Reply With QuoteWell done John, nice SBS ! I still remember the maasie I caught on one of your Shivans
Steelhead
Shivan: Step-By-Step
Materials
Hook : Mustad 34007
Head : Class Beads (Beads for Africa)
Upper Body : Supreme Hair (Grey)
Lower Body : Supreme Hair (Smoke Gray)
Eyes : Dolls Eyes (Beads for Africa)
Thread : White UTC 280
Step 1
Tie in 5 glass beads on the hook starting at the hook bend and tie in to keep in position.
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Step 2
Tie in a lenght of Supreme Hair (Smoke Grey) for the under body
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Step 3
Tie in a lenght of Supreme Hair (Grey) for the upper body
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Step 4
Then pull the two pieces straight at the end and at the desired lenght whip finish to join the upper and under bodies together.
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Step 5
Add two doll eye
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Step 6
Catch fish !!
I have had great success with this fly in saltwater and freshwater. This is a varient of the Sultry Shiner which I tweaked to my liking. Marno has named the fly after my twin sons.
Steelhead
Well done John, nice SBS ! I still remember the maasie I caught on one of your Shivans
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Steelhead
Good looking fly !
any reason for no flash ??
What ever you do never confuse Fishing With catching Fish !!!!
Fish Are Friends Not Food
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No particular reason but I found that the flash tend to stretch too much.
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I really like this fly, I tied up a few a while ago after seeing it in the main site. I added dumbell eyes to a couple to get a jigging action but have yet to try them.
Very nice fly and SBS, well done.
Rob
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Hi John
Nice SBS! You tie left-handed?
Regards
Liam
"We all fish for our own enjoyment - me for mine and you for yours, nobody can say what is right and what is wrong." - Jim Leisenring
Steelhead
nope, I turn the fly around when I whip finish the tail section
Steelhead
Excellent tie John. Thanks for sharing!
"Innocence is a wild trout. But we humans, being complicated, have to pursue innocence in complex ways" - Datus Proper
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how do you join/whip tie the tail section like that, I find it difficult to tie like that when there is no support (like a hook) if you know what I mean?
Steelhead
Hi John,Originally Posted by dar
Really nice fly ! I want to tie up a couple of these and go knocking around for some shad in the next few weeks. Have you experimented with different colour beads at all, and what is the rationale for the colour beads you're using ? Any experience using another colour like red for example ?
Dar: I tie up my own yarn strike indicators also holding them by hand. I don't whip finish them but rather normally throw in a few half hitches, which are quite easy to do by hand. You can also whip finish using your hand. I'm sure if you do a search on the 'net you'll see how to do it. My 2 left thumbs mean I've never really got it right, but a couple of half hitches with a bit of head cement applied should hold it vas.
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