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       Time At The Vice...
       By: Dschouest Date: December 27, 2017, 8:09 pm
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       Well, between duck hunting, and working on my bastard of a boat,
       I have found some time to sit at the vice with some beautiful
       music (the band Agalloch mostly) to see what kind of creatures
       my mind could conjure up.... With much of my life the last five
       months having been a giant mess of emotions, and myself finally
       finding help in both God and a doctor who gave me a second
       chance mentally, I have been wanting to stock my flies up, ready
       my boat, and prepare for the next chapter of my fly fishing
       life.
       As always with these weird things I make, I welcome constructive
       criticism and comments.
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       First up is a crab I worked on a month or so ago. Instead of
       using marabou for a tail as I had many times previous, this time
       I used gold braid to make a large bump to separate two clumps of
       craft fur into claws of a sort. I am also working more on
       shaping the EP Fiber (or Congo Hair) fibers into a smaller
       crabby shape. I want to start tying this fly in smaller sizes (4
       to 6 once my hooks come in) for sheepies and puppy drum.
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       Up next is a variant on a bonefish fly I had seen on the web I
       believe. Or maybe it just came from a long night of wondering
       "What looks fishy enough to put on a hook?" I like the flash on
       top of the craft fur wing: it gives it the impression of a
       charlie, but the legs allover make it buggy: I got a feeling
       that it will move water well and stimulate the lateral line like
       I want.
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       Lastly is a sandflea pattern I found in a book at my local
       library, Saltwater Flies of the Southeast & Gulf Coasts. I found
       a fly or two in there from our own Catch Cormier! But, I am
       loving how simple this pattern is, and I like how even on a size
       2, it looks small. Im hoping Mr. Sheepsie likes it next time I
       get to throw a fly in front of one.
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       Re: Time At The Vice...
       By: Catchcoma Date: December 28, 2017, 1:02 am
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       Nice looking flies, Dustin.
       Really love that last batch of sand fleas.  I pulled out my copy
       of Saltwater Flies of the Gulf Coast and couldn't find it.  Do
       you remember what page it was on?  I agree... that's a fly that
       has Goat potential written all over it!
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       Re: Time At The Vice...
       By: Dschouest Date: December 28, 2017, 10:39 am
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       Thanks Catch!
       I remember it being toward the later half of the book. I can't
       recall directly. I like to go to the library on my off days to
       see what books on fly fishing they have and read. I think I have
       a picture of it.
       It won't let me post the pic, but I believe it was in the last
       third of the book. Said it was a sand flea pattern for specks
       and drum I believe. But it just looks like great sheepie candy
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