Entries from March 2009

March 29, 2009

They like ‘em!

 
     Finally…a result photo from a tough week of steelheading!  This aggressive spawning male inhaled the leech with vengeance!  The action this little leech has is the key!  If you don’t believe me just view the swim tank video footage below this post!  Designing tube flies that wiggle and move from side to side truly [...]

March 23, 2009

Swim Leech Swim!

What do you think about the action and look of this “new” leech pattern!  The Nuke Egg leech swims great inside of my new TFT Swim Tank.  No hangdown, no rollover and plenty of swimming action.  Going to field test a variety of color combinations this week…wish me luck!  I hope to have some result [...]

March 18, 2009

Tube Fly Tech’s Swim Tank

Have you ever wondered what your tube fly is doing underwater?  Swimming, dancing or darting…you hope there’s some movement taking place to excite a strike!   Well, now you can, thanks to Tony DiBenedetto Jr. from Tube Fly Tech!
Tony has created a portable yet very versatile “swim tank” for field testing fly designs especially tube flies.  [...]