Dragonfly try

**bxn** · 01-17-2011, 10:57 PM

nice lookin flies to both posters!

**dvuks** · 02-01-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by FlyRobLures

They look good I make them a little diffrent I use the foam strips under the thread for floating and can place the foam toward the front so the tail is under the water or I can not use foam and they slow sink And I use diffrent colors too !Attachment 52591
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Those are really nice Rob. What did you use for the wings and the eyes?

Dennis

**FlyRobLures** · 02-01-2011, 08:26 PM

The wings are pheasnt tail and the eyes are hourglass eyes but I have bead chain works just as well and is cheaper !

**dvuks** · 02-03-2011, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by FlyRobLures

The wings are pheasnt tail and the eyes are hourglass eyes but I have bead chain works just as well and is cheaper !

I was wondering if the eyes make them sink?

**FlyRobLures** · 02-04-2011, 08:47 AM

If you use the hourglass lead eyes yes they will, but if you use bead chain paint them good and clear coat them then use thin tie foam under them they wont ,You have to use a lot of the foam and tie it tight before you put the eyes on. It took me a while to get them to float but finally figured outwhat I was doing wrong ! try it out and just play around with it there really fun to tie, what takes the longist is the tail !

**dvuks** · 02-04-2011, 07:44 PM

A guy at work has been bugging me to make some dragon flies, I'm gonna give it a try. What size hooks are you using?

**FlyRobLures** · 02-04-2011, 08:32 PM

On them I use a lightning strike st5 sz 08 its a down eye 2x heavy, 6x long straight shank streamer hook !

**dvuks** · 02-05-2011, 07:44 PM

Thanks, gonna give it a try.

**FlyRobLures** · 02-06-2011, 08:31 AM

No problem ! When you get them post some pics and let us know how they turned out !

**snake River** · 02-07-2011, 05:07 PM

I have not yet tried to tie a dragonfly but if I were I would deftly used a full because I would want to float where I live we have quite a few smallmouth bass in the river behind my house in they love to catch dragonflies in did air in the summer it is a lot of fun to watch them. Do you know that 2" bass will attack a dragonfly bigger than they are. But of course the river. There are full of these little guys in they act like Puranas. If you really want to laugh get a snake about a foot long going across the river flows little bass will rip them to pieces. But anyway, getting back to the dragonfly pattern made out of foam. I deftly would want to work with this. I deftly would want eyes that would float or a plastic beads it. We could paint see what we can do in the future and maybe try to post later on.

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