On 2010-08-12 13:26:25 -0400, Todd said:

On 08/11/2010 12:03 PM, DaveS wrote:

Take a baetis dry and add Zink.
Dave

Hi Dave,

I have found tons of Baetis imitations. My problem
is that I have not found a single one that actually looks
like the one in the picture.

Have you found a mayfly that actually looks like an Adams? A parachute Adams?

(And contrary to my stalker's
opinion, I have Googled this a lot.)

Hard to believe after some of the questions you've asked on this forum.
And I'm not stalking you - I can't; you are anonymous with a phony
e-mail address. No stalking involved. I'm just trying to get you out
of the closet. d;o) I've never stalked anyone, btw. If you post
stupid **** on the internet while remaining anonymous in name and isp,
you can expect detractors.


http://www.flyline.com/_images/baetisuw.gif

I may be being too picky here.

No ****?

I have been dragging
various Adams under the film to simulate what I am
after and having really great success.

Well, if you are having "really great success", why, pray tell, are you
asking for advice? You have found the answer. Put some zink on
something and drag it across the bottom. Or, use a PT soft hackle with
some split shot.

If I could elaborate,
http://www.troutflies.com/Merchant2/...1087_small.jpg
looks like an absolute work of art. But it does not
look like the picture of an actual ovipositing Baetis.

No ****?

1) it is the wrong color
2) its back is not curved upward
3) hackle instead of wings
4) no feet
5) no eyeballs
6) body is not distinct from the tail

Ah, color. Color is very important. Backs are not always curved.
Clip some wings off a house fly and glue them on. Feet and eyeballs
are very important, Todd. However, don't forget the nose, mouth, and
toenails. What you need to do, Todd, is find one of them there insects
and put it on a very small hook - maybe use super glue. And, there ya
go! Voila! A genuwhine ovipositing baetis.

I am being especially picky abut the wings.

No ****?

They need to
be straight up and together in a praying position.

No they don't. Soft hackle does a wonderful job imitating of wings.
If a flyfisherman had to have a perfect imitation of an insect in any
of its stages, such an imitation would be too valuable to fish. And,
I'm betting it would be a bitch to cast and steady in the water column.

(I am
thinking I could actually get away with one wind.)

Oh, no. Ya need more winds.

As I said, I may be being way to picky.

No ****?

It is a pet
project of mine.

Golf. 'Tis the only solution for your many problems.



Thank you for the tip.

Think nothing of it.


-T

Dave (Tips R Us)
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