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  1. 08-10-11 #1
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    Default Fish Skull Deceiver

    Materials

    HOOK: Mustad 34007
    BODY: SF Flash Blend
    FLASH/LATERAL LINE: Krystal Flash
    HEAD: Small/ Medium Fish Skull

    STEP 1:

    Attach thread to hook.



    STEP 2:

    Tie in your chosen color of SF Flash Blend.



    Fold the Flash Blend backwards and tie the remainder down.

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    Step 3 :

    Rotate the hook and repeat step 2 on the bottom of the hook with a different colour of Flash Blend.



    Step 4:

    Return the fly the right way up and form a small head for the Fish Skull to fit over. Attach the Krystal flash. Whip finish the fly at this point. Add a drop of superglue to the head to help the Fish Skull to seat properly.



    Step 5:

    Fit the Fish Skull Head over the eye of the hook and make sure it seats properly. Re attach the thread in front of the Fish Skull Head and whip finish immediately making sure that the Fish Skull cannot slip of the hook.

    THE AFRICAN FLY ANGLER

    If you're fly fishing as though you are 'in a contest', and the only objective is to 'catch fish' - you are missing the point .... and that is disappointing

    "Fly fishing is for those who hold that the fun in the race of life is in the running, not just the winning, that existence is its own justification, that a day spent in a stream or a pond with a goal in mind is a joy even if the goal is not achieved."
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    Step 6:

    Trim the Flash Blend to shape.



    A couple of completed flies.



    THE AFRICAN FLY ANGLER

    If you're fly fishing as though you are 'in a contest', and the only objective is to 'catch fish' - you are missing the point .... and that is disappointing

    "Fly fishing is for those who hold that the fun in the race of life is in the running, not just the winning, that existence is its own justification, that a day spent in a stream or a pond with a goal in mind is a joy even if the goal is not achieved."
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    Awesome flies!
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  5. 10-10-11 #5
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    Yum. Very nice flies!!!
    Jacques

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    Great flies Morne! I used those articulated shanks this weekend on a popper and balsa frog and they worked very well!
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  7. 27-10-11 #7
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    Hi Morne, great fly!

    May I ask, what thread are you using there?
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  8. 31-10-11 #8
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    Thanks guys

    Fly Mike its Danville Fine Monofilament
    THE AFRICAN FLY ANGLER

    If you're fly fishing as though you are 'in a contest', and the only objective is to 'catch fish' - you are missing the point .... and that is disappointing

    "Fly fishing is for those who hold that the fun in the race of life is in the running, not just the winning, that existence is its own justification, that a day spent in a stream or a pond with a goal in mind is a joy even if the goal is not achieved."
    ~by Jon Margolis and Jeff MacNelly
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  9. 31-10-11 #9
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    has anyone used these flies yet Morne? and if so, has there been an increase in the success rate of the anglers possibly?

    i have some, but have not tied up any saltwater flies for some time now.

    anyone have some pics maybe of the fish you've caught with these fish skull flies?
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