's no matter where you post them...!! :(