Dust-mop flies and jigs

[Muskygary]

Just got the summer issue of "Fly Tyer" magazine. Good article on using dust-mop heads to tie flies and jigs by Al and Gretchen Betty. They look very good, easy tie and catch a lot of fish according to the authors. Something new to look into.

 

[AtticaFish]

Going to have to go find the mag next week...... :icon14:

 

[Fatman]

Just got mine today and it's a good article

 

[Muskygary]

One of the things I found interesting in the article was using Scotch Guard to spray the pieces clipped from a dust mop sleve to make them waterproof. So this would give you a fly that floats. On a jig head the piece would tend to float up, when you pull the jig it would pull down in a streamline position.

 

[StumpHunter]

Those are nice looking jigs and flies. I have used some material close to the dust mop (car washing sponge covered). I like working with different materials and they have come up with some ways of using the material a little different than I used it. I do like the one that is super glued to the bottom side of the hook with the zonker tied to the top of the hook, a nice looking fly (Dusty Zonker).

 

[Len]

Started to tie some variations of these to try this weekend.

 

[QPassage]

Those are cool. What size are they?

 

[Len]

Those are cool. What size are they?

They are 1/16th #6 Hook

 

[Muskygary]

Let us know how they work. They look great.