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I know I promised a couple of you guys recently to post the Assassin pattern on some special sizes. With pics. I spent all day hanging doors on my house. I'll get to it. Sorry for the delay. This full time work gig sucks!!! Everything has to be scheduled out the wazoo. Run, run, run. Geeeze. :eek:
 

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I know john has been very busy with work so I thought I'd help him out. He would do it for me. John correct me if I have any of this wrong.

Overview
The Clouser Deep Minnow was developed as a baitfish imitation. Small, slim, semi-translucent minnow is the profile best suited to the Clouser. Even though it is often tied in colors to be representative of crayfish, crab, and shrimp; the Clouser generally fishes best if this slim sparse profile of the original fly is maintained.
Weighted eyes of a Clouser Minnow are not intended to drive the fly down to the bottom. Their purpose is to make the fly dip nose down during pauses in the strip retrieve. Over-weighed flies generally do not produce as well as those that are properly balanced. When considering balance; hook size (and weight), eye weight, how sparsely the fly is tied, and tippet size should all be considered. A fly that is performing well on a 0X tippet in a smallmouth stream might perform poorly if cast into the ocean on the end of a section of hard 20 lb mono.


Bucktail Selection

Bob was very specific in his recommendations for the selection of appropriate bucktail for a proper Clouser Minnow. Long straight hair from colder climates generally met with his approval. Hair that was kinky, or had frayed tips was frowned upon by Bob for use in his Clouser Minnows. Only the top 75% of the tail hair is useful, as the lower areas of the tail tend to flair; and Bob recommended that those hairs of the bucktail that a filled with air pockets are best suited to other patterns.
Cleaning the hair is important. Bob would cut a section of hair, then while pinching the top 25% of the clump between thumb and fore finger of one hand, he would manipulate the hair with a finger from his other hand so as to cause all the short hairs and under fur to fall to the table.
Bob said, "You can't tie these things too sparse. The ones I tie for myself are sparser than those I sell in the shop. They just won't buy one that's tied real sparse. But they'll come back in the shop after a day on the river and say, 'caught so many bass on that fly that they chewed most of the hair off, but they kept right on eating it.' And they still don't get the connection that sparse flies catch fish."
Flash
Bob used both Flashabou and Crystal Flash in his tying demonstration that day. The flash was tied between the top and bottom wing.
"I don't like using too much flash. I like to fold it over the tying thread like this, about a third, so that the flash is different lengths. I think this gives it more action in the water."




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VF Well put. Bob knows of what he speaks & thanks for putting it here. Words I live by.

John Looking forward to your pattern. Take a break from hanging doors. (Not a lot of fun)
 

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We all know that a clouser is a particular style and there must be a million different ways you can tie them when you acccount for all the different materials, flashes and colors.

I don't think there is a clouser made that will not catch.

Personally for salt water I loved the ones I got from John. The ones he sent me were maybe 4 to 5 inches long and looked just like a nice fat spearing. I was very pleased and they produced some of my better fish of the year.


Can't wait for that time of year again. Days are getting shorter and it won't be too long.
 

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Welcome Sole, looks like nobody picked up on the fact that we have some fresh blood around, and the sharks are starting to circle. You wandered into an ongoing joke that got started in an another post. Kind of tough to follow if you do not know the story. I think it started in " what is your favorite bass plug" a few posts down but very recent.

Let me be the first to warn you, Don't mess with the " FUDD", watch out for the guy from NC( Dixie). Dont get involved with any of his swimming lessons if he offers them.:fighting:.

Always use UV Knotsense, learn to tie an albright, master the slim beauty, and don't use cheap hooks.

Now, tell us something about yourself...............and welcome

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Yes welcome to the forum Solexa & I hope you enjoy your stay. Please tell us about yourself. & I'll make a general reminder to include your name in your posts as we like to address each other "properly".
 

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. This winter is getting to our heads.

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u been sniffin the softex again, aaron?

welcome, new guy... sit and listen a spell. dont spill yer beer on the shop floor, the boss gets pissed...:thumbsup:
 

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Welcome Solexa, the Saltwater Flyfishing Forum has really developed into a somewhat small group of long rodders. Not by design mind you, simply by default. We have evolved a sort of, hmmm, private club mentality. We have an occasional visitor now and then but there's a core group that keeps the place interesting and viable. Most of us fish both fresh and salt waters. Our benevolent moderator Ron Conner allows us to post interesting commentary about both. Unlike some of the other forums, there's very little bickering, insults or arguments. We all accept each others experience and opinions about fly rodding in general. We all have opinions. The best knots, leader configurations, fly's etc. Take from here what information you find helpful or leave some behind. The private jokes, that's another story. Please realize, we've practicaly invented an inside language. You'll get it, over time, if you stay long enough. All in good fun I assure you. We have the ability to take the most inane thing and turn it into a week long comedy routine that, I quote John Schmidt here, "I blew milk out my nose" now what a grown man is doing drinking milk is a mystery to most of us, see what I mean. Many here are quite the wordsmith, again, all in good fun.
The forum is a great source of info for the beginer and experienced angler alike. I'd venture to say you'd be hard pressed to come up with a fly fishing related question that couldn't be answered here. So hang onto your seat, have some tissues ready and enjoy the ride.
Even Harry comes up with something comical once in a while, well once anyway, I think that was Harry. No,no wait, that was Pete. :D
 
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