Clever design. I’ll bet the fish take it right after the pause in stripping it. This fly should work quite well for saltwater as well as fresh. Black for night, chartreuse for day, & white for both. The Dahlberg influence on the profile is quite clear & Gartside for the foam folding. Kudos to the originator.
Yes indeed Bob, it is a pretty clever design. And to answer your other question, the length of the foam is about four hook lengths (but you do end up trimming some), the width is about a hook gap, and the rhombus/triangle/hourglass at the top is, I don't know a judgement call I guess. But kind of big. :-)
Thanks Johnny! Always appreciate it my friend. Funny story- I bought one of those foam craft kits at a Dollar Tree several years ago. It was a Halloween haunted house (for my 6-year-old kid). After Halloween instead of throwing it out, I broke it down, cut it into strips and put it in a ziploc bag. I was tying purple, orange and black hoppers out of that bag for several years. :-)
Matt, the Stealth Bomber is my favorite smallmouth bass top water fly. The number 1 color is tan. I use craft fur as the tail, gold holographic tinsel in the tail and for the wing, SLF dubbed body, and round brown rubber legs. My second-best color is all white. It's killer. Good video. You da man!!
Good Morning Sir Matt, great fly and nice ty Mark, beautiful work. I think I need to learn this one being we only have warm waters where I live. Matt the colors you choose for yours are awesome. thanks for sharing gents. have a great day.
I made some of these in pink and caught 60 sunfish in two hours today. I love this fly whoever invented this fly needs to win an award. And my friend your instrucanal video was well put together and very clear instructions. This is a must for any fly box. Thanks again for sharing this.
Bruce- I'll bet a two-tone looks sharp! Maybe some 1mm foam, glued together before cutting out the shape. Something to think about. Thanks for the note my friend!
One of my favorite patterns - thanks Matt. There are a lot of tying videos out there, but few measure up to your production quality Gonna share this video with my group. Thanks Again David Hutton Palmetto Fly N Fish
Good morning Matt. That’s a cool fly. I haven’t tried to tie foam yet but that tie has got me thinking I should. Enjoyed watching you tie it. Coffee needs a refill. Take care Matt.
Sorry- just saw this. Basically a Sony camcorder for the tie, and a Canon M50 for the talking head part. If you want to email me I can explain in more detail. Matt@savageflies.com
Well happy birthday my friend! And yes, I’m only taking one fly each. Otherwise we might get some expert tiers tie all seven and really stack the deck against our newer tiers!
Awesome fly. Definitely a bit more involved. But the sky will be the limit as for color and sizes. Anxious to try this one. Will fit into my fishing very well. Matt your videos are so detailed and show a step by step process, unequal to other channels. I’m so impressed and thankful for all you do. You’re the best my friend. Thank you buddy.
Well thank you for the kind comment Jeff! And funny you comment on this pattern, I just mentioned in another reply that this could be one that you could tie in the KC Chiefs colors and it would look pretty cool!
Oh yeah, foam definitely has a place for these type bugs. All kinds of terrestrials and summer patterns work great with foam. Thanks for watching John!
Thanks Mark! I got to thinking about it afterwards though and wonder if it makes the tail ride too deep in the water. I guess I’ll see as soon as I hit my next bass pond. 👍
Great video - just tied a few of these up to hit some central Maryland rivers. Do you fish these on a floating line or on an intermittent like a diver?
I'm only fished these a few times David, but it was on a floating line from my kayak or belly boat. Pretty much just tossing toward the lily pads and grass of warmwater ponds where the panfish and bass might be active. But even with a floating line, a few quick strips does get it under the surface a bit. It certainly makes enough noise to get their attention. :-)
No set place really. I trapped the squirrels in the woods behind my house. The raccoon and foxes were road kill pickups. And oddly enough, I found the coyote tail at a Native American souvenir shop in Gatlinburg. I do buy a lot of pelts online and I think they also had some tails last time I checked. I’ll see if I have the link when I get home tonight...
Cool looking fly and great job tying it. You'll have to let us know how it fishes. Hey I checked out the link for PCS Outdoors you left in the comments. Prices seem good. Those fox tails with the clasp are like the ones I've bought at our state fair. They're really nice. Take care.
