Stunning fly! I've been tying for over a decade but always seeing new stuff. Bet this would work awesome for smallmouth bass here in the Great Lakes. Thanks for sharing! ps I fucking _LOVE_ your magazine. Best in the business, no question.
Andre, I've only seen a few of your tutorials so far. They are absolutely awesome!! I caught my first ever musky this year, completely by mistake while fishing for walleye. I am totally hooked. Like buying a complete new outfit, tying new flies kind of hooked. For 37 years I've flyfished for nothing but trout, mostly bugs size 12 or smaller. Your videos are a great learning tool for me. Can't wait to see something else from you.
Late to the party as usual. Good to see you working on a long hook. I have a set of jigs 1/2, 3/4, 1 oz that have 7/0 and 8/0 hooks. Not so much the luxury of hook shank but more like, wth do I do with all this space? I've tied a couple of truly ugly overdressed things that look like circus wagons with clowns hanging out. Watching you gives me a better sense of proportion. Staggered bullet ties with shouldered feathers looks like a good thing to try in the midsection. Been using curled peacock hurl for the top line. Combed in squimpish would be a little more civilized. Always get something good from watching you Andre. Thanks. Looking forward to more late night karaoke on the backchannel.
unreal video, so well done! question for you on what bobbin has been nest to use with the semperfly nano silk? I have been wrecking some by nicking/ wearing channels in the tubes from the thread being so tough
Hey Chris - thanks for the feedback - Bobbin I’m using is the Raidzap Xact Bobbin - I’ve been using them a couple years now and honestly struggle to tie with anything else these days - they are perfect for the nano silk - no issues at all with wear on the tube. They have an adjustable length tube which I really like. They also grip the thread spool a lot tighter than most bobbins which I like too. Hope that helps
These hooks were developed to withstand a wide range of larger species, specifically being targeted with very large flies, mainly in saltwater so the heavier gauge hooks are a necessity
Hi Joe - we unfortunately don't get White Tail here in SA, so all our Bucktail needs to be imported from US/Europe. We do have a few local species that provide good hair such as Klipspringer as a replacement for Elk Hair, and a few others. Mountain Rheedbuck hair is the closest we have to Bucktail and have used it a fair bit, but its difficult to get hold of, and certainly not in anything near the quantities we'd need for tying regularly.
@@BucktailFliesRoger, just read your article about your buddy sneaking a ton end, fantastic. Bold photo by the way! I live in Montana, WT are everywhere here. I need to learn how to die fur!
