Saltydog asked me to put this up...
 

... and see what you all thought!

http://striped-bass.com/images/5_0flatwing.jpg

Nice looking fly... herring?

I'm determined to break out the flyrod some more this year. I did get my first stripers on the fly last year and I picked up some new flies over the winter. However, I ran into a problem last year when flycasting.

In college, I studied martial arts and over the years I've kept up practicing some... and over the years I've sustained 3 "boxer's" fractures in my right hand. I have a big calcium deposit in there and after several minutes of flycasting, my hand cramped up badly. I mean, bad enough that I had to stop.

I think I need to concentrate on loosening my grip a bit, but ultimately, I'd bet I may have to teach myself to cast left handed... which might not be bad 'cause I might be more apt to use & develop better technique... you know how you develop bad habits when you've done something for awhile.

In any event, I might even take a class one of these years and try to go southpaw.

new fly
 

:) Nice fly salty. Looks to be a herring imitation tied deciever style. Ought to be right productive. Mal

I would call that a herring slab fly? That correct?

SALTHART, if you look closer you will see it's a FLATWING tie
w/deciver body IT is a FLAT WING DECIVER if you looking for a SLAB SIDE that would be w/ DEER HAIR, Ill send a pic to JOHN for
you to see, same color but w/deerhair.
"GOOD LUCK GOOD FISHIN":D

:smash: forgot to tell you the hook is 5/0 w/ the 1" wide feather
the fly has a good profile from looking up like a STRIPER does,Ill
have a few w/me on CUTTYHUNK, remind me an Ill give you one,:p "GOOD LUCK GOOD TYIN"