25-11-2005, 01:25 PM
About the balance you're right... this pattern is a variation of my favorite trout fly, where the hook is supposed to ride up, avoiding snags. They are underneath because I'm not sure if it really makes any difference, to help with the balance and because I looks more natural (the legs).
At the moment I can see the squid face the fly for a couple of seconds, then fire the long tentacles and get aggressively the fly to the mouth. The fly is small enough to fit in between the tentacles, and so far I have much better hook ups on a fly than on a jig (I haven't try the razorback). But this is the first one with halve set of hooks... the others ad a double set!
I'll build next one with a full (or maybe a 300ú) set of barbs to compare.
This picture is from my first fly. Is ugly, heavy enough to cast to about 8m and so far a killer: I have yet to miss one...
At the moment I can see the squid face the fly for a couple of seconds, then fire the long tentacles and get aggressively the fly to the mouth. The fly is small enough to fit in between the tentacles, and so far I have much better hook ups on a fly than on a jig (I haven't try the razorback). But this is the first one with halve set of hooks... the others ad a double set!
I'll build next one with a full (or maybe a 300ú) set of barbs to compare.
This picture is from my first fly. Is ugly, heavy enough to cast to about 8m and so far a killer: I have yet to miss one...