I just made 4 of these brushes. My 1st rear brush was only 3" of wire length so went with smaller Partridge Abs. Predator 2/0. After tying in tail material, I wrapped the brush and was left with 3/4" left on shank! So, I used another rear brush (4.5" wire length(7.5" total)) and am still left with 3/16" bare shank... Adding "veiling" material will add some forgiveness to this rear fly. I have found that having the brush end where you want on the hook is one of the more challenging aspects of making brush flies. (I now just make a single brush for each fly body and spin a couple of heads on another brush.) After watching video yet again I see I didn't tie in front of tailing material bump but on it. 2nd, I am having a difficult time allowing myself to make "loose wire wraps." Making them spaced apart enuf to get close enough to hook eye, especially on larger hook, leaves me feeling nervous about fly durability. I tried but can't see how loose Gunnar's wraps are. Anyone have any thoughts on this? 3rd and maybe irrelevant, my wire was also .006 vs. GB's .009. Maybe my mistakes will help someone else.
Like all your videos I appreciate how in-depth you go but keep it short and to the point. Your videos never fail to cram so much info into such a short time that i watch them over and over all the time just to keep my mind refreshed on the tactics and trick you share. Thank you sir!
Great looking pattern and design concepts. I saw the swimming video, it looked like my truck when the right front brake failed. Screech! Pulled to the left, wicked! Then your MJ pulled to the right, awesome jerk action. The head material concept made sense. Heck the more I listen the more sense you make to me, starting to understand. Battle after battle you're getting closer to winning the war. But a FUN war to wage. You're awesome 👍😎 Thanks!
Awesome looking fly. I keep a small diamond file on my desk to dull the ends of the wire. It not only helps prevent cutting the thread, it also helps to reduce punctures to fingers when working with wire.
Gunnar Brammer ... Thought I'd mention this and I haven't tried it yet. With regards to your keeled fly tied on the worm hook. Have you looked at the Gamakatsu Jobee Pro Worm Hook? Google the hook name. Captain Hook Discount warehouse carries it. It definitely has some possibilities.
Hey Gunnar, Any particular reason you chose an H.M.H. vise? Those are made in my home State of Maine. I , unfortunately don't have one. I got a Marc Petitjean master vise for Christmas a couple of years ago. I had a Nor-vise I chose for myself. I have been making dubbing brushes for a while with it. They are not as long as yours, but I don't tie flies as large either. The information in your video's require me to watch several times. Thanks for sharing, All the best, Sean
Think u could tie up a smaller one like 4inch total length like 4 of them and I will buy them to test out on some bass lol nice pattern will definitely be trying it out
Hey Roger, an 8 wt would be pushing it - you could certainly get it to turn over with a shooting line, but you'd only be looking at perhaps a 30-40 ft cast. A 9wt can handle it just fine - I would recommend a full sinking line for either the 8 or 9, simply because the higher line speeds will help overcome your air resistance while casting. Hope that helps - you can also reduce the bulk in the brush and tie a slightly downsized version - although I'd likely keep the hooks the same, and should make it more friendly for the lighter rods.
Hey Gunnar, could you make a video, or even recommend a video, tying a fly with a similar silhouette and proportions that the mega jerk has but without using a brush? I plan to get set up to make my own brushes eventually but I’d like to try tying a similar fly in the mean time. Thanks
Hey Lane, not sure if there is a video on it....but check out Adaptive Fly's Yard Sale. The fly is built up with High tie/Low tie SF Blend and build a similar silhouette and it a deadly fly! The Tiers name is Matt Grajewski
The Strung Fuzzy Fiber is really coarse and the Tear Mender doesn't soak into the fibers the same way it does with dubbing. The 5 minutes epoxy has been the best solution I've found - it may seem time consuming, but at the same time its nice not having to do a UV top coat over the head. The dubbing head previewed in the previous tutorial still works great as a head, I just don't like how it collapses behind the eyes and created a non uniform silhouette. The Strung Fuzz allows for a bulkier fly compared to the dub heads and still doesn't add any water weight.
I just made 4 of these brushes. My 1st rear brush was only 3" of wire length so went with smaller Partridge Abs. Predator 2/0. After tying in tail material, I wrapped the brush and was left with 3/4" left on shank! So, I used another rear brush (4.5" wire length(7.5" total)) and am still left with 3/16" bare shank... Adding "veiling" material will add some forgiveness to this rear fly.
I have found that having the brush end where you want on the hook is one of the more challenging aspects of making brush flies. (I now just make a single brush for each fly body and spin a couple of heads on another brush.)
