Crayfish? Crawdad ? Swap?

[monkeyboy]

Crayfish? Crawdad ? Swap?

Mods,

i don't know where to ask this so i'm posting here,

i have been working on the old Squirrel tail Crawdad pattern as shown in

Fly Fisherman Magazine 1900 and something years ago., so
i'm asking if we can have a

Crawdad Swap????

tight lines

buzz

[Diver Dan]

If it looks like you can get enough people, I might be in for this kind of swap. I do a pretty good crayfish.

[peregrines]

Great idea-- and the at crayfish looks great Dan.

Sure I'll be happy to run one--- let's see if we can get a bunch of folks; Since people might get jammed up during the holidays, let's set a due date for Feb 1, 2011

Due date Feb 1, 2011

First 12 to sign up are in:

1. Monkeyboy- Squirrel tail crayfish - RECEIVED
2. Diver Dan - RECEIVED
3. Ant - RECEIVED
4. Franzenangler- out
5. Yetavon - RECEIVED
6. Stl_Geoff- RECEIVED
7. ChrisinselwynNZ - RECEIVED
8. Clouserminnow22
9. Ozarkadver - RECEIVED
10. Peregrines - Done
11.
12.

[monkeyboy]

diver , i can't even come close to your killer crawdad.. beautiful.

my approach is a more simple pattern, something we modified some from a P. Jorgenson pattern, i believe this was what Jorgenson tied

Ring Neck Pheasant Church Window feathers for claws , the tips being burnt away in a 'V' to simulate the claw
and melted mono for eyes.

we eliminated the claws , substituted a bunch of squirrel tail and eventually
left off the melted mono eyes.

my old buddy Jay is working on a foam cut-out pattern , as soon as he receives the cutter from --- Montana Flies ---- i'll know more about the foam crawdad

all good

buzz

[Diver Dan]

The thing I like about mine is that it rides with the hook up. I have dragged them through rocks never leaving the bottom and you just about never snag up.

[monkeyboy]

where is the love???
come on guys
i think you know you want to try the Crawdad shuffle.

crawdads are very productive on pan fish and bass.

let's go
buzz

[okuma]

if y'allz from luzianna..it's a mud bug

[mudbug]

Originally Posted by okuma

if y'allz from luzianna..it's a mud bug

wait... what?

[ant]

I was just thinking about a crayfish pattern earlier while making my "winter tying list." Count me in.

[peregrines]

Great--- Ant you're in, and Franzenangler sent me a PM and he's in too. Hopefully we'll get a few more--- who else wants in?