Does anyone tie or use tube flies?

"Padishar Creel" wrote:
I have been into tube flies for a while now and I haven't seen many
posts
about tube flies. Anyone have some favorite patterns, hints on their
use,
or experiences to share?

Chris

Interesting you'd bring this up now. I'm in the process of tying some
giant dahlberg divers and mudlers on tubes for pike. I use the tubes
from Q-tips, and like the way they work. One of the problems I've run
into is short strikes, and I think I'm going to try moving the hook
further back in the fly just by putting an empty tube between the fly
and the hook.

I think I posted pictures of these flies a year ago, I tie them as
large as I can with the longest deer hair I can find by tying in near
the tips instead of in the middle. The resulting flies are just over 2
inches in diameter, and they really bring the big pike to the surface.

I use large Octopus hooks instead of the usual long shank hooks because
I think they get better hookups, and because they weigh less than the
hook I'd need to tie these monsters in the usual way.

Chas
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