Sunday 3 August 2014

Scandinavian style tube step by step.

Here is a step by step of this style of tube, which is becoming very popular in the UK now. i have been using it for some time now, and really like the way of tying.

 Above, are the parts needed for these tube flies, junction  tube inner and outer tube.
 Above, The inner and outer tubes,
 Now the inner and outer tube out of packing.
Now i cut the outer tube, to the length of the tube fly i want. the above is 1/12" inch long,
 Now i trim a notch out of the outer tube.
 Now i put the inner tube inside the outer tube.
 Now i put on the junction tube, which will hold your hook.
 Now i push the tube, onto the needle of the vice.

 Now i will put a hot spot on the back end of the tube, and coat it with Deercreek UV resin.
 Above the hot spot finished,

Now i wind on some thread, to the front part of tube. this will lock the inner tube to the outer tube, and to make sure it does not move. and dab of super glue,
 Now just in front of the hot spot, catch in the thread i am using Danville 70 denier white.
 Now i tie in a tail of pink floss,
 Now i tie in oval silver ribbing,
 Now i tie in sparkle dubbing. in pink.
 Now the front part of body, i dub in purple dubbing and rib both.
 Now i tie in a saddle hackle of pink,
 Here the hackle is finished,
 Now i tie in the under wing, but tie it in reverse.
 Now i tie in the top wing, over the under which is held down by top wing.
 Now i tie in cheeks of jungle cock.
 Now i tie in the front hackle, of purple.
 Above i have wound on the hackle.
 Now i trim the hackle,
 Now i push on cone head, and melt back inner tube with lighter which the cone is pushed onto.
 And above, the fished tube fly.
 And more colors, top blue and black.
 And Red and black.
And black and purple, 
Try these tube they are very easy to tie, and fish very well.