Question.. How to make this work..

[RyanNJ]

i am going to be making a cigar with flies cast in it. I am thinking the tube should be painted white so i have gone ahead and done that.
I was thinking of just putting the flies in the top of pen and doing something else on the bottom, what material should i use for the nib end that will compliment the flies?

 

[Rangertrek]

Ok, could not resist this one. Had a couple of smart comments about what attracts flies and decided to pass. :biggrin:

 

[KenV]

I will assume that you are thinking about tied fishing flies and not house flies, fruit flies, etc?

The style of tied fishing flies makes a difference --- and the style and location you are seeking to make -- My brother ties flies for fishing for crappies in Minnesota -- Salmon streamers are more my style.

Whatcha really thinking about???

 

[RyanNJ]

I am not sure what style.. i am just using what i tie. and also what some of my fly tying friends have made but dont use. I know i want the FISHING flies on the clip end and something different on the nib end but i am not sure what, Is there a wood that you think would work or should i cast something for this part as well?

 

[Douglas Feehan]

don't know if you have any experience with it but i would think Cork for the nib section would go with just about anything

 

[nativewooder]

For the nib end, you could ask one of your tying friends to tie a very small fly with a leader and spiral the leader around the blank also.

 

[ldb2000]

How about a picture to match the fly . If your using a Bass fly then a picture of a Bass breaking the water or a Salmon for a fly you would use for that fish and so on .

 

[aggromere]

if you could figure out how to segment bamboo longways so it looks like an old fly rod and maybe wrap some of the string they use to fix the eyes in place in a couple of places.

I tried doing a fishing rod pen and used the black carbon fiber blanks as the lower. I think bamboo would look better. I have a few extra bamboo blanks laying around that i got from big rob if you want one, PM me your address. They are kinda hard to turn but look really nice when finished.

Maybe cut a groove in the bambo and push in a piece of leader line.

Just some crazy thoughts.