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Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly #11529244 04/08/16 02:25 PM
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These are made from a coke can. They flutter as they sink; good for suspended fish and deep in the summer heat. Cheap and easy to make-p-

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Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11530752 04/09/16 04:25 AM
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I remember those from the late 70's and made more than a few of them. wink


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Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11531016 04/09/16 02:23 PM
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if I remember correctly, I learned to tie these from an article that appeared in the now defunct warm water fly fisherman. That was a great magazine; I still have all the issues. It didn't last long but contained some great articles every month-p-

Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11531769 04/10/16 01:52 AM
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Is there some body material inside the aluminum?


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Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11531864 04/10/16 02:41 AM
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just several wraps of thread; just enough to hold some superglue so it won't turn on the hook-p-

Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11532230 04/10/16 02:10 PM
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Thanks P! Appreciate it.


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Re: Aluminum can fly- the flutter fly [Re: pearow] #11532392 04/10/16 04:09 PM
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#2 from the top has the shank wrapped in small chenile; it holds a little better than the thread and creates a bigger body but it doesn't fish any differently than the thread wrapped ones-p-

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