Micro Gamechanger Fly - most realistic baitfish pattern - McFly Angler streamer Fly Tying Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2021
- The Gamechanger was originally created by Blane Chocklett and consists of multiple "spines" to make a moveable tail. The pattern has soon become a more "style" of flies rather than one specific pattern. People use feathers to make feathered gamechangers, You can make your own dubbing brush to create one with specific materials, or you can go with Chockletts own game changer chenille that he created to make tying these a little easier. I went with the latter for this fly, however you are welcome to experiment with different materials to make it your own design. Whatever material you use, the trick with this fly is making sure that it tapers correctly, so that way the tail moves fluidly in the water. They work great for just about any species of fish that target small baitfish. Bass, pike, predatory brown trout, and even some saltwater species like redfish and tarpon.
Not only can you make a very realistic looking baitfish imitation with this style of fly, but you can also make a realistic swimming imitation. There are times where I will go out and throw everything in my box at bass or other weary fish and will get some followers, but none seem to want to commit. Then I throw one of these on, and the same bass that followed the other flies all the way up only to change their mind last minute will not hesitate to engulf the game changer. The combination of the amazing movement, and the great look of this fly usually will entice even the most shy fish.
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Materials
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Here is a list of the materials I used on this fly.
Hook: Gamakatsu SL12-S 1X short (Size 4) - amzn.to/2Y5cKgT
Thread: Veevus 6/0 (olive/white) - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Shanks: Fish-Skull Articulated Micro Spines (Starter Set).- www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Tail: Whiting Chickabou (Olive) - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Body: Chocklett's Gamechanger Chenille (Clear) - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Eyes: Fish Skull Living Eyes (Wind) - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Filler resin: Solarez Thin - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
Finishing resin: Solarez Bone Dry - www.dooleysflyfishing.com/pro...
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - amzn.to/2YWOf39
Trimming Scissors: Risen 4" Razor Scissors - www.risenfly.com/collections/...
Fine Tip Scissors: Risen Spring Assist Scissors - www.risenfly.com/collections/...
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - www.oasisbenches.com/oasis-be...
UV Light: Ultrafire UV Super Power - amzn.to/3g2LouO
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Love this pattern, it’s like the fly version of a jointed swimbait, definitely gonna try this out!!
Yeah chocklett made a great pattern. Hope it works well for ya
Really impressive! Thanks for posting this pattern. Central Texas bass are gonna love this one.
Thank you, yeah it’s been working well for me around here
Sweet pattern. I like the way you colored the bluegill, looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
Thanks! Just got my supplies in the mail. This is probably the best how to I've found!
Thank you. Enjoy the tying now! Go tie up a few
A true art form... simply amazing.
Stumbled on this video an I'm glad I did. Amazing 👏
Thank you
Beautifully done video. This pattern works extremely well here in Texas. You have inspired me to try tying this pattern. Thanks!
Hey thanks man! Yeah give it a go for sure!
Thanks for finally posting this vid. Been waiting a while for it, and grateful you shared the pattern.
Now for some bench time this evening.
Good luck, hope you enjoy the tying of this fly. Thanks for always watching
I’m been waiting for this pattern, you make it look easy but I know it’s going to take me a long time, thank you and God bless you!
Thank you.
And happy Father’s Day!
You as well
Nice fly, the Game changer flies are way awesome! The fly is an expensive fly to tie. I bought the book, like the theory, enjoy fishing the fly, but a Clouser is so much cheaper and just as effective in my opinion. I tied a few Game changers for a challenge and conversation starter. Thanks for making the video, it was very well done!
Thank you. Yeah in many situations, other more simple flies can still catch fish. However, when fish are being super picky, this fly usually seems to work even when others don’t.
