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The TPO "Dronestone"
« on: November 27, 2009, 11:49:48 PM »
This TPO version of the golden stone fly has been shown to me recently. It has a knack for finding its  target. Hence the name "Dronestone". It is kind of a woven body -rubberleg hybrid and it is a fantastic producer . Maybe we can get the guy who showed it to me to do a TPO fly of the month on it. What do you think?



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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 12:35:23 AM »
I like the fly, great yellow stone imitation for all year fishing.

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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 03:01:05 PM »
That fly is straight sick.
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 06:06:11 PM »
Very Nice Magnet! Please list Materials
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2009, 10:03:03 PM »
You could argue that that fly also has hints of Pat's Rubberlegs pattern in it as well....
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2009, 12:45:14 AM »
Isn't every pattern full of hints of other people's patterns?

And you think that woven fly above looks like this:

http://www.pacificflyfishers.com/Catalog/ProductPages/Flies/FliesProdDetail/PatsRubberLegsGolden.htm

The only common thing I see are the rubber legs and even those are another color.
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2009, 02:04:06 AM »
Troutastic, The TPO "Dronestone" does have a hint of similarity to other rubber legs flys. ;) Example below.



I can remember seeing my first weighted woven stone fly nymph when I was a kid in the 1970's at Stockman and Malley's fly shop in Bristol CT. They made them right there on Union St. So weaving flies has been a technique used for a long time and was not invented recently. Fly patterns are like (@** holes). Everybody's got one. Usually most fly patterns have a "hint of similarity" with other patterns because they are imitation of a specific insect with finite characteristics. There are few innovators in the fly tying world the likes of Barr or Wotton. You know an innovator when you see one without question. So it is with that spirit in mind that the "TPO Dronestone" has come on the scene.  ;)
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2009, 07:26:51 AM »
It looks a lot like the one I've been tying.  I use biots for the tails and head though.   

I have a video coming up for it this week.

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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2009, 09:04:41 AM »
do you guys like the varigated (sp) legs better than the plain rubber legs? 

Certainly catches my eye...but not sure if that is a huge deal to the fish.  I would suspect it is the contrast in the weave that is more important.

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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2009, 10:45:09 AM »
Rubberlips,
The video of your stone fly is a great idea. There are many variations of this fly and the rubberlips stone pattern is a killer fly I'm  sure.
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2009, 06:08:17 PM »
Killer!
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Re: The TPO "Dronestone"
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2009, 08:24:28 PM »
what material is that fly woven with?
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