Famous Mistakes in Fly-Fishing Flies #5: The Zip Fly
This fly was never taken as bait in real-life testing as it kept unzipping and shedding it's skin. Fish were then not attracted to a bare hook.
Back to the drawing board... (if I have more inspiration I'll add to these)
From the Extinct! challenge. See all 400 entries (closed)
( , Tue 28 Jan 2003, 9:31, archived)
This fly was never taken as bait in real-life testing as it kept unzipping and shedding it's skin. Fish were then not attracted to a bare hook.
Back to the drawing board... (if I have more inspiration I'll add to these)
From the Extinct! challenge. See all 400 entries (closed)
( , Tue 28 Jan 2003, 9:31, archived)