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Thanks! It definitely gets easier with practice. However . . . what you didn't see is the edited out attempts when the feathers weren't quite straight or were a little uneven.

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Thanks for your comment. We're glad you enjoyed the video. The St. Johns shad fishery is definitely unique! If you ever get the urge to come down and catch a shad in Florida, hit us up for a report.

If you want help learning how to get thread started on a hook, or even how to put a hook in a vise, we have a video focusing specifically on that. Like the video you just watched, it is part of our Basic Fly Tying Class. The class is made up of a series of short skills videos leading up to fly tying tutorials for several saltwater and warmwater flies. Here's a link to the playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLbZGtaw7OzRiNti24IlUnO1SZxLmc0ZlK

If you want help learning how to get thread started on a hook, we have a video focusing specifically on that. Like the video you just watched, it is part of our Basic Fly Tying Class. The class is made up of a series of short skills videos leading up to fly tying tutorials for several saltwater and warmwater flies. Here's a link to the playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLbZGtaw7OzRiNti24IlUnO1SZxLmc0ZlK

We have a video for starting thread on a hook as well. Here's a link: ruclips.net/video/rhTUi0X1FP8/видео.htmlsi=ns1brBeXcX-zPzvg. These videos are both part of our Basic Fly Tying playlist, which you will find here: ruclips.net/p/PLbZGtaw7OzRiNti24IlUnO1SZxLmc0ZlK

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Sounds like a good time! Baby tarpon definitely love it.

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Thanks! Glad you like it. That was completely unintended but worked out way better than it could have.

Thanks for your comment. You've got to love a fly that is quick and easy to tie and catches fish as well as this one does!

Hi Ned, I use a Mustad 91768BLN Jig Hook, #2, or Ahrex TP650, #1/0. The fly also works pretty well on a standard bass stinger hook (like the Mustad B10S) and is what I initially tied the fly on before finding the jig hooks referenced above. The description is pretty easy to find on a computer web browser but more difficult on a phone. If you're watching on a phone clicking on the video title should bring up the description.

Works for me! I considered using the original name here but my "British" accent would have gotten some comments.

Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely correct. We note at about the 25 second mark in the video, as well as in the video description, that the fly is attributed to Lenny Moffo and "is a modified version of Del Brown’s classic Merkin crab."

@orlandooutfitters6525 Sorry I meant in the title of the vid!

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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. That is exactly what we were trying to accomplish.

Thank you very much. We hope it works as well for you as it has for us.

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Thank you. That's great to hear! We hope you catch lots of fish on them.

Thanks! Glad you like it. That's exactly what it's for.

Give it a try! I'll bet it works well.

Thanks! We hope you'll tie a few and see how the fish like it.

Nice tie. It has a unique way of looking like a food item of no particular type but something a fish would like. Thanks for the great video.

Thank you very much! Just like you point out, it's a generalist pattern that works for lots of species.

Having a boat does make it easier - but as long as we don't have a high water year you can still catch them on foot. Providing details on walk-in fishing was beyond the scope of our video. We sell a book by Luc Desjarlais titled "Wade Fly Fishing The Upper St. Johns River Basin for American Shad." Also, there are usually a couple of walk-in trips organized each season by the "Orlando Kayak Fishing Club" and "Shad on Fly," both of which have their own Facebook groups.

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Thank you! It definitely catches some fish. We hope you get a chance to tie some up and try them out.

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Those are the Xuron FF1 combination cutter / short nose plier. You can find them on our website at orlandooutfitters.com/collections/fly-tying-tools/products/xuron-ff-1-pliers.

Alligators are in fresh and brackish water all over Florida. We give them space and they usually give us space. They are less active during cooler months when the shad are in but we see them almost every time we fish. We watch where we wade, generally don’t wade too deep, and are careful about landing and releasing fish. They can be more aggressive during mating season or if they have been fed. We just give them some space and move on. I don’t do as much wading in freshwater in the summer but will still wade faster water and shallow edges. When I take my small children fishing I prefer to be in a boat rather than on the shore or in the water.

Thank you very much! Stop by and see us next time you get down to Orlando.

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That sounds great! I hope they work for you.

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That's great! We hope you get a chance to try it out on some fish soon.

Thanks for your question. I haven't dealt with that exact issue before so may not be the best person to give advice here. I would make sure the materials directly behind the bead are tied in firmly and are bulky enough to hold the bead in place. If that didn't work I might try some UV resin after fixing the bead in place but you should be able to secure the bead without that. You could also try holding the bend of the hook with hemostats while tightening instead of grabbing the fly itself. Can anyone else who uses slotted beads with jig hooks suggest a fix?

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Good to know. Thank you for your comment. I'll bet you call it by a different name!

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