Thanks Joe! I haven't ordered from them yet- but I did place a big order with Glacier Wear back in the fall and got enough cheap pelts to last me the next decade. Opossum, raccoon, skunk, muskrat, mink and several rabbit pelts. Check them out if you're ever looking for cheap furs. (www.glacierwear.com/animal-fur-pelts-hides-skins/raccoon-pelts.html) And remember, we can get away with the cheap grades. We're not making coats, we're making bugs for fish to eat. :-)
@@SavageFlies Sounds great, even better if they're tanned. I got spoiled with the fur from a cotton tail pelt I air dried. Guard hairs long enough for tails and wings, thick underfur for dubbing, VERY buggy! But the skin was like parchment, great if you're writing ancient scrolls but zonked patterns ripped. Tandy Leather has pelts and tails. A few years ago I got a beautiful silver fox tail from them when their local store had a stand at our state fair. I've bought stuff at Hobby Lobby before but the rabbit pelts had very short fur. Most of what I bought was on sale. I don't go there anymore. Great advice on "not making coats.... making bugs..." That's my mantra when skinning game ;o) Many thanks for the new link, take care!
You said you had tied some on straight shank, and this was a curved shank. Which one, size and mfr do you think is BEST. Seems 2x gape is needed, but there are still a million options.
Hey Kool Dad (funny that's what my kids call me)... I've seen several references to this being tied on a Gamakatsu B10S and I think that may have been what Kent Edmonds initially used. You might see that called a Stinger hook, and it is a bit of a wide gape. I didn't have any of these, and the only hooks I had with a wider gap were these curved shank hooks. So that's really why I went with this hook. And this fly is definitely going to ride low in the surface film so I think a wider gape is a good choice. I think the biggest difference with this fly on a straight vs. curved hook will be how the tail will be angled more down on the curved hook. It will likely be down in the water if the fly is sitting on the surface, and in the chance that the deer hair somewhat floats, it might cause the head of the fly to have more of a downward angle. And then when stripped it might dive better. I haven't fished this yet so this is only a theory. So... that's my long answer to say I really don't know how different it will be! We might just have to tie both and try them out to see. :-)
@@SavageFlies Thank you very much. I’m going to order both some straight and curved shank hooks and see what happens! Thank you for the great video! KDJ
Jim- the Caddis Fly Shop has them. They're a bit pricey but if you tied a lot of these you'd definitely save time over cutting them by hand. Check them out at: www.caddisflyshop.com/stealth-bomber-popper-diver-foam-body-cutter.html
Yes it is! And I didn't realize until half way through my research that it's called a "bomber" because it dives when stripped. Well I guess that's why they call it that. :-)
Marty- you can use these things right here: www.jsflyfishing.com/hareline-round-rubber-legs But also, I picked up a cheap pack from Amazon and this came with years worth in several colors: amzn.to/3jMovBs
I put about six hundred baby carp in a pond about 30yrs ago and now they 're about three ft long. With a ten wt rod it's a fantastic day. Very good. To eat. Butty salt & lemon pepper & oranges -apple slice's o.n top. Throw it on a 🔥 grill for six minutes we each side. Make a coleslaw add a glass of wine and you have a meal for a king. I took this fly to the fly shop in yellow and white foam ,took apart a bungee cord for the legs. Thanks for your support and time to help us to tye this fly. Good health for you and your's 🎣 Dave Hughes
Nicholas- this thing might scare away most of the trout in the small water I fish. But anywhere you’ve got some big meat-eating browns I think it could work. I imagine this looks most like a frog when fishing it.
Your “Folksy” fly tying video’s are WAY too much!!! We don’t need your chatter just do the demo n be Done. Save the rest for the “crackerbarrel crowd”. Or Leave the “Folksy” for the end and we can stay tuned or tune out. PLEASE.
Clever design. I’ll bet the fish take it right after the pause in stripping it. This fly should work quite well for saltwater as well as fresh. Black for night, chartreuse for day, & white for both.
The Dahlberg influence on the profile is quite clear & Gartside for the foam folding. Kudos to the originator.
Yes indeed Bob, it is a pretty clever design. And to answer your other question, the length of the foam is about four hook lengths (but you do end up trimming some), the width is about a hook gap, and the rhombus/triangle/hourglass at the top is, I don't know a judgement call I guess. But kind of big. :-)
Now I know what to do with all of the foam I got when I bought a bunch of fly tying stuff at a swap meet. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.
