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Old 11-02-2012, 02:23 PM
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Default How to cook.....ugh..... tie crystal meth PART 1

Alright it seems like there's some interest in the Crystal Meth fly pattern.

This is how I tie mine. I was shown how to tie single strand on a straight nymph hook, but I tie this way.

Hook: TMC 2457 size 8-20
Thread: Uni thread Red 6/0 and 8/0 for the smaller 16-20 hooks
Body: Diamond Braid

This is what you need



Next you'll want to cut two lengths of diamond braid roughly 6 inches long.



Singe the ends with a lighter to prevent fraying while tying.



Now place one length next to the other and fold over like so,



Put aside and place hook into vice and tie the thread to just past the bend of the hook and bring back to where the point of the barb was. Like so,



Take the diamond braid and pinch a little loop and tie off where you left the thread.





Lift the diamond braid and bring the thread 5 wraps forward.



Now you'll want to pull the strands forward and stroke them a bit to get proper position for the next loops.



Pinch down and make 3 wraps to tighten down the strands of diamond braid.





End of part 1
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:25 PM
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Default Part 2

Continue to form loops towards the eye of the hook. Make the loops progressively bigger for the first 4 loops and bring the size of the loops down from that point.



You'll want to stop about 4mm from the eye.



Form your last loop and cut the starnds at the eye.



Form a nice tight head with 3 whip finish wraps. Cut thread. Now time to finish the fly.



With a dubbing pick, pry out the inner loops. Black on the outside, red inside for this fly I tied.



This is the final fly.





Here's, from top to bottom, size 8, size 16 and a size 18 iced up yolk.




Hope you enjoyed this Step By Step. Sorry about photo quality, using my Iphone.

Any questions, please feel free to ask.
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:33 PM
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Awesome dude! Thanks for showing
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:34 PM
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Awesome dude! Thanks for showing
No problem and welcome to the board.
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Old 11-02-2012, 04:18 PM
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thats awesome, now gotta pick up the materials and make some of those. how well do those things work in small trout lakes? would like to hear your experiences fishing with one of those
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Old 11-02-2012, 07:22 PM
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I never though of using them in lakes, but why wouldn't they. There's alot of better flies for lakes. I like to tie up a cone head red tag. Caught many 6+ lb rainbows with such pattern.

The size 8 hook is 2x heavy, apply a bit of sink it, and fish it chrommy style.
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