jimac
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Post by jimac on Mar 18, 2005 19:16:13 GMT -1
hi could you please give me some information on snakes i am going to be trying some this year but feel being tied on braid they will be to light to fish at a reasonable depth ps looks as if they will just float.
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Post by Elwyman on Mar 18, 2005 19:28:50 GMT -1
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jimac
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Post by jimac on Mar 18, 2005 19:45:43 GMT -1
have you used snakes before and can you tell me if they fish okay.
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Post by Hoppy on Mar 19, 2005 18:51:57 GMT -1
I can honestly say that last year i used nothing else really, they have changed my fishing, and really made the difference between catching and not catching.
You can use them on any line, i took fish last year with them on a floater and an intermediate, they are light and fish close to the surface with a floater.............but they work.
You cant buy the braid snakes in the shop, but i know that this season i will be using these flies 90% of the time.
I am in the process of tying a load.
Hoppy
Ps see previous fly swap pages for pictures.
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jimac
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Post by jimac on Mar 19, 2005 19:27:47 GMT -1
hi hoppy thanks for replying i fish the nith in dumfries and i dont think anybody fishes these snakes up here, i usually fish tandems or tubes which have served me well but i saw snakes on ebay tied by ian finlays and they look the buisness will feel more confident now when trying them cheers jim. tightlines.
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dunc
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Post by dunc on Jun 28, 2005 18:26:04 GMT -1
Hi chaps, I have been using snakes for the lasy 5 years and would never leave without them. I find them to be very good late on, 1-5am in the morning. If the water is very low I have made up some 1" snakes with Salar trebles (size 12), they seem to be more atractive to the fish than tubes; maybe its because they swim on an even keel.
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Post by Sean on Jun 29, 2005 11:40:19 GMT -1
I have purchased some snake flies from Ian and I am very pleased with them. I have been using them on a 15 ft fast sinking tip with a short leader of around 4-5 ft. I treat the leader and fly with a bit of sinkant and they seem to get down fine. Landed a 6.25 lb fish the other day on one, so I for one will be using them predominantly this season!
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Post by Jon T on Jul 27, 2005 13:48:52 GMT -1
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Post by T7 on Jul 28, 2005 7:56:29 GMT -1
How do you make them?
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Post by JOn T on Jul 28, 2005 9:48:59 GMT -1
What - my non-braid ones?
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Post by T7 on Jul 29, 2005 11:40:11 GMT -1
Snakes in general
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Post by Jon T on Jul 29, 2005 12:05:26 GMT -1
Bit fiddly really but worth the hassle.
Get 6" of braided loop/backing and, as when making your own loops make a loop in one end but pass it through the eye of a treble hook before passing the needle back on itself and up inside the braid to superglue.
Repeat at the other end
or...
either pass a single hook through, whip and snip off at the bend
or...
use a small waddington (15-25mm) shank instead threaded down into the braid and whipped.
Then its a case of threading mylar piping over the mount, securing and adding your wing
Whip finish and there you have it.
I found the bodies too flexible and the treble catching the wing on the back cast so make snakes with a bit more strength in the body.
I use drennan pike wire to stiffen the body. The first length I loop over the base of the hook) and pass the ends (one each way) through the eye.
I then double and superglue more lengths of wire leaving a small unglued loop at the end - hook these over the the base as well.
After you've got two of them slip all the wire strands up inside an appropriate length of the sleeve tubing which comes with braided loops - whip to a small waddington shank with the round base snipped off and push down into the tube at the other end.
Then do the mylar and wing etc. as above. it makes for a sturdier snake mount but still retains the movement ...
Will poss take some pix and post'em on the flies section once I'm back on more often.
Hope this was useful tho'
Jon
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Post by T7 on Aug 1, 2005 16:53:09 GMT -1
Thanx I'll give that a go... any problems I know where to come!
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