Thanks Johnny! Always appreciate it my friend. Funny story- I bought one of those foam craft kits at a Dollar Tree several years ago. It was a Halloween haunted house (for my 6-year-old kid). After Halloween instead of throwing it out, I broke it down, cut it into strips and put it in a ziploc bag. I was tying purple, orange and black hoppers out of that bag for several years. :-)
Coffee time with Matt, I love this fly amazing 👍
Thanks Jim and yeah, it was a pretty fun one to tie. 😁
I think we all just lost to mark!!! 😂. That’s a cool little bug!
Oh yeah, Mark knows how to tie. But that's why we're doing the drawing out of the top 10. Anybody can win this thing Eddie. :-)
No way! If I can tie this thing anyone can! Nobody wants to see my deer hair work! 🤪
Matt, the Stealth Bomber is my favorite smallmouth bass top water fly. The number 1 color is tan. I use craft fur as the tail, gold holographic tinsel in the tail and for the wing, SLF dubbed body, and round brown rubber legs. My second-best color is all white. It's killer. Good video. You da man!!
I get orders for those for tarpon! They're popular for baby and medium sized tarpon here in Florida. peacock bass love them, too.
Oh man, peacock bass on a fly rod would be an exciting day! I guess this bomber is a pretty versatile fly. :-)
AS ALWAYS I WILL BE WATCHING....THANKS MATT
Good Morning Sir Matt, great fly and nice ty Mark, beautiful work. I think I need to learn this one being we only have warm waters where I live. Matt the colors you choose for yours are awesome.
thanks for sharing gents. have a great day.
Thanks, Edward.
Edward- you definitely need some bugs like this for those big Texas bass!
Cool popper gurgler. Thanks Matt
Appreciate it Lee. I might try it in purple and yellow next time. :-)
I made some of these in pink and caught 60 sunfish in two hours today. I love this fly whoever invented this fly needs to win an award. And my friend your instrucanal video was well put together and very clear instructions. This is a must for any fly box. Thanks again for sharing this.
Holy cow Jody, that is an amazing day! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
great looking topwater fly, thanks Matt and Kent.
crazy looking bug . Thanks Mike and Matt!
Thanks James, and yes it is! But what is this thing really? A frog, or injured minnow? Or probably just something tasty looking. 😁
its Magic !!! lol
Have had good luck fishing them in a two tone yellow & Black foam body. Awesome Bass Fly !!
Bruce- I'll bet a two-tone looks sharp! Maybe some 1mm foam, glued together before cutting out the shape. Something to think about. Thanks for the note my friend!
Nice tie Matt. I've never fish these but will definitely tie a few and give it try. Thanks for sharing
Appreciate it Layton, and same here but I’m looking forward to trying it!
One of my favorite patterns - thanks Matt.
There are a lot of tying videos out there, but few measure up to your production quality
Gonna share this video with my group.
Thanks Again
David Hutton
Palmetto Fly N Fish
Good morning Matt. That’s a cool fly. I haven’t tried to tie foam yet but that tie has got me thinking I should. Enjoyed watching you tie it. Coffee needs a refill. Take care Matt.
Thanks John. And yeah, I don’t tie a lot with foam, but it definitely has its place for some patterns. 👍
Very interesting looking fly. Should be fun to tie and fish. Thx Matt. 🙂
Oh yeah Clyde- those bigmouth bass up your way should love this thing. 👍
Great looking fly. Good job Matt. I will have to tie a few in other colors and sizes. Thanks for sharing Matt. Have a great week.
Thanks Butch! And you too my friend. 👍
Great looking pattern.that will fish for sure.nice job matt.thanks for sharing
Appreciate it Mike!
Definitely going to be tying this one
Thanks Nolan! I can't wait to give it a shot on the water myself. :-)
Love that pattern. The chartreuse green looks especially good for bass and possibly some salt water species. Thanks to you and mike very well done.
Appreciate it Richard, and yeah I agree that some big bass are going to love this in chartreuse. 👍
Super cool!
Wow, a very unique fly. Thanks Matt!
It definitely is! And I didn't realize you had some videos posted on your channel. Nice! I just subscribed so I'll watch anything new you put up. :-)
What camera gear do you use??
