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Mike Holt
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 Posted - 07/12/2006 : 4:27:10 PM
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Remember the Hexamungous – if you don’t you should become familiar with it. The Hexamungous is a Hex Nymph/Emerger Selene Dumaine came up with and it works. See the recipe at
http://users.adelphia.net/~sdumaine/flypagehexamungous.htm
Well she’s done it again – she’s come up with another fly that works – the Hoover.
Yesterday Duane Crosby came in and was telling me about a “new” fly Selene Dumaine had tied and how well it had worked for him. Then he remembered he had a couple in the truck and went out to get them. He showed them to me and offered me one to try. Try it I did and it works.
This morning’s score 4, 3 & 2 to the net and as many more long distance releases. That 4, 3, 2 translates to 4 of last year’s Rainbows, 3 of this year’s rainbows and 2 smallmouth bass. Not a bad score for the first time you use a fly.
When I got to Shawmut I tied the fly on and said “I’ll give it half and hour” – well – two hours later when I waded out of the water I still had it on and it will be on my line tomorrow morning. I got back here to the shop and called Selene and asked her what she calls the fly and asked if she would tie some for the shop. She didn’t have a name for the fly and I said “if you call it the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner” you wouldn’t be lying because it cleans out a pool. The long and short of that is she’s going to call it the “Hoover” and is tying six-dozen for the shop.
So if you decide you want one stop in next week and pick some up or stop into Chandler Pond Outfitters on a Friday or Saturday when she's in there tying and ask her to tie one or two up for you.
Check their site for directions http://www.chandlerpondoutfitters.com/index.html
Or better yet go right to Selene's site at http://users.adelphia.net/~sdumaine/index.html and check out some of the other patterns she has listed and heck - book a trip with her while your at it - she's a good guide. 
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Edited by - Mike Holt on 07/12/2006 4:33:12 PM |
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FFOaddict
Frequent Contributor
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 5:55:01 PM
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All this morning?
How long was your extension cord? Or what size batteries does it take? |
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stonefly
Frequent Contributor
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 7:37:51 PM
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| Nice report Mike. Watching Selene tie without a vice is pretty neat too. |
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Salmosebago
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 7:53:30 PM
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| WOW! Great mornings "work" for sure. I've had my eyes opened to more rabbit strip (that is what I'm looking at?) flies; zonkers in particular. The way they undulate really seems to trigger strikes when other flies won't. My son was in my lap a few years ago (he's 11 now, he was 5 then) and pulled a #4 salmon fly hook (black, up turned eye), white rabbit strip, orange chenille, and silver tinsle out of my materials. I'm no great tier but it didn't matter to him as long as I made something with his help. We tied it up with the chenille body, a tinsle head, and the rabbit for the wing. One tough day at Shawmut I tied it on like Mike figuring "I'll try it for a half hour or so." I fished until dark and had landed numerous rainbows and a few smallmouth. Sad when your 5 year old creates more successful flies than you do! - Craig |
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heron
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 7:55:33 PM
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Mike
My first thought was,"that would be the perfect late fall fly"
It reminds me of the "Mango",over on global. |
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Rob F
Active Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 8:10:30 PM
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Originally posted by stonefly
Nice report Mike. Watching Selene tie without a vice is pretty neat too.
Wow! now that's something different. Sounds like something to check out.
It's great to see productive new flies. I've been stuck in a traditional rut lately, and I was very pleased to fool the rainbows on a large bugmeister yesterday. Seems that they're not aware of the water temperature...
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Salmosebago
Active Member
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Posted - 07/12/2006 : 9:30:26 PM
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| Gotta agree with Heron. I have to think that would be a killer on fall brookies. |
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mma84
Frequent Contributor
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 06:40:39 AM
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| It is a great looking fly but can we get the recipe and materials in to tie it? I wish I had one to take to Quebec today! |
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Tinsnip
Frequent Contributor
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 08:37:35 AM
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I was lucky enough to be in the store when Selene made the delivery. I had just heard Mike's story of the fly and was about to purchase a crude look-a-like when she walked into the store and made the delivery of the real thing. After seeing the mad glint in Mike's eye during his description of how well the fly worked, I bought a couple.
Next stop was the white rock. YES! Finally, getting there felt like some kind of pilgramage. I dubbed around with a few flies that actually attempt to imitate an insect that has evovled on THIS planet and then decided to try the no-name fly described and pictured above. The thing is a gaudy masterpiece.
Blammo, Blam, Blam. Three nice fat Rainbows in a row. Beautifully colored and fat fish. The thing works. There was something kind of comforting about using a fly that didn't attempt any high-falutin'-latin-lineage-match-the-hatch pretentious stuff. It seems those Rainbows like a little glitz every once in awhile.
My humble suggestions for a name are:
Zsa-Zsa (as in Gabor, known to wear flamboyant and "sexy" clothes like feather boas); and
Orange Blossom Special, because the fish hit it like a train!
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Mike Holt
Member
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 09:31:09 AM
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Tinsnip,
Thanks for posting - and thanks for your offer yesterday. You know the one you made just before Selene came in with some flies. The offer you made to TAKE MY ONLY FLY of this kind and continue the testing for me  That was good of you. 
As you can see below it was working again this morning.
