Fantastic video! As an avid fisherman I’m always looking for new challenges. I just started to get interested in fly tying. I’m going to try to make this fly soon. Thanks again for the video!
Hi Paul. Thanks for posting this pattern - a slightly smaller, slimmer should be a good for the Black Crappie (a panfish in North America) that likes 1 1/2 to 2 inch minnows. I might go with some coarse bucktail (from the base of the tail) for the under-body and tail of the fly to give it enough buoyancy to suspend or sink more slowly. Composite dubbing loops are great - I use them for blending materials and creating form in a lot of my flies. Cheers! Hank
Nice 1. How do get ur eyes so even w so little faffin about? Just practice or any handy tips? This is something that can mess up an otherwise perfect fly. Thanks for the great videos
Hi Ted, I fish little and often. So all flies you see on RUclips have been through the mill and have caught fish. These have caught perch mainly and the larger version zander. Rgds Paul
Curious. Where I fish in the salt, flies with so much flash tend to turn more fish off than attract them. Just wondered how they worked for you, hence the question. Nice looking tie though.
I very rarely fish salt, but you have a good point. Maybe less of the flash and more of the MicroLon - lots of different combinations and other materials to try out in the dubbing loop
Fantastic video! As an avid fisherman I’m always looking for new challenges. I just started to get interested in fly tying. I’m going to try to make this fly soon. Thanks again for the video!
Nice
Awesome looking piece of fish candy Paul, thanks for the tutorials! 👍😎🍻 Cheers!
Thanks for another awesome video Paul! I’ll definitely be tying up some of these soon! 👍😍👌
Another great fly
Thanks Paul
Hi Paul. Thanks for posting this pattern - a slightly smaller, slimmer should be a good for the Black Crappie (a panfish in North America) that likes 1 1/2 to 2 inch minnows. I might go with some coarse bucktail (from the base of the tail) for the under-body and tail of the fly to give it enough buoyancy to suspend or sink more slowly. Composite dubbing loops are great - I use them for blending materials and creating form in a lot of my flies. Cheers! Hank
beautiful fly Thanks for sharing...
Nice 1. How do get ur eyes so even w so little faffin about? Just practice or any handy tips? This is something that can mess up an otherwise perfect fly. Thanks for the great videos
Tricky with small flies. A slow drying gel glue is your best bet. Allows you to straighten the eyes if you are not happy
Great video as always. I am just wandering if the microlon is a " fairly stiff" material?
We do not have all warieties up here in Iceland.
No its limp. Its been a long time since I've used to be honest
Paul, do you use these flies. If so, are you productive with them?
Hi Ted, I fish little and often. So all flies you see on RUclips have been through the mill and have caught fish. These have caught perch mainly and the larger version zander. Rgds Paul
Curious. Where I fish in the salt, flies with so much flash tend to turn more fish off than attract them. Just wondered how they worked for you, hence the question. Nice looking tie though.
I very rarely fish salt, but you have a good point. Maybe less of the flash and more of the MicroLon - lots of different combinations and other materials to try out in the dubbing loop