Well, yesterday one of our very good customers, Ed Collins stopped in. Ed, like most of us has been having an epic Smallmouth season and last Saturday was no exception. While floating a section of the Brandywine Ed was telling me of fish after fish he and his buddy Mark were catching. Ed told me "I was actually tired of catching Smallmouth" A little later in the conversation he pulled out a shop fly cup with several of our Brandywine staple fly's the "Mr Rubber Legs" . These flys have definitely seen better days. Having all of his rubber legs chewed up beyond use Ed switched to another productive fly for this year the Green Weenie and continued to bang fish.
As we continued the conversation It dawned on us; what if we combined the two patterns into one? We were split on what colors to do the legs. The two choices were Black and Clear with red flecks. Ultimately we decided on black. After tying a few today I am confident the black was the right choice. I am headed to the river this evening to try them out. I will let you know how they work out.
Here is the recipe for the " Mr Collins Rubber legged Weenie"
Hook = TMC 5263 size 6
Weight = .015 lead substitute wire wrapped the length of the shank
Legs = Black Life Flex
Body = Chartreuse Chenille
Enjoy...
As we continued the conversation It dawned on us; what if we combined the two patterns into one? We were split on what colors to do the legs. The two choices were Black and Clear with red flecks. Ultimately we decided on black. After tying a few today I am confident the black was the right choice. I am headed to the river this evening to try them out. I will let you know how they work out.
Here is the recipe for the " Mr Collins Rubber legged Weenie"
Hook = TMC 5263 size 6
Weight = .015 lead substitute wire wrapped the length of the shank
Legs = Black Life Flex
Body = Chartreuse Chenille
Enjoy...
Ed, Stop by the shop on Tuesday, I have something for you.
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