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The Wake-Up Call Tube Fly by John Nagy

The Wake-Up Call Tube Fly can be tied in an endless number of color combinations. Some hot variations include the Black n Blue, the UV Olive and the Emerald Shiner

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The Wake-Up Call Tube Fly uses the innovative Pro TubeFly System

by Pro Flytyer

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Guaranteed to catch the attention of "chrome-runners" in the Great Lakes region,

the Wake-Up Call Tube Fly incorporates

several fish attracting features into its design.

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These include Rabbit fur strip, soft hackle (or schlappen feathers), guinea feathers and silicon legs for motion, Angle Hair, Krinkle Mirror Flash and Polar Chenille for flash and jungle cock feathers for eyes.

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The Pro Soft Disc adds color and rear turbulence/noise to the back of the fly. The brass Pro ConeDisc (at the front of the fly) has a convex or “arrow” shape that makes the fly cast and lift out of the water more easily.

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The Pro SoftSonic Disc (can also be used at the front of the fly) has openings that allow water to flow through, adding movement to the fly and also making it easier to lift fly out of the water.

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Looking “under the hood” of the Wake-Up Call Tube Fly. The Pro TubeFly System tube component consists of Pro FlexiTube tubing, Rear Pro Soft Disc, Front Pro SoftSonic Disc (or Brass Pro ConeDisc), and Pro BulletWeight on tube body
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The Wake-Up Call Tube Fly

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Tube: Pro FlexiTube, 40 mm/10mm (small). This one-piece, injection molded plastic tube consists of two different dimensions of tubing (40mm and 10mm tube lengths). The 40mm length is approx. 2mm (o.d.) and the 10mm length is approx. 3mm (o.d.).
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Thread: Uni-Thread, 8/0.
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Rear Cone: Plastic Pro Soft Disc (xl). Enlarge disc opening (with hot needle) so it can fit on smaller diameter tube section (40mm length) of Pro FlexiTube. Slide Pro Soft Disc on 40mm length (up against 10mm length).Exposed portion of rear tube (10mm length) acts as hook holder and also as a colorful tag feature if colored tubing is used.
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Body: UV Polar Chenille and Brass Pro BulletWeight. Pro BulletWeight is slid onto 40mm tube length, behind tie in point of wing (this location helps balance fly). Polar Chenille can be wrapped up to, or over Pro BulletWeight (the latter creating a fuller body and better front wing support).
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Legs: Hot Tipped Silli Legs.
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Wing: (Top to bottom) Rabbit fur strip, Angel Hair and Krinkle Mirror Flash.
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Collar: Schlappen feathers or soft saddle hackle with optional guinea feather.
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Cheeks: Jungle Cock (optional)
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Front Cone: Brass Pro ConeDisc (medium) or Plastic Pro SoftSonic Disc (xl). Note: Pro SoftSonic Disc can either be mounted permanently on tube or “line-mounted” on the river. Using Pro ConeDisc provides additional weighting to fly if desired.

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Comments: The Wake-Up Call works well stripped or on the swing (particularly in higher/stained flows), not only for steelhead, but also for smallies, brown trout and salmon.

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The finished fly measures approximately 3 ½ -4 inches from cone to tail but can be tied in smaller versions for low water steelhead and inland trout. Bigger versions are killer for largemouth, pike, muskies and saltwater species.

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See article "Pro Fly Tyer Introduces New Tube Fly System" and ProFlytyer.com for more information on the Pro TubeFly System.

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More detailed information on tube flies for Great Lakes Steelhead can also be found in John Nagy’s book “Steelhead Guide, Fly Fishing Techniques and Strategies for Lake Erie Steelhead”.