Handmade Skutes

[the skipper]

I started having a crack at making my own skutes which I saw the guy from Big Angry Fish making his own and thought it would be something that would interest me but never really had the time to try it.

Well I have gone from one a few now and it is very therapeutic and addictive.
Don’t know whether they will catch any thing but have given one a few casts.

It actually cast really well for not a lot of effort so I have named it the Dart.

Anyway a lot of fun to make now let’s see if it will actually catch a fish.

Tight Lines .

The Skipper

 

[dmck]

I have often pondered whether 'skutes' is NZ accent for skirts...

[kingie chaser]

3 hours ago, the skipper said:

I started having a crack at making my own skutes which I saw the guy from Big Angry Fish making his own and thought it would be something that would interest me but never really had the time to try it.

Well I have gone from one a few now and it is very therapeutic and addictive.
Don’t know whether they will catch any thing but have given one a few casts.

It actually cast really well for not a lot of effort so I have named it the Dart.

Anyway a lot of fun to make now let’s see if it will actually catch a fish.

Tight Lines .

The Skipper

 

Hey Skip, they look great but the photo is a but small so cant see them in detail.

 

I have attempted some as well but sourcing the right materials was the hard thing.

This was my first very rudimentary attempt, but again it was a lack of the right materials that was the thing

I know what I wanted to do but couldnt find the right jigheads & materials at the time.

Ihave now found some jigheads I want to try but havent gotten around to buying them yet & some are anlt available from the USA., the rest I am still looking for.

 

If you have any details on that I would apprciate if you could PM me 

 

They work on snapper in NZ so no reason they cant work here!

 

I presume to have a fly tying vice as to me it seems the best way to do this?? 

 

I cant find it right now but a litle while ago I was watching a youtube of this young approx 12 year old on youtube showing how he tied his skutes & was doing very well on them.

 

 

Edited September 8, 2020 by kingie chaser

[kingie chaser]

Here it is-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqmfjk9Tq2E

 

I like some of the rubbery type material he used in this as well

 

Edited September 8, 2020 by kingie chaser

[the skipper]

21 hours ago, kingie chaser said:

Hey Skip, they look great but the photo is a but small so cant see them in detail.

 

I have attempted some as well but sourcing the right materials was the hard thing.

This was my first very rudimentary attempt, but again it was a lack of the right materials that was the thing

I know what I wanted to do but couldnt find the right jigheads & materials at the time.

Ihave now found some jigheads I want to try but havent gotten around to buying them yet & some are anlt available from the USA., the rest I am still looking for.

 

If you have any details on that I would apprciate if you could PM me 

 

They work on snapper in NZ so no reason they cant work here!

 

I presume to have a fly tying vice as to me it seems the best way to do this?? 

 

I cant find it right now but a litle while ago I was watching a youtube of this young approx 12 year old on youtube showing how he tied his skutes & was doing very well on them.

 

 

Mate , I use normal TT jig heads mostly 1/4 and 3/8 with what ever hook size you like.That YouTube with young bloke is good to get the basic idea on how to tie the skirts on.

There is an online shop called Flyshop where you can get all the materials you need I use the faux buck tail which is died different colours also the buck tails .

You also get some synthetics that a bit of flash or sparkle on them and tie the different colours on individually and finish a good layer of clear Gorilla glue.

[kingie chaser]

Well I look foward to hearing how you go with them.

We all have our own ideas I guess & I think every small detail could make a difference which is why I want to go with this sort of jighead-

 

 

 

It would be great to just go into a shop to feel & pick out stuff but its still not there yet in popularity.

 

Anyway good luck & keen you hear about the successes & the failures to.