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    Brings me back to the colour orange. I am still not sure that whether it is the shape of the fly, resemblance to the natural, or in fact the "trigger" colour - orange- that interests the fish.

    Maybe with the TVN and Orange hotspot the fish ignores the fly completely and goes for the orange yummy bits.

    Just a theory.


    The natural.
    Do you see the resemblance?
    Nicely tied 10c though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by redhumpy View Post
    Brings me back to the colour orange. I am still not sure that whether it is the shape of the fly, resemblance to the natural, or in fact the "trigger" colour - orange- that interests the fish.

    Maybe with the TVN and Orange hotspot the fish ignores the fly completely and goes for the orange yummy bits.

    Just a theory.


    The natural.
    Do you see the resemblance?

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    Ja but what if your mate hands you two tenors..?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerrit Viljoen View Post
    Ja but what if your mate hands your a tenor..?
    Cash it in and make 100 mussel flies
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    Quote Originally Posted by redhumpy View Post
    Brings me back to the colour orange. I am still not sure that whether it is the shape of the fly, resemblance to the natural, or in fact the "trigger" colour - orange- that interests the fish.

    Maybe with the TVN and Orange hotspot the fish ignores the fly completely and goes for the orange yummy bits.

    Just a theory.


    The natural.
    Do you see the resemblance?
    Nicely tied 10c though.


    I'm probably going to get shot down for this - but, I'm with Humpy here. IMHO, i dont think a yellow takes the fly because he thinks its a mussel. Maybe they take it because they think it something else. Size and shape plays huge rolles as triggers. In what way does the TVN resemble a mussel? It might have been tied with that in mind, but maybe the fish sees it different??? To me it looks more like a small fry or even a caddis pupa...maybe a cased caddis.........but a mussel, whow I dont get that worm fuzzy feeling.

    OK start shooting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by C J View Post
    but a mussel, whow I dont get that worm fuzzy feeling.
    OK start shooting!
    Worm fuzzy feeling?
    Shooting?

    Fyn draai?

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    Quote Originally Posted by C J View Post
    I'm probably going to get shot down for this - but, I'm with Humpy here. IMHO, i dont think a yellow takes the fly because he thinks its a mussel. Maybe they take it because they think it something else. Size and shape plays huge rolles as triggers. In what way does the TVN resemble a mussel? It might have been tied with that in mind, but maybe the fish sees it different??? To me it looks more like a small fry or even a caddis pupa...maybe a cased caddis.........but a mussel, whow I dont get that worm fuzzy feeling.

    OK start shooting!
    I have to agree CJ, I see a SLIGHT resemblance but I don't think enough for the fish to think 'oh look a mussel, gulp' (yes yellows do think in english) . I def think the orange is a trigger. There might be more things with a hint of orange that the yellows eat but 2 i can think of is the caddis larvae with the orange thorax and then the mussel that sticks out an orange 'thingy'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redhumpy View Post
    Worm fuzzy feeling?
    Shooting?

    Fyn draai?
    draatie.......is ek trug in skool?
    Last edited by C J; 02-11-11 at 12:02 PM.

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    Is there still a healthy population of mussels in the Vaal?

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    in certain places i have seen hundreds of them (recently)...

    so i think so

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