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We love flies with elaborate movement. A fly can look
just like a baitfish with meticulous coloration and perfect proportion but if it
acts like a stick in the water fish tend to treat it like a stick. To make a fly
look alive it has to undulate and pulse when stripped and when it pauses. In the
Northeast stripers can't resist a big fly with great movement.
There are all kinds of different movement in the Punky
Meadows. We start by tracking down the most extravagant ostrich herl, all the
fibers are six inches or longer. Herl of this length has the coolest movement in
the water. The body of the fly is hollow-tied using very long bucktail with
various types of flash materials. Hollow tied long bucktail collapses when it's
stripped and springs back to form when there's a pause; it moves a lot but
different than the ostrich. The face of the fly is constructed of fox fur
introducing yet a third layer of movement in this fly.
If you haven't fished a hollow tied fly you are in for a
new experience. This technique popularized by Bob Popovics, allows for a huge
fly with very little material. Hollow flies can be tied big but are relatively
easy to cast. The hollow technique also results in a unique three-dimensional
profile rounded like baitfish. They look great in hand, cast well and work
great!
Punky Meadows are tied on 4/0 Gamakatsu SL12S
hooks.
Available in 4/0, $7.50 each.
This fly can be tied in different sizes and almost any
color you want. Visit our custom
tying page to learn more.
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