Jungle fig

[Paul Arden]

Hi flytyers! I need to tie up some jungle fig patterns for big gourami. They float. I was thinking of hanging the hook off the bottom with the line going through the fig pattern. If I painted a squash ball this might be perfect. Hell I could just paint a bubble float! Either that or tie a really big glo-bug!

Cheers, Paul

[petevicar]

I imagine it would be very difficult to cast.
You could simply put a hook in it and use it as bait.

I always thought that flies were copies of living things.

[Paul Arden]

There are lots of weed flies and so on. Spun deer hair would be very easy to cast I think.

Sticking a fig on the hook is not fly fishing, Pete

Cheers, Paul

[Nick]

You'd have to tie it to the hook with silk thread for it to be fly fishing...

[Jason Stratford]

Hi Paul.

Check out vimeo for a short film called Thai one on. Its about golden mahseer fishery in nth thailand. The 'cherrybomb' fly is what you are looking for...but in the film they come up with a pretty neat alternative!

[David Anderson]

I'm seeing one of those huge NZ Tongariro strike indicators in red with a hook a couple inches below.

Or maybe spun deer hair ?

[Jason Stratford]

Spun deer hair is right on the money Mr Anderson!

Photos here...

http://www.manictackleproject.com/mahse ... -thailand/

And for those wanting a link to watch Thai One On...

https://vimeo.com/57911630

Enjoy!

[Paul Arden]

Thanks guys. Will check it out from WiFi. Up the lake caught in a rainstorm tonight.