Sorry- just saw this. Basically a Sony camcorder for the tie, and a Canon M50 for the talking head part. If you want to email me I can explain in more detail. Matt@savageflies.com
Thanks for this, i tied something close and caught a fish at the ramp with only minutes to fish.
Awesome looking pattern! Thats for sharing!!
Appreciate it Franky!
Great looking pattern,thx for the video. im mailing my entry today
Outstanding Rocky! I’ll let you know when I get it. 👍
Its my birthday today so thanks for posting! Also, how many flies are we aloud to send in either for/not for the contest? Nice tie too
Well happy birthday my friend! And yes, I’m only taking one fly each. Otherwise we might get some expert tiers tie all seven and really stack the deck against our newer tiers!
Happy birthday
Happy birthday 🥳
Happy late birthday
I have been tying some Gurglers in a variety of bigger sizes...I think I will have to tie some of these in 10s and 12s. Nice job, Matt, as always.
Thanks Todd! I’ve never tied a gurgler but just may have to try one. 👍
Gorgeous looking fly Matt
Definitely going to try this one out
Thanks for the video
Awesome Dave; appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Very interesting little pattern! Tough to beat some top water bass and bluegill on a hot summer evening.
You got that right Alex. Now I’m itching to get out to the nearest farm pond. 😁
Awesome fly. Definitely a bit more involved. But the sky will be the limit as for color and sizes. Anxious to try this one. Will fit into my fishing very well. Matt your videos are so detailed and show a step by step process, unequal to other channels. I’m so impressed and thankful for all you do. You’re the best my friend. Thank you buddy.
Well thank you for the kind comment Jeff! And funny you comment on this pattern, I just mentioned in another reply that this could be one that you could tie in the KC Chiefs colors and it would look pretty cool!
Cool fly, I’ve been tying a lot of foam patterns lately, I’ll have to try this one
Oh yeah, foam definitely has a place for these type bugs. All kinds of terrestrials and summer patterns work great with foam. Thanks for watching John!
Looks great, Matt! Love the curved hook.
Thanks Mark! I got to thinking about it afterwards though and wonder if it makes the tail ride too deep in the water. I guess I’ll see as soon as I hit my next bass pond. 👍
Would flexi floss make for good legs on foam flies? I’ve never seen it used on them but I think it might have some solid action
Great video - just tied a few of these up to hit some central Maryland rivers. Do you fish these on a floating line or on an intermittent like a diver?
I'm only fished these a few times David, but it was on a floating line from my kayak or belly boat. Pretty much just tossing toward the lily pads and grass of warmwater ponds where the panfish and bass might be active. But even with a floating line, a few quick strips does get it under the surface a bit. It certainly makes enough noise to get their attention. :-)
I just did a mouse gurgler.cool fly i do some smallmouth fishing think ill make a few of these and give them a whirl.👍
Hugh, that looks awesome! I haven't watched it yet; was out of town for a few days, but I'll check it out tonight. :-)
very nice
Appreciate it Mark!
wow your more than welcome so glad i found you on here you are a great fly tier and you are easy to understand Kudos
Question- What is your source for the tails in the background? you got a guy or somewhere you can buy them like Collins?
No set place really. I trapped the squirrels in the woods behind my house. The raccoon and foxes were road kill pickups. And oddly enough, I found the coyote tail at a Native American souvenir shop in Gatlinburg. I do buy a lot of pelts online and I think they also had some tails last time I checked. I’ll see if I have the link when I get home tonight...
Here's another source I came across a while ago. I haven't ordered from them but they look reasonable. www.pcsoutdoors.com/tannedfurtails.aspx
This bug is absolutely killer down here in Alabama
Awesome to hear Tim! I guess that makes sense as it was created right next door in Georgia. :-)
Cool looking fly and great job tying it. You'll have to let us know how it fishes. Hey I checked out the link for PCS Outdoors you left in the comments. Prices seem good. Those fox tails with the clasp are like the ones I've bought at our state fair. They're really nice. Take care.
