Fly Tying: Brammer's Faux Hammer - Pike/Musky Fly 

Thanks man! Greatly appreciated.

Thanks man, I really appreciate it!

Thank you Kyle!

Haha, thanks Emppu!

Thank you Dwight! Enjoy opener man, Tight Lines!

Thank you Simon! If you ever give it a go for Tarpon, let me know how it goes!

I really appreciate that Dan! Many thanks man!

Thank you Karl, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Thank you Stephan! Tight lines man!

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Ok I am gone to ry it for shure

Haha, its always encouraging man. I appreciate it!

Thank you Larry! Much appreciated man!

Right !!!

Thanks man, really glad to hear that! I haven't tried the addition of weight, either raw or in the form of a rattle. The deflection of the jerk fly simply should be around the overall length of the fly in my opinion, that way the predator is presented with a 100% profile view of the fly. I am not sure if the fly would benefit from greater deflection, but it is something definitely worth playing with. I think from the standpoint of the rear hook, the goal is simply to overcome the material drag through the hook mass to allow the front to deflect - whereas if the rear had sufficient drag the front hook would be dragged back resulting in a straight line retrieve. If you were to add weight to increase deflection, I would think adding it to the front hook would be most beneficial, then you could achieve a slight jig to the fly, versus having is sinking tail first on a long pause.

Hey Sherry, you can definitely fish this comfortably with an 8 wt - same as with the Impostor, Allspark, and BodyTubing BULKhead. Most often - especially when wade fishing however, I'm face with high bank scenarios and limited casting room and a heavier line like a 10wt is more comfortable, especially if you need to roll cast. But for boat fishing or open casting areas, these are great, if not easy on an 8 wt.

Thank you Lars!

Hey Joe, the Boundary Waters are something I've yet to explore. Have only been in the area a few years and I've had my hands full figuring out the local stuff. My only experience up there was on Rainy Lake - fished a 9wt and mostly Bucktail style baitfish patterns from 5-8" long in the June time frame - crushed pike and Smallies in the shallows, bays and points into the bays. Wish I had more advice for you. What are your hopes for target species?

@@Gunnar_Brammer Smallies are my favorite species to catch because the fight like heck. A couple of my buddies have been up there several times and caught their limit on bass. They used conventional fishing equipment. Im hopefully that the new Game Changers will work for the Smallmouths. I’m looking forward to fishing up there in God’s county. So beautiful up there.

Neither am I!