Tom Goodwin
12-05-2013, 01:31 PM
I've been tying intruder flies for a small group of people for awhile and have decided to offer them more publicly. When I started tying these flies, I realized that most commercial versions are just downright terrible. Profile in these flies is paramount and commercial versions are simply not tied in a manner to maintain the profile these flies are intended to have. I tie my flies with that premise in mind. I include a fly tube with each of my intruders also to help each fly hold its shape and not get crushed in a box. For durability reasons, I use only stainless steel shanks and coated stainless steel wire for the hook connection. If you have a particular color scheme that you have confidence in, let me know and I can tie it. These are custom ties so I will cater to exactly what you want. I am offering a 3-pack of intruders for $25 + shipping or a 6-pack for $50 with free shipping. PM me if you are interested! Thanks!
Here are some examples. In the photo below, here is a comparison between one of my black and blue intruders (top) and a commercially tied one (bottom).
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3674/11200696624_c94d2910f6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200696624/)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/11200708606_a1d50fc438.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200708606/)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/11200664276_5f09c5dcc8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200664276/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/11200673536_8e8b9bcef8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200673536/)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/11200660355_7b3bb87652.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200660355/)
The fly tubes every one of my intruders comes with.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/11200687536_3d88b1f56d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200687536/)
Here are some examples. In the photo below, here is a comparison between one of my black and blue intruders (top) and a commercially tied one (bottom).
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3674/11200696624_c94d2910f6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200696624/)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/11200708606_a1d50fc438.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200708606/)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/11200664276_5f09c5dcc8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200664276/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/11200673536_8e8b9bcef8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200673536/)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/11200660355_7b3bb87652.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200660355/)
The fly tubes every one of my intruders comes with.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/11200687536_3d88b1f56d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36549562@N08/11200687536/)