Thanks Joe! I haven't ordered from them yet- but I did place a big order with Glacier Wear back in the fall and got enough cheap pelts to last me the next decade. Opossum, raccoon, skunk, muskrat, mink and several rabbit pelts. Check them out if you're ever looking for cheap furs. (www.glacierwear.com/animal-fur-pelts-hides-skins/raccoon-pelts.html) And remember, we can get away with the cheap grades. We're not making coats, we're making bugs for fish to eat. :-)
@@SavageFlies Sounds great, even better if they're tanned. I got spoiled with the fur from a cotton tail pelt I air dried. Guard hairs long enough for tails and wings, thick underfur for dubbing, VERY buggy! But the skin was like parchment, great if you're writing ancient scrolls but zonked patterns ripped. Tandy Leather has pelts and tails. A few years ago I got a beautiful silver fox tail from them when their local store had a stand at our state fair. I've bought stuff at Hobby Lobby before but the rabbit pelts had very short fur. Most of what I bought was on sale. I don't go there anymore. Great advice on "not making coats.... making bugs..." That's my mantra when skinning game ;o) Many thanks for the new link, take care!
@@SavageFlies Got a 404 on that link so I googled glacier wear. WOW, wish I was rich 'cuz they got more furs than Noah's Ark! Dyed too! :o0
Yes they have some good stuff! Looks like I screwed up the link and got that right parentheses in it. Glad you found them though!
@@SavageFlies Yep! That's two great sources. Thanks again!
You said you had tied some on straight shank, and this was a curved shank. Which one, size and mfr do you think is BEST. Seems 2x gape is needed, but there are still a million options.
Hey Kool Dad (funny that's what my kids call me)... I've seen several references to this being tied on a Gamakatsu B10S and I think that may have been what Kent Edmonds initially used. You might see that called a Stinger hook, and it is a bit of a wide gape. I didn't have any of these, and the only hooks I had with a wider gap were these curved shank hooks. So that's really why I went with this hook. And this fly is definitely going to ride low in the surface film so I think a wider gape is a good choice. I think the biggest difference with this fly on a straight vs. curved hook will be how the tail will be angled more down on the curved hook. It will likely be down in the water if the fly is sitting on the surface, and in the chance that the deer hair somewhat floats, it might cause the head of the fly to have more of a downward angle. And then when stripped it might dive better. I haven't fished this yet so this is only a theory. So... that's my long answer to say I really don't know how different it will be! We might just have to tie both and try them out to see. :-)
@@SavageFlies Thank you very much. I’m going to order both some straight and curved shank hooks and see what happens! Thank you for the great video! KDJ
hupe this works on ocean perch (in white of course)
Who sells the cutter for the foam piece?
Jim- the Caddis Fly Shop has them. They're a bit pricey but if you tied a lot of these you'd definitely save time over cutting them by hand. Check them out at: www.caddisflyshop.com/stealth-bomber-popper-diver-foam-body-cutter.html
@@SavageFlies Thanks!!
Bonjour Quelle est la sorte Hook
Futuristic ... BZ
Yes it is! And I didn't realize until half way through my research that it's called a "bomber" because it dives when stripped. Well I guess that's why they call it that. :-)
Where do you get the legs
Marty- you can use these things right here: www.jsflyfishing.com/hareline-round-rubber-legs
But also, I picked up a cheap pack from Amazon and this came with years worth in several colors: amzn.to/3jMovBs
I want to catch a big bass on a fly rod. I think it would also be fun to catch a carp.
I put about six hundred baby carp in a pond about 30yrs ago and now they 're about three ft long. With a ten wt rod it's a fantastic day. Very good. To eat. Butty salt & lemon pepper & oranges -apple slice's o.n top. Throw it on a 🔥 grill for six minutes we each side. Make a coleslaw add a glass of wine and you have a meal for a king.
I took this fly to the fly shop in yellow and white foam ,took apart a bungee cord for the legs. Thanks for your support and time to help us to tye this fly.
Good health for you and your's 🎣 Dave Hughes
Would it work for trout?
Nicholas- this thing might scare away most of the trout in the small water I fish. But anywhere you’ve got some big meat-eating browns I think it could work. I imagine this looks most like a frog when fishing it.
Darth Vader fly
Your “Folksy” fly tying video’s are WAY too much!!! We don’t need your chatter just do the demo n be Done. Save the rest for the “crackerbarrel crowd”. Or Leave the “Folksy” for the end and we can stay tuned or tune out. PLEASE.
Thanks for the feedback. This video is over two years old and I have evolved and improved some since then. But I do appreciate your note. Take care.
Very cool!