Rattle Zonker - Streamer fly tying
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Rattle and hum! This is a basic zonker fly with a twist. The fat belly on this version hides a glass tube with metal rattles inside. Works great in some situations: Night fishing, low light conditions and stained water.
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That streamer will catch fish!!! Thank you, Michael........
And thank you Kevin... for your kind response. Tight lines, Michael :0)
hi mike, nice zonk. im driving a new chromer so excuse the lower case and lack of punctuation. instead of tying in a rattle try dropping a few bb in tube before you tie it off at the head. still keep fat beer belly. now the bb's will rattle on each other plus you get a little funkier action. give it a try. i use those gammo bb gun ammo, i think they're zinc plated, nice silver/grey color. thanks buddy, another awesmome tutorial. ;0] i'm jonesin' for an emoji
Thanks Joe, yep... technology can be a bitch ;0) The internal bb shots isn't a bad idea - The action might even get a little more organic and unpredictable... than my version. Might try that out. All the best my friend, Michael :0)
I saw a fly I believe was called "the jiggler" in Fly Tyer a long time ago, that's where the idea came from. More recently Barry Clark did some pike flies that incorporated bead heads inserted in the body tubing. Ruben Martin has a similar streamer also. You tie such awesome flies and jigs and fish them that I love sharing stuff with you :0) ... see, I've got my learners permit now, had a tech lesson from my love! Before you know it I'll be "driving" the Grand Prix! Take care buddy and thanks...
Thanks, buddy. Barry is a great fly tier and photographer. I have had the pleasure of working with Ruben for some blogs I write for Ahrex Hooks. Ruben has got a special talent for making really realistic imitations of any bug... and still keep them fishable. Two very talented guys... that inspire me a lot :0)
Very true! You're right up there with them talent wise in my humble opinion. I asked Barry about his signature backdrop that's in his articles and videos, it's one of a kind and I can tell it's his photo. He told me it took along time to develop the technique. Ruben is awesome and very friendly like you. I enjoy his tutorials as much as yours in that they're very entertaining as well as informative and inspiring. One Saturday afternoon we chatted for a couple of hours on his website about fishing, Argentina, childhood and how he helps young kids improve themselves through fishing and tying. I'm pretty sure when I mentioned Joe Brooks' book Trout Fishing was a early reference for my tying and fishing (Brooks fished Argentina and mentioned the flies given to him by the local indigenous people) he told me Brooks and Ruben's fished together. That's awesome you got to work with Ruben, and yes, he does produce very realistic fishable bugs. a red ant and a yellowish beetle come to mind. I really like his streamers, some can be fished for spinning too!
Hey, I've spotted your and Ulla's work on some Ahrex videos too, very unique style. I don't know why but there's something of a Scandinavian style to them that I see in many art forms and design from your part of the world. Take care buddy, thanks again for all you do! (:oD
I used to do something similar with BB’s in spent .22 lr brass. The BB’s are .17 caliber so they fit into the casing no problem. Then you put a piece of card stock on the open end and hot glue it on. Got it from an outdoor magazine years ago.