Beautifully done. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
Wow that is awesome, I've always wondered how to tie those. Beautiful job. Thank you
Thank you
I just bought my fly tieing stuff and I've never been so dam excited over a lure or fly, but this will be the first thing i try to make lol since its simple for a beginner
Lol, good luck tying. Enjoy
This is pretty advanced, bit it doesnt have many other hard ties, but you can learn alot from this one. You learn more as you tie and can get really creative. I started tying jigs and woolyboogers. This'll be great for bass fishing.
Yes, I believe he was being facetious, obviously this isn’t the right fly for beginners.
First time watching your videos, i'm definitely hooked heh. That looks amazing!
Thank you
Very nicely done
Thank you
I'm officially in awe of your capabilities with fly tying bro. Respect ❤️
Thank you! You will get there one day, just keep practicing. I am no where near as good as some others out there, but what skill ive come up with, comes from years of practice and 10's of thousands of flies (if not more).
Very cool, nice job
Thanks
Artsy! Very nice.
Thank you
Great video!
Thank you
Wonderful 😍😍😍
Thanks
nice video - thanks for sharing
Thank you
Very cool
Thanks
super video : ) thanks so much.
Thank you. Currently working on a video for the medium sized version of this. Will be out in a few weeks.
Dang that is cool. Now I really want to try these out lol
Thanks. Yeah tie some up and give them a try
thats just awesome, i wish i could do something like this :D
You can, just try it. Thanks
amazing.... thanks
Glad you liked it
Your take on the Gamechanger is a work of art! It should be in a museum somewhere!
Thanks Bob!
These things are stupidly good. Last week my friend and I were doing some stillwater fishing and he completely destroyed me and my woolly bugger
Yeah, they can work very well no question
These Micro-Spine components are insanely small for an old 65+ codger like me. Fortunately I have a scanning electron microscope and micromanipulators in my spare bedroom. It *is* a challenge, but hey... the likes of Clouser, Bugger, etc. variants only go so far. Thanks for the video!
Hey there, glad you enjoyed the video. They are small no doubt. Not the easiest flies to tie either. I do have a larger version of this on my channel as well.
So cool! Gonna tie this and show my granddad he'll love this
Sweet! You will do great! :)
Thanks for the tutorial.
That pattern looks as good in the tank as it does in the vice.
Ive tied a few of these just to see if I could, with mixed results. They take me a long time cause I make the shanks and use dubbing loops. I've also tried a few with the EP minnow style top and bottom ties.
I need to try a few more.
Thanks glad you like the video. Yeah get the pre made shanks, at least one starter pack. That way you can focus your energy and time on tying it and get the pattern down. Also try the pre made chenille as well because that will take out user error on the loops. See if you can get down the tying and trimming before adding some more steps in.
@@McFlyAnglermy dubbing loops do have user errors.
All of ours do. We are human, its impossible to be perfect. That's what I mean, if you get some chenille, you can be using the same size all the way up and get the pattern down before introducing some dubbing loops to the mix. After you get a dozen or so of these tied, Im sure you can implement your own shanks, dubbing loops, etc without much issue.
@@McFlyAngler good advice. Struggling to use the wrong materials is frustrating and makes learning more difficult.
amazing
Thank you
Nice
Thank yoh
Bet this would kill on some red and trout along the Texas coast here!
Yes, in the slightly larger size it would. They make more hewvy duty joints rated for saltwater fish.
Great video! Thanks for making this! I was making micro changers with the Finesse body chenille, and I felt the density just isn’t there. I thought the regular gamechanger chenille was too thick for the 6mm and 8mm shanks. I’m going to try it now!
Also I like how you decided to cut all the fibers at once instead of cutting it to size one shank at a time. Most videos I see talk about cutting the fibers as you go, but now I am convinced your way is much better! Great color combo of the fly, it really looks like a bluegill!
Quick question, I noticed you did not wrap any chenille on the tail shank, is there a significant reason why it was not added? Just not enough room, too time consuming of making sure not to cut the feathers? If the feather was tied closer to the eye of the tail shank, would it effect movement?
