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Crickets!
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09/20/11 01:05 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
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Aitsurido
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This morning the back dock was covered in crickets! I've been tying a few here and there for a while but just use a basic hopper pattern in all black. I've seen the the cricket in the "latest fly you've been tying" thread and it looks pretty straight forward and solid but wonder if anyone has a different or varied pattern they prefer that they believe has some mojo. When I started tying I just tied a rectangle of black foam with a few legs on it and it worked pretty good but it got beat up pretty easily.
Do you have one that has a bit of pizazz to it? If so be proud and post it. As soon as I get a camera that has less than fiddy buttons on it I will as well.
Death smiles at everyone, Marines smile back.
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Re: Crickets!
[Re: Aitsurido]
#6653161
09/20/11 06:52 PM
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sexycarpenter
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try a black gurgler or a hopper juan tied in black.
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Re: Crickets!
[Re: sexycarpenter]
#6653648
09/20/11 09:16 PM
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Joined: Jun 2005
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Trout Bum
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there is an awesome cricket pattern in fly tier magazine, about 3-4 issues ago. easy tie, and very realistic.
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Re: Crickets!
[Re: Trout Bum]
#6658284
09/22/11 01:45 AM
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scooter aggie
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Whitlock's cricket nymph. I could never get mine to look right, then again I have never seen swiss straw in any of the shops. So far, I have yet to find a good step by step online.
Troutbum, what did you use for the wingcase/buds?
Let us hope that the bass do not find the equivalent of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
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Re: Crickets!
[Re: Aitsurido]
#6691835
10/02/11 01:46 PM
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 125
Bob Y
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Here is a pattern I stumbled across this morning looking for Black Gurgelers... It involves some specific foam cutting tools, but I don't really think they are absolutely necessary.. Foam Cricket
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Re: Crickets!
[Re: Bob Y]
#6691951
10/02/11 02:44 PM
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Joined: Dec 2002
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pearow
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whew! I'd hate to tie those by the dozen. I got tired just watching!!!!-p-
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