Fly Tying: Big Game - Chosen One, Silicone Variation

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The purpose behind this video is to demonstrate the scale-ability of the Chosen One from the 4" BareBones version up to a 10" BEAST Fleye. The Fly Demonstrated here is a simple Popovics's Siliclone variation using a few material subsitutions from the Chosen One Material Kits.
Finding high quality bucktail is a very difficult thing to do - likewise creating a lot of Bulk with Synthetics that still swim well is often an equally difficult task, but by combining the two - you truly get the best of both worlds! By combining our Squimpish Hair with Bucktail we can create flies with plenty of bulk, yet retain a very lifelike action throughout the fly. (Think of the Squimpish hair as merely an extension to the tips of the bucktail fibers). This solution also allows you to tie large flies with relatively poorer quality bucktial.
Materials:
Hook: Gamakatsu 4/0 SL12s
Thread: 210 Flymaster Plus
Tail: Squimpish Hair blended with Wing N' Flash
Wing Support: Bucktail
Wing: Squimpish Hair blended with Wing N' Flash
Head: Strung Fuzzy Fiber blended with Wing N' Flash
Head: GE II Household Silicone Clear
Eyes: 1/4" Super Pearl Sticker Eyes
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11 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 38

@charlieboutin3341 4 года назад

You’re absolutely one of the very best at tying and instructing. Magnificent fly..unbelievable motion. I’ll be ordering some kits soon. Thanks for sharing your passion. God Bless

@dirkvannieuwenhove 3 года назад

I started using the tying technique you used for tying down material today in my bulkheads. It works so well! 👌

@jakefinn7905 4 года назад

Thank you - ur passion makes you a great instructor. I’ve been tying mullet patterns lately w/ep crab brush for the head packed & trimmed tightly which also traps air and gives a good subsurface spook retrieve. I’m now going to coat w/silicone !

@PiTeK666 4 года назад

Another great tie , love your tying man , you’re such a perfectionist

@kodaifishing 4 года назад

Dear Gunnar: Hope all is well, Thank you, as always great

@johnnylightning1491 4 года назад

Another great fly buddy. I see your names starting to get out there, I've seen a few others tying your flies on youtube. Keep up the good work.

@michaelburk9171 Год назад

Beautiful looking fly. (Like always) This vid is 3 years old, but I wanted to share a product with you're viewers. I've been experimenting with a product from Dap called Ultra Clear. "Flexible all purpose Waterproof sealant". The caulking tube it comes in is clear plastic. And the product inside is almost as clear as water. It goes on and spreads very similar to silicone. Some of you might want to check this out.

@tadejp 4 года назад

It just occured to me that rinse aid (that is used for the dishwasher) would be an excellent photo flo replacement :)

@rayhenderson3546 3 года назад

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

@JohnJonelis 4 года назад

Great videos because you think about the reasons and purposes for each design! Please give me your thoughts on this: I've used bucktail to build bulk by spinning a wheel of it under the Squimpish. But I've switched to stacked Strung Fuzzy Fiber (or any s-bend synthetic) with Squimpish veiled over it. I call it a material dam. Weighs almost nothing. Squeezes down when the fish bites, then springs back. I call the series the Fat Man, with thanks to you. Comments please.

@hankvana2149 4 года назад

Nice Gunnar! Can Extra Select Craft Fur be substituted for Squimpish Hair on smaller flies? The Squimpish Hair is not available in Canada yet. Have lots of long bucktail, guess that I can just tie the Chosen One with that.

@adamwiles-rosell1436 4 года назад

Hey Gunnar great video! Any additional info you could provide or possibly a SBS of the BEAST version you showed swimming? Is the BT and squimpish all hollow ties and 360 displaced around the hook shank? Also, what's the head material?

@marklayland5424 4 года назад

Hi Gunner, love you fly tying man, I am looking at buying the TRV vice and would like some advice please. Do you use the C clamp or base, I just thought having the C clamp might be Better for the larger flies?

@phillipimsdahl3563 4 года назад

I have a dumb question, have you ever thought of designing a jig fly for ice-fishing lakers?

@tomkarrow8208 4 года назад

I hate the vinegar smell of silicone. How does what you use smell? Have you found a scent free silicone?

@joelhouse7533 4 года назад

Several comments mention fly weight issues. What weight line would you recommend to cast a Chosen One with the silicon head. I tied a few on size 6 SL11-3H. I only get two iterations of BT and SF. I cast this smaller fly on 9ft 7wt. It worked well on a tapered 6-7 ft leader. When I went to a longer straight 15lb fluorocarbon leader it was dying at the end of my cast. Hence the question regarding line weight for a fly like this tied on a Gamakatsu 4/0 SL12S. Loved the video of the fly in the water.

@agustingonzalez6747 4 года назад

Gunnar can you use 3d eyes on these flies? Great streamer

@FlickingFeathers 4 года назад

You can, but they can cut through the silicon if it gets compressed

@glennplatvoet7111 Год назад

Is that 100 percent rubber fish tank silicone or common calk doses it matter

@midisax 3 года назад

Crazy good

@josegarrido1602 3 года назад

Hola que producto usas para hacer la cabeza de la mosca gracias

@TheCanary24 2 года назад

👏👏👏

@thomasgreenup1049 3 года назад

What is the material you are putting on first?

@miguelbadiola5554 4 года назад

Hi Gunnar. What do you think about adding lead wire or lead eyes? Thanks!

@Gunnar_Brammer 4 года назад

Hey Miguel! Check out this video which goes over various weighting options for the Chosen One: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m3bMcKDCfYw.html All are applicable to this Big Game size as well!

@AlexLeeNewYorkCity 4 года назад

Hi Gunnar, can I just substitute the Kodak Photo Flo with soapy water? Thanks.

@zafotbeeb 4 года назад

I also found an unscented clear dish soap that works really well and saves me a lot of money compared to the price of photo-flo.

@JOBAHT 4 года назад

Is fuzzy fiber something like really long trilobal dubbing?

@zafotbeeb 4 года назад

NO it is just a course crinkled fiber. I personally don't like it at all. I find wool fleese and rams wool easier to use and way cheaper if you get it from a wool supplier (Ebay) rather than a fly shop.