Good looking bug. I generally use a 3 wt and a couple of Tenkara rods to chase Bluegill. Small Bass and an occasional Catfish are great fun on these light rods too.
Thanks for the videos. You are one of the best on RUclips. In my experience, the Terry Wilson bluegill spider is the best that has ever been created. I tie my own, but not as good as my name sake . I plan to tie yours and catch me some Bluegills. While eating lunch today, I discovered your videos. Good food, great fly tying instruction. Thank you, again.
I like using a purple slider for bluegill. Basically a purple wooly buggers w/o a bead head & a small piece of foam that helps in giving it neutral buoyancy. Never fails to catch bluegill or Sunnies.
Thank you for sharing your video I really enjoyed it very much. My son just got transferred to Spokane Washington and I’m going to visit him this month December. I’m not sure how far your shop is from there or if we could even try to visit your shop. It may be ice and snow. I’m getting into tying flys and making jigs for crappie fishing. Hope you meet you soon thank again
Hello, I've seen some of your videos and appreciate the videos very much. They are very informative. I want to start tying my own crappie, bluegill and trout flies but been slow gathering all materials to start. I've been searching for a simple rotary vise like your and would like to know where I could order one from? As far as which thread to use, I know there's different thicknesses but what do you recommend I use for each of them. Also what glues to use UV, Salley Hansons nail or supper glue ? I greatly appreciate your feed back!
We appreciate the positive feedback. We sell several versions of the Renzetti Traveler vises like I use. My particular model is older than dirt but has served me so well over the years that I don't see a need to replace it. Here's a current equivalent version to the vise I use that we sell (theconfluenceflyshop.com/products/traveler-2300-true-rotary%C2%AE-series-cam-vise?_pos=2&_fid=e3b590246&_ss=c). For thread you have a lot of choices. I tend to go with the lightest thread I can apply good tension with without breaking. For the Woolly Bully and other panfish flies, Uni 6/0 is a great choice. It's not so thick that you'll end up with too much bulk at the head of the fly but still very strong for its diameter. For glues, you can really use any of the ones you mentioned. My preference these days is for the Solarez Bone Dry Ultra Thin UV resin which we sell at the shop as well. The UV resins harden as soon as you expose them to a UV light, whereas the Sally Hansens and super glues take some time to cure. Hope that helps!
Thanks Dan. It's one of the Ott Light brands that I picked up at Joann Fabrics or Michael's Crafts years ago. I'm not sure they still make this particular model but they still have some similar lights. They retail for around a $100 but seem to go on sale quite often. I picked up this one for about $50. The Ott lighting is great for tying and doesn't sear your retinas in the process.
Good looking bug. I generally use a 3 wt and a couple of Tenkara rods to chase Bluegill. Small Bass and an occasional Catfish are great fun on these light rods too.
Good morning, I have chased bluegill all my life and your bluegill bug looks fantastic. Vary interesting sir , thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the videos. You are one of the best on RUclips.
In my experience, the Terry Wilson bluegill spider is the best that has ever been created. I tie my own, but not as good as my name sake .
I plan to tie yours and catch me some Bluegills.
While eating lunch today, I discovered your videos. Good food, great fly tying instruction. Thank you, again.
I like using a purple slider for bluegill. Basically a purple wooly buggers w/o a bead head & a small piece of foam that helps in giving it neutral buoyancy. Never fails to catch bluegill or Sunnies.
That sounds like a winner. I'll have to give those a try at our local bluegill pond. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting sounding fly!
Thank you for sharing your video I really enjoyed it very much. My son just got transferred to Spokane Washington and I’m going to visit him this month December. I’m not sure how far your shop is from there or if we could even try to visit your shop. It may be ice and snow. I’m getting into tying flys and making jigs for crappie fishing. Hope you meet you soon thank again
Really like the green ‘
another one to add yo my tackle box, thanks
Interesting way to use the rotary feature😱
Hello, I've seen some of your videos and appreciate the videos very much. They are very informative. I want to start tying my own crappie, bluegill and trout flies but been slow gathering all materials to start. I've been searching for a simple rotary vise like your and would like to know where I could order one from? As far as which thread to use, I know there's different thicknesses but what do you recommend I use for each of them. Also what glues to use UV, Salley Hansons nail or supper glue ? I greatly appreciate your feed back!
We appreciate the positive feedback. We sell several versions of the Renzetti Traveler vises like I use. My particular model is older than dirt but has served me so well over the years that I don't see a need to replace it. Here's a current equivalent version to the vise I use that we sell (theconfluenceflyshop.com/products/traveler-2300-true-rotary%C2%AE-series-cam-vise?_pos=2&_fid=e3b590246&_ss=c). For thread you have a lot of choices. I tend to go with the lightest thread I can apply good tension with without breaking. For the Woolly Bully and other panfish flies, Uni 6/0 is a great choice. It's not so thick that you'll end up with too much bulk at the head of the fly but still very strong for its diameter. For glues, you can really use any of the ones you mentioned. My preference these days is for the Solarez Bone Dry Ultra Thin UV resin which we sell at the shop as well. The UV resins harden as soon as you expose them to a UV light, whereas the Sally Hansens and super glues take some time to cure. Hope that helps!
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How are fishing floating line or sink tip...do u sell these
If 20 - 30% of the tail was orange -- you would wear yourself out catching on the Kenai.
always enjoy your videos.can you tell me who makes the tying light and how much?Thankyou.
Thanks Dan. It's one of the Ott Light brands that I picked up at Joann Fabrics or Michael's Crafts years ago. I'm not sure they still make this particular model but they still have some similar lights. They retail for around a $100 but seem to go on sale quite often. I picked up this one for about $50. The Ott lighting is great for tying and doesn't sear your retinas in the process.
great info. Thankyou