Thank you, Yeah you need the density for this fly for sure. I think cutting as you go will leave the fly looking funky. I tried that once and didn’t like it. Either way, make sure you touch it up, spend time trimming and such. It will make it look better if you go slow and touch up at each final step.
Glad you liked the colors I chose, I’ve done tons of colors for different people, the colors are endless.
As for the tail section, yeah you could add fiber at the tail, I didn’t because I find it’s not needed. It takes extra time and I find that it is not worth the time. As for tying the feathers closer to the eye, it becomes difficult to trim them out of the eye. The camera shows super close up, more so than the naked eye, so there is far less space than it looks. Very difficult to get that amount of feather tied in without some length there to grip it. But if you can manage a way, I don’t think it would effect the movement.
Another thing you could do is cut off the tail tag end that hangs down with fine wire cutters if you want. I choose not to because it’s not very noticeable. But if you want to refine it even more you could do that. I find it takes me a good 45 minutes to an hour each one of these flies, so to sell them for $17.99, I’ve gotta save time somewhere. Otherwise I’ll be making less than minimum wage tying! Haha! But if your tying for yourself, you can spend all the time you want refining the fly even further.
Think of this tutorial as more of a guide, and not something you have to copy exactly. Try different techniques than I did, and see what works best for you.
Im from South Africa and I think the tigerfish would absolutely demolish this fly 👌
They just might. How is the fishing down there?
That thing is amazing.. it should should a killer. Those clippers you like are also called "flush cutters"
Thank you. Ok cool yeah they work well, love the cutters
Nice..
Thanks
Great looking gamechanger! Been tying this pattern(not this exact one) for about 7 or so years. FYI- don’t think you can actually save money tying,bass pro offer a gamechanger for 39.99!!!!!🤣
Well I sell mine for a little under half that.
Don’t buy from basspro/cabelas. 40-100 dollars for mice, dungeons, and other articulated patterns. You can get these patterns for 6$
Definitely a straight money maker ..
thanks, yeah I have sold a ton of these over the past few months.
Could not find any good shanks on Amazon, so I think I’m going to use the certain kind of fishing snap that has perpendicular connections, and also fly snaps to make something like this
Give it a try, but here is a place you can get them that I’ve used before. www.flyartist.com/products/fish-skull-next-generation-articulated-shanks?ref=McFlyAngler
I must have one
Thanks, well I do sell them. I’m currently 3-4 months backed up right now.
EXCELLENT tutorial….superb tie !!!! I do believe you missed the link for the marker pens, I would love to have that if you could send the link for them it would be greatly appreciated. TWO THUMBS WAY WAY UP….Many thanks ! L 👍🎣👍
Thank you, and sorry for that let me look for a link to them. Give me a little bit and I’ll update the video. Thanks for catching it.
You definitely need to sell these flies.!!
I do
Amazing work! Is this lure available to purchase?
Thank you, yes it is. Contact me on Instagram or find my email here on RUclips for an order. Thanks
That is one labor intensive fly, but I bet it's a killer.
Very labor intensive, always fish it with heavy tippet…. Lol! Don’t loose these! But when you do fish it yes, it works great
those look so fire i bet theyd catch brim
Thanks, so brim I believe is What we call panfish or sunfish here in the US right? I’ve caught some sunfish yeah
Awesome fly man! Can you through it on a #6 weight TFO rod for perch you think?
Thanks! Yeah for sure, I can throw this on a 3wt….
@@McFlyAngler thnx for your quick reply!
Would 140 ultra thread waxed be strong enough for this pattern?
More than enough, that’s stronger than the 6/0. However I think you will find it’s too thick to tie this. It’s gonna bulk up and make tying this difficult
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Dude this is amazing. Would this work for a spinning setup?
Probably not….
Thank you btw
I cant find your email anywhere .my daughter and myself are really excited to buy some of these jointed bluegill fly's .any info would be great appreciate .thanks .yiu did a great job on the fly and the how to video.
So I can’t post it here or I’ll get spammed. But on the home page of my RUclips channel is the “about” tab. Click that and you can see a tab that you need to click to get my email. If you still can’t find it let me know.
