Not sure why I'm just now finding your channel. There aren't many/any channels that go in depth into bass fly fishing. Seems like you cover pretty much the same stuff I can fish in So.Md. with some shallow ponds and the Chesapeake Bay. Subscribed 👍🏻
Nice one! Simple but effective..I snag bushes and trees working shorelines, and go to great lengths to retrieve them, but have noticed the anger level of losing a fly is directly proportional to how hard it was to tie.😠😂 Thanks for sharing this! Good fishing to you!🎣
Thanks Alvin. Your fly tying videos are both informative and entertaining. I tied a variation of the Fat Baby with white or black UV Life Flex Wrap and Taxi Eyes, which are glass eyes mounted on bendable wire. It takes more time to tie than with glue on eyes and makes the fly heavier. Will try it out soon on a friend's smallmouth pond.
I love your simplistic approach to flies! Sometimes I think we over complicate this sport to justify (fill in the blank). As I sit and bend shanks by the dozen to tie up feather game changers.... Each of these is an hour tie, but I'll bet I could catch the same fish if I just tossed a Fat Baby. Great video, love the laugh!
@@AlvinDedeauxFlyFishing he liked it in a two tone white/brown and all white. I always thought the fly looked big, but didn’t cast too big. A nice simple fly.
@Alvin Dedeaux one of my goals this year is to get way better at bass on the fly. Over the next month I will be attending the Alivn Dedeaux RU-vid school of Bass