My First Dry

My first attempt at a Hendrickson Dark on a size 14 hook.

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Nice work!

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Very nicely done. :icon14:

Nice - real nice

Looks very good for your first dry.

Awful buggy looking.... which i would consider a successful tie. #14 is tiny, world of a difference from those bucktail 'eye jigs!

AtticaFish said:

Awful buggy looking.... which i would consider a successful tie. #14 is tiny, world of a difference from those bucktail 'eye jigs!

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Aint that true! I have been tying bucktails everyday for the past month to get ready for walleye season sales. I can put a lot of pressure on a size A wrap. Using 8/0 for this dry fly I was snapping the thread just locking it onto the shank

My days of doing that are over . Looks perfectly good to me . Size 14 hook huh . Last time I tried those dinky hooks I made three stabs at just getting it in the vise jaws . $4!+ no not me bro .

Sweet tie, haven't tied a fly in years.

Wow! Looking good