Tier: Treavor Hackenberg
Location: PA
Instagram: @thackenberg
About: "This fly is just a mix between Roughfisher's Carp Crack and Egan's Headstand. I fish the fly with slow long strips and random hard short strips to make it look like it's digging down in the mud."
Notes: At 15 years old, Treavor is a member of the significant youth movement in carp on the fly. His energy and passion are awe inspiring and you will be able to read his full story in the next issue of CarpPro. As far as I can tell, many (most?) fishermen under 20 really have no concept of carp as a "trash fish" and that is very very satisfying.
I ran into a young man at a local lake a couple of weeks ago. He saw me getting out my fly rod, nodded sagely at me and asked how the carp were biting. I did a double-take and asked him how he knew I was chasing carp. His looked at me like I was insane, and said "Well, you are fly fishing so I just figured". No shit - honest truth. I am a little more used to people looking at me insanely BECAUSE I am chasing carp. The new reality is going to be confusing at times.
Oh yeah - this is the last fly in the swap. Kaput. Done. - McTage
- Hook: Straight shank, size 6
- Tail: Red Fox
- Body: Crystal flash dub, rusty orange
- Leggs: TCO Round Rubber - medium
- Hackle: Orangish / Reddish hackle
- Head : Greay crystal Flash dub
- Eyes: Medium bead chain
I'm likin' the new reality!
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