Central Texan here and would love to fish these. What wt rod would one need to be able cast these? Newer fisher and largest wt rod I have is a 5wt. Thanks!
The mini ones like this would be fine on a 5wt. I’ve fished them down to 3wt but they don’t cast too well on those
@@McFlyAngler thanks for the reply. I'm just waiting on the materials to show up. Your videos are just invaluable, thanks for making them.
This would be badass if someone could make an Oama colored one of these
Not sure what an Oama is, but I’m sure I could
Just looked it up, yeah that wouldn’t be hard to color them like that.
@@McFlyAngler yea its a juvenile goatfish. Sorry I should've been clear. We call em Oama here in Hawaii
Id be interested in a sardine pattern for bass, bonito.
I can tie these in sardine colors
I did not see all of your flies on Instagram is there a place I can go for full listing of your flies and prices
I custom tie. And no not every fly I’ve ever tied is on Instagram. But most of the flies I’ve tied for customers are. I don’t have a list of available since I custom tie and tie to order. Just let me know what your looking for and I can get you the prices
Nice pattern Sir. I recently dug out my fly rod and have been hitting the flats here in CC. If ya ever want a second or third wheel....shoot me an email.
By cc do you mean Corpus Christi?
Not that it amounts to a lot of spare time, but once I thought over, that I wasted three actions (I learned how to do time studies in school) when picking up the scissors, clipping the thread, and putting down the scissors again, I just started with the end of the thread not being longer, than in would be covered by it self. Same approach to "all" other time wasting things when possible, unless I really enjoy the "wasting"..
Not sure what we are talking about specifically here. What was the time waste I did?
@@McFlyAngler Only a few seconds to clip the end of the thread sticking out after starting the fly.
Oh, you mean snapping off the thread vs clipping it? Yeah I usually snap also to save time, occasionally, especially on the tail section of this fly, it doesn’t work out as well. So I do clip occasionally to make it not slip up to the eye. But in 90% of my flies I do look for little things to save time no question. I mean I get tons of orders and I’ve gotta save time somewhere to get through them all.
@@McFlyAngler I think I might be commenting on an other of your videos, because I couldn't find the thing, I am talking about in this one while skimming. But in your Squishy Head Streamer Green Shad video you clip at 1.27, where I usually just start with the thread so short, that there won't be any "snip"(?) to clip. And since you don't use those scissors (never worked for me), that hang on a finger, you have three actions, that I don't (I don't tie at all any more - or fish) have. And if you can tie a fly in fx 3 minutes, 3 seconds to snip-clip will amount to one more fly for every 60 = about 3 flys a day - in theory.
Ok
Can these be used on a 5wt rod?
I can cast these small ones on a 3wt, but requires some really good double hauling. 5wt for sure I think could be fine no matter the skill level of someone’s casting. They don’t weigh much, they are very small
Where would I find one of those motion testing tanks?
They are made by flymen and it’s called “the fly tester”. You can get them at a few places
@@McFlyAngler - Thank you for the response. My son enjoys watching your channel and learning new things. I learned to tie flies over 50 years ago, passed all my gear on to him about 20 years ago... and he's been tying ever since. He absolutely loves catching fish on things HE CREATED.
He's mentioned he's had a problem with the UV glue 'coming off' like a husk on a bug or peeling off like a snake skin, so he's gone back to the old school lacquer. Any ideas or suggestions?
Hey there, so happy to hear he likes and watches the channel. Good on you getting him into it also and giving the younger generation your tying gear.
yes UV can come off. That’s why I like this super thin stuff, it soaks in deeper and makes more of a bond to the thread rather than just coating it like a shell. Although UV is hard, and can crack when hitting rocks or fish teeth. It had happened to me before occasionally as well.
I like this pattern, will you email me where I can get every thing I will need to make them. Will you sell one to me so I can compare?
