TIE A PIKE/PREDATOR GUMMY
(no fly tying equipment
needed)
Gummys are a fantastic little bait-fish fly for all
manner of predator species , here’s a version I make for pike .
Now you may think you couldn't make these in any decent size for
pike but you’d be wrong you can actually make them as large as you
like myself I like to make them in the 3 to 4 inch range this size
will do just as well as any of the larger pike patterns .
You will need
hooks – this pattern im using
a 6/0
eyes – 8mm gator eyes
squid skin
a pro marker (olive)
a pair of sharp scissors
glue or epoxy (to stick the eye
on)
(suppliers at the botttom of the
page)
1- cut a four inch by 1 inch
rectangular piece of squid skin and fold in half
2- start cutting downwards
3 - start cutting the rounded
belly shape of a baitfish on the up cut towards the tail
4 – this is the shape your
aiming for , if you using smaller hooks simply reduce the size of the
squid skin and if you want it larger increase the size of the
rectangle
5 – place the squid skin on
the hook and check for size and make sure you don't mask too much of
the hook gape you can at this point trim around the bottom to adjust
the shape and size as you like
6 – when your happy peel away
the backing try not to touch the sticky side
7 – place the sticky side on
the shaft so the sticky side is facing you , then fold over very
slowly and match the edges together , start at the head end and work
back , this stops any air bubbles being trapped (if you do get an air
bubble just prick it with a needle)
8 – when you’ve folded the
squid skin and its stuck together this is what your left with
9 – now take you pro marker
and add the back color (ive chosen an olive color but use what ever
you like )
10 – mix up a small amount of
epoxy
(of course you can if you wish
use glue , I chose epoxy as the weight helps with the action of the
fly in the water ) glue will still work but you’ll get a slower
sink rate and a slightly different action because of the weight
difference over epoxy
11 – add a small blob of epoxy
on each side
12 – place the eyes on
13 – and allow to cure (I use
a rotary dryer s I do around 10 of each in one go) if your using five
min epoxy and making one at a time you can just hold it till it cures
and there you have it a very
fast to make versatile baitfish and no fly tying tools needed
(I used a vice in some pics so I
could take pictures)
try
different shapes and smaller hooks there
all good and catch fish
the sky’s the limit with these
for
squid skin please contact nick at www.deercreek.co.uk
happy tying
mcfluffchucker
(a cave in Scotland)
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