After watching video yet again I see I didn't tie in front of tailing material bump but on it. 2nd, I am having a difficult time allowing myself to make "loose wire wraps." Making them spaced apart enuf to get close enough to hook eye, especially on larger hook, leaves me feeling nervous about fly durability. I tried but can't see how loose Gunnar's wraps are. Anyone have any thoughts on this? 3rd and maybe irrelevant, my wire was also .006 vs. GB's .009.
Maybe my mistakes will help someone else.
Like all your videos I appreciate how in-depth you go but keep it short and to the point. Your videos never fail to cram so much info into such a short time that i watch them over and over all the time just to keep my mind refreshed on the tactics and trick you share. Thank you sir!
I like your work! Very nice fly "fish" :) Bravo!!
Great looking pattern and design concepts. I saw the swimming video, it looked like my truck when the right front brake failed. Screech! Pulled to the left, wicked! Then your MJ pulled to the right, awesome jerk action. The head material concept made sense. Heck the more I listen the more sense you make to me, starting to understand. Battle after battle you're getting closer to winning the war. But a FUN war to wage. You're awesome 👍😎 Thanks!
Awesome looking fly. I keep a small diamond file on my desk to dull the ends of the wire. It not only helps prevent cutting the thread, it also helps to reduce punctures to fingers when working with wire.
I have definitely put some new holes in the ends of my fingers playing with this stuff. Thanks for the heads up man I will check it out!
Gunnar Brammer ... Thought I'd mention this and I haven't tried it yet. With regards to your keeled fly tied on the worm hook. Have you looked at the Gamakatsu Jobee Pro Worm Hook? Google the hook name. Captain Hook Discount warehouse carries it. It definitely has some possibilities.
Thanks you answered many questions I had Keep up the great work hope to see you at Great Waters!!
I really learned a lot watching some of your videos tonight. Awesome job on this, and all your other works 🙂
Just awesome
Hey Gunnar, Any particular reason you chose an H.M.H. vise? Those are made in my home State of Maine. I , unfortunately don't have one. I got a Marc Petitjean master vise for Christmas a couple of years ago. I had a Nor-vise I chose for myself. I have been making dubbing brushes for a while with it. They are not as long as yours, but I don't tie flies as large either. The information in your video's require me to watch several times. Thanks for sharing, All the best, Sean
Think u could tie up a smaller one like 4inch total length like 4 of them and I will buy them to test out on some bass lol nice pattern will definitely be trying it out
Great looking fly! Will it fish on a 8 or 9 wt rod since it's mainly all synthetic?
Hey Roger, an 8 wt would be pushing it - you could certainly get it to turn over with a shooting line, but you'd only be looking at perhaps a 30-40 ft cast. A 9wt can handle it just fine - I would recommend a full sinking line for either the 8 or 9, simply because the higher line speeds will help overcome your air resistance while casting. Hope that helps - you can also reduce the bulk in the brush and tie a slightly downsized version - although I'd likely keep the hooks the same, and should make it more friendly for the lighter rods.
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Hey Gunnar, could you make a video, or even recommend a video, tying a fly with a similar silhouette and proportions that the mega jerk has but without using a brush? I plan to get set up to make my own brushes eventually but I’d like to try tying a similar fly in the mean time. Thanks
Hey Lane, not sure if there is a video on it....but check out Adaptive Fly's Yard Sale. The fly is built up with High tie/Low tie SF Blend and build a similar silhouette and it a deadly fly! The Tiers name is Matt Grajewski
so good!
Thanks
Like to see the flies in motion. Thanks
How different is EP fiber from the strung fuzzy fiber
What kind of leader do you use for the mega jerk? Floating line or sink tip?
I started using 3inch forceps to hold brushes. FTW
Haha, nice! Getting a hold of them can be a pain, but that sounds like a perfect solution
@@Gunnar_Brammer www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008MG6ZBC/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1 they are perfect.
Gunner, How do you think this would swim with one of the wiggle tails on it?
Nice!
Great vids.
what´s the tube thing you are testing the fly in ? great video easy to follow ;)
The tank is FlymenFishingCo Flytester
great , ill have to look for one , looks nice . thanks for the reply ;)
Sick fly. Does the tear mender/ uv resin head not work as well with the fuzzy fiber?
The Strung Fuzzy Fiber is really coarse and the Tear Mender doesn't soak into the fibers the same way it does with dubbing. The 5 minutes epoxy has been the best solution I've found - it may seem time consuming, but at the same time its nice not having to do a UV top coat over the head. The dubbing head previewed in the previous tutorial still works great as a head, I just don't like how it collapses behind the eyes and created a non uniform silhouette. The Strung Fuzz allows for a bulkier fly compared to the dub heads and still doesn't add any water weight.
Well the new head looks awesome man👍
Thanks Bret! Appreciate it man