Messin' Around With FlyLipps

[michaelrowland]

Terribly tied... Terribly photo edited (iphone pic)....

It's a prototype for a swap i'm in. The action is pretty good in the bathtub, but need to do some on-stream research. The idea behind it is that it's fished on a short leader (2-3ft) on a heavy sink tip. More of a bunker busting type fly to pull apex predator type fish out of heavy cover.

We used to fish a similar pattern for early run kings growing up, and I have had decent luck with lipped flies for trout and smallies as well. Let me know what you think.... oh... and if you were wondering..... yes, it does have a rattle in it...

[Justin Damude]

I like it. How does the lip work?i have a whole bag of them and havnt tired a fly with them.

[johnjarosz(jj)]

mike...it's not that bad of a tie (actually pretty good) and it does match the green bottle of Yuengling . The saltwater bunker patterns that I've seen are tied on the sparse side. This one looks full & would seem to go good in stained, dirty or low viz H2O, like around here. I tend to tie fresh water a little heavier & salt a little sparser & I bet that rattle will wake up a few bass. I like to tie most of my baitfish patterns with a couple strands of Krystal Flash per side to mimic the local bait & give a touch of flash & visibility.

Let us know how your on-stream research goes, with both the pattern & the beer.
BTW, how does it cast with that lip....a lot of wind resistance?..Good luck!

[Justin Damude]

what material is that tied with?

[michaelrowland]

Feb 2, 2013 8:43:20 GMT -5 johnjarosz(jj) said:

BTW, how does it cast with that lip....a lot of wind resistance?..Good luck!

It casts fine, it's pulling it out of the water that is the problem. That's why it's imperative to use a short leader. As I mentioned in the first post, it's more of a bank buster fly where you would only be fishing it a couple feet on each cast. I guess you could swing it too, but the more line you have out, the harder it is to pull it out of the water.

[michaelrowland]

Feb 2, 2013 9:29:53 GMT -5 Justin Damude said:

what material is that tied with?

It's craft fur.

The lips are easy to put on, but they have to be proportionate to the fly. I have yet to find a way to make them not ride downward with barbell eyes. The eyes always make them ride with a rising action, or not at all.

Another thing I do is put a foam head on with the lipp. It seems counter-intuitive, but if you use a split shot (also counter-intuitive when fishing sink tips) along with a sinking tip, then it has a great diving/wiggle action. Again, the more stuff you add to these types of flies, the more difficult the are to pull from the water.

[B.Ingersoll]

Michael,

I have not fished nor tied lip'ed version fly's personally but, I find them interesting,intriguing just as I did tube flies. I know some of the guys here have (nick,charlie I believe) and will likely chine in.

As far as your comments about the tie, picture,etc. a) It's a nice tie,period and b) I hope the internet,tyers boards is not coming to that grandiose a level ~ where as one needs to spend 45 minutes, setting up a perfect photo shoot for a fly and picks one out of a dozen best ties.

Grab a handy phone camera, take a snap shot in your dirty hand from a hard days work,, on your messy tie bench because your an avid tier, what ever ~ we all get the point- it's just fish'in and tie-in.
It can be real handy for asking a question, showing a recent tie one kind of likes etc..............no need to turn it into a project !

I LOVE IT JUST THE WAY IT IS !

[sandfly/bobchilds]

I have used them in lakes for trolling behind my pontoon, great action and the warm water fish love them.

[sandfly/bobchilds]

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