Junction Tubing for Tube Flies...

[Speyducer]

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Mike

[rpsalmon]

I voted "other tubing" for shrink tubing, normally clear or black.

[DAZ]

PVC for bottle tubes,Shumokovs.

Silicone for standard tubes,sometimes shrink tube!.

Shrink tube for micro tubes.

Which one do I vote for.

DAZ.

[Speyducer]

daz said:

PVC for bottle tubes,Shumokovs.

Silicone for standard tubes,sometimes shrink tube!.

Shrink tube for micro tubes.

Which one do I vote for.

DAZ.

Why do you use different junc. tubing for different tube types?

[DAZ]

speyducer said:

[Why do you use different junc. tubing for different tube types?

It's just something I have always done.

I do like the snug flush finish that the PVC gives on a bottle tube,and also it's very clear appearance but!...I do find that the PVC breaks down over a period of time and turns a white/creamy colour.I change it when this happens.

steve said:

[ditto, although for micro tubes I tend to bore the hole out a bit and insert the hook direct as I've not found any tubing that thrills me on micro tubes.

Lamson

Hi Lamson.
I have never tried it this way.

What is the fit like?....and what do you bore it out with?.

Does the hook become dislodged from the tube during a hookup?...I would worrier a little about leverage issue with such a ridged connection if it didn't,but saying that!...I have found small hooks don't suffer as badly as the larger sizes on this matter.Once a little treble finds it's way home it can be a bugger to extract at times,and all three points usually find a home.

I use crimps for my micro tubes and shrink over the tube leaving enough space at the head for tying in the wing.I then dress the body over the shrink,leaving a couple of mm of shrink at the rear to accommodate the eye off the hook.By doing it this way I find it gives a nice connection between hook and tube,and just in case the hook does not dislodge from the tube during a hookup there is still some flexibility in the shrink.....Re: the leverage thing again!.

Here's a couple of examples which I use for seatrout,being predominantly a seatrout angler.




DAZ.

[DAZ]

Thanks for the reply mate. ...I'll give it a go.

DAZ.

[castelforte]

I voted for clear silicone but I also use bright orange, bright green and black silicone for certain apllication.

For smaller hitched tubes I insert the hook directly into the tube which has very little dressing and then you can vary the fly length to suit the water speed.

CF

[robbie]

CF.
On your hitched flies, do you insert the the line via a hole in the side of the tube? or down the middle and tied differently?
Robbie

[castelforte]

Robbie,

I make a hole in the side of the tube at an angle with a hot blunt darning needle. I have tried a dubbling needle but it makes find the hole difficult. (and don't reply that the hole is easier to find if you put more hair around it ;D)

CF

[rpsalmon]

I would be more inclined to put the hole between the black head and red floss, it looks like the fly would fish on its side rather than at an angle.

[castelforte]

RPS,

The hole is probably a bit low on the last one but the weight of the hook and the wet hair drags it down and keeps everything straight. I have fished this one with no problems and it has a nice v-wake.

CF

[robbie]

A belated response to both Daz and Castleforte:

Daz - Love the Micro tubes. Good photography, How did you get the shots so clear?

CF. On those Hitch flies, I am probably missing something obvious here, but what is the purpose of the red thread? Is it an attractor or is it holding in something/

ATB
Robbie