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titleguy
Big Fish in a Small Pond
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 09:42:01 AM
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Stop with the fish porn; it's making me bitter. Due to our friendly thunderstorm on Tuesday by fishing plans have been trashed for the week, server got fried, back to the dark ages of quill and parchment. How's the temp Mike? |
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Mike Holt
Member
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2807 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2006 : 09:48:47 AM
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I just talked to Selene and we decided we may have been hasty in calling the fly "Hoover" - what got us to thinking was Tinsnip's suggestion to call the fly Zsa-Zsa
That sounded like a good name for it. Orange Blossom Special won't work (Tinsnip - that's the name of the fly you almost bought)as it is already taken. So what Selene decided was that she would tie up a half-dozen of these flies for whoever comes up with the best name for the pattern.
There are no hard and fast rules for this naming contest as we just made it up a minute ago while talking on the phone. But here are a couple of things to note.
We will accept suggestions from now until the 19th at midnight.
Selene and I will pick the winning name on the 20th and our decision will be final - no appeals or late names.
The six flies can be picked up here or we will mail them to the winner.
Join in and have fun. |
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Mike Holt
Member
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2807 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2006 : 09:50:14 AM
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| Titleguy - 73 degrees at 7:00am |
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titleguy
Big Fish in a Small Pond
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 09:52:41 AM
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Ouch on the temp, guess this weekend won't help much either.
Hmmm, have to think on the names, but I would move that Streamer be disqualified from the contest due to his overwhelming literary superiority ( trying to draw a strike ) |
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Tinsnip
Frequent Contributor
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 10:14:17 AM
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Well, you've got my entry. If I think of another, I'll post it.
In the meantime, if you wouldn't mind, put my name on 4 of those sweet concoctions. I'll stop in before the weekend. Thanks!
(p.s. nice photos!) |
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trtjnz
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 10:58:32 AM
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Wow, awesome that she created something so readily accepted, is it only the rainbows that are hitting is so eagerly? That fish from this AM looks great!
I liked her name hoover, usually when something is so readily gobbled up by anything (dog, person, fish, etc) I call it a "snarf", that would be my suggestion! |
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Hunter
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 12:51:07 PM
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Hmmm, I'd call it the Orange Marmalade because it kinda reminds me of the little packets of jam that come with toast at fine roadside eateries (greasy, bacon fat smelling, open at 5am kind of diners), but it kinda looks like an Orange Peel to me. The really descriptive side of me would probably just call it an Orange Thing-a-ma-jiggy. Sweet looking. Kinda looks like it might swim like a small lizard in the water, but with the metal head maybe a Tin Lizzy
Oh yeah, nice rainbow to boot. |
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Rob F
Active Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 1:13:09 PM
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Shawmut Sunrise or Orange Mullet
I picked up a few this morning, and I'm so excited to use them that I'm not getting any work done at all.
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Hunter
Frequent Contributor
726 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2006 : 3:36:54 PM
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| With the fly working so well in the morning how about a Citrus Sunrise? |
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titleguy
Big Fish in a Small Pond
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 3:45:36 PM
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| Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Orange Whip, 4 Orange Whips. |
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Neal
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 4:03:40 PM
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| Looks like a fox's tail to me. I would call it (Dumaine's) Orange Fox. |
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Edited by - Neal on 07/13/2006 4:09:20 PM |
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birdsnest
Active Member
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 4:15:52 PM
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| howa bout the creamcicle, seein' its summer and all. |
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Andy126
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 5:21:55 PM
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| The tail has stripes like a raccoon.I'll go with TANGERINE BANDIT |
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el Gordito
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 8:55:12 PM
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| OK, "Conehead Carrot" or "Kennebec Carrot" or "Shawmuddler" or, if it must be a movie star, let her be a redhead: "Lucy Riccardo". |
It may be my purpose in life to simply serve as a warning to others. |
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Hunter
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 9:09:15 PM
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| Orange Slurpy |
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FFOaddict
Frequent Contributor
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Posted - 07/13/2006 : 10:11:33 PM
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| Perhaps, Tangerine dream, cuz it catches fish like a dream. |
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Streamer
Big Fish in a Small Pond
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2006 : 08:48:30 AM
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Gee,I wish I could play... 
It's like a Zonker;
It's like a Muddler;
But, it's not one or the uddler.
There's already one called the Zuddler:
We could call it the "Befuddler".
Like the Shadow, it clouds the mind.
Fish will take it every time.
"What evil lurks in the hearts of 'Bows?"
...Only the Befuddler knows.
With rabbit fur that's lime-green,
Streaked with dye of tangerine,
It's like nothing that they've seen;
Yet, they suck it in.
Adorned with spikes all 'round its neck,
It should signal, "Stay Away!"
Instead, the trout all genuflect
And come out to play.
What is it, then, about this fly
That makes the fish all want it?
It befuddles me as the day goes by
That they take it when I flaunt it. |
Streamer
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titleguy
Big Fish in a Small Pond
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Posted - 07/14/2006 : 09:20:37 AM
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| What of Parlimentary procedure? I gues no one seconded my motion, but you have made it abundantly clear why it was brought to the floor in the first place. |
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Rory
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Posted - 07/14/2006 : 09:23:10 AM
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| For it's ability to transport us to another place - Cinderella's Coach. |
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