{"id":1466,"date":"2013-06-10T19:28:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T19:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:37:22","slug":"kennick-killers-uv-killer-fritz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?p=1466","title":{"rendered":"Kennick Killers &#038; UV Killer Fritz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fly Fishing &amp; Fly Tying<\/strong> have reviewed the <em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/acatalog\/turrall_kennick_killers.html#.UbYmfJUZe5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kennick Killer Flies<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> from <strong>Turrall<\/strong> and also the <strong>Killer Fritz<\/strong> used to tie them. &#8220;In the water, that marabou tail gives this a seductive wiggle. The bead helps sink the fly, and by pushing the bead back from the eye this sinks a little flatter than a bead at the eye. A nicely tied fly, to be fished with confidence on most stillwaters.&#8221;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1468\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,65\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk01.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1468\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk01.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kennick Killer 1\" width=\"58\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1469\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,65\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk02.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk02.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kennick Killer 2\" width=\"58\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1470\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,64\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk03.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk03.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kenick Killer 3\" width=\"58\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1471\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,65\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk04.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk04.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kennick Killer 4\" width=\"58\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,65\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk05.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk05.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kennick Killer 5\" width=\"58\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1473\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,65\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"kk06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk06.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/kk06.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall Kennick Killer 6\" width=\"58\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a>Also in this months issue is the <em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/acatalog\/Body_Material_Chenille.html#aTURRALL_20UVK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turrall UV Killer Fritz<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em>. &#8220;Look a little deeper into Turrall UV Killer Fritz and close to the core I can see a conventional fluffy chenille, pull back a little <a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_killer_fritz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_killer_fritz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"turrall_uv_killer_fritz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_killer_fritz.jpg\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1474\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_killer_fritz.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall UV Killer Fritz Colours\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_super_straggle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_super_straggle.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"turrall_uv_super_straggle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_super_straggle.jpg\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1475\" src=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/turrall_uv_super_straggle.jpg\" alt=\"Turrall UV Super Straggle Fritz Colours\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>and this is shot through with longer flashy &#8216;fritz&#8217; fibres. Wrap this around a hook shank and it covers and fills very fast, forming a dense body.&#8221; &#8220;Using a UV torch I can see those fibres but they do not reflect terribly brightly.&#8221; Using a lot of UV materials in my fly dressing I have found that a very small amount works best, a bit like Fluorescent materials, just a hint works best. They also review the <strong>UV Straggle Fritz<\/strong> and the <strong>UV Super Straggle Fritz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/acatalog\/turrall_kennick_killers.html#.UbYnRJUZe5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kennick Killers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, other <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/acatalog\/Flies.html#.UbYnbpUZe5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turrall Flies<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\/acatalog\/Fly_Materials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turrall Fly Tying Products<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fly Fishing &amp; Fly Tying have reviewed the Kennick Killer Flies from Turrall and also the Killer Fritz used to tie them. &#8220;In the water, that marabou tail gives this a seductive wiggle. The bead helps sink the fly, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/?p=1466\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3,6,7,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flies","category-fly-fishing","category-rivers","category-salt-water","category-stillwater","category-tackle-reviews"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wUlz-nE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1466"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2076,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466\/revisions\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/favourite-tackle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}