I can sell you one yes, and I believe I listed all the materials and where you can get them in the description section
Was it (Golden Fly Shop)?
How much and how do I pay you
Biggest issue I have had with a game changer, even the smaller ones is trout will short strike the tail on them. Other than that, they're great.
You could add a hook in the tail.
@@McFlyAngler Yep, just referring to the store bought ones more. Great tutorial!
Thanks. And yeah, bass pro has some gamechanger for $34.99!!! I was like wow! I’m super undercharging if that’s the going rate. Lol! So if your going to use a tail hook, I would use the larger shanks. These are a bit too thin to hold a large brown trout. I would be afraid of them breaking or bending under the pressure. The larger size spines (not micro ones) are thicker wire and quite durable.
@@McFlyAngler Yeah, thats robbery haha
Ok, thanks,...my first attempts, it didnt swim as great, may of used too big of a hook or screwed the head up. Ill keep playing with them.
Did you add weight to the hook on the bend to keel it?
Can you send me a link for purchase.. thanks
I custom tie, and tie to order. I just take the order and your email and send an invoice. Find me on Instagram and private message me, or my email is here on the about section of my RUclips.
Lawnmower 4.0 ?
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What do you charge for one of these if you don't mind saying on here
Yeah this size I charge $17.99 each or $84.99 for 5 of them. I charge $5 shipping on all orders under $50, and free shipping on orders over $50
They are my most expensive style fly. Most of my other flies cost $1.90-$8.00 each. Just these take about an hour or more to tie each of them.
@@McFlyAngler what about un colored and no eyes I can do that . Well I can do the whole thing just wanting to know if it's worth my time or just as easy to buy them
@@McFlyAngler thanks I'll think about it I may just tie them my self just have to get the materials
I can sell un-colored yeah, but it won’t change the price. And yes, your welcome to tie them yourself that’s why I put up the tutorial video. Give it a go. If you need help with it I offer one on one video or phone calls to help give advice and such on tying on my patreon. Check it out if your interested
Is this available for saltwater bait fish application?
Yes, I’d use the standard size shanks though. 7mm tails, 10mm and 15mm shanks. Those are a bit thicker. I’ll do a video on those soon also.
I want one 😭
I do sell them, just let me know
@@McFlyAngler really I want one how can I buy them
Message me on Instagram or get my email from my about page on RUclips.
Would like to order a few things
I can’t find your email
I can't post it here, but its in the "info" page of my channel page
I don't know why, but practically all fishermen and fly tiers, Pronounce GamaKatsu as GamaGatsu 🤓 😃!! Notice how on the Package the G & K are in Caps?!
Ok, welllllll I just pronounce it like everyone else. I’m not Japanese so, I think it’s ok if I have an American accent. Lol. Have a good day
Can't complete first step of picking up micro-spine.
Lol! Well then I’d move onto the larger version. Hahaha
It looks cool but it’s such a long tie.
It is a long tie no question
I see why these cost over 30 bucks
Yep, many fly shops charge that. I sell this size for $17.99 each or 5 for $84.99
Very impressive tie. I suspect you're a perfectionist... :-) The links to dooleysflyfishing don't seem to work. Are they out of business?
Dooleys did go out of business, I thought I switched over to fly artist sorry. Anyway now I get my stuff from fly artist. I’ll try to switch this over next week. In the mean time check out fly artist and here is a link to their website. www.flyartist.com/?ref=McFlyAngler
@@McFlyAngler Excellent! Thanks for the quick response. I have a lot of online merchants in my resource database, but I missed this one somehow. ( I've just subscribed to your channel... :-) )
Awesome! Check out some of my other videos and you can ask any questions. I’m always here trying to answer as much as possible. I do However miss some here and there so if I don’t respond in a few days then please try again. With 50k+subs it’s hard to keep track every question, but I do my best
@@McFlyAngler Thank you for your offer. Hopefully I'll be able to figure stuff out for myself since your instructions are so thorough.
Thank you, and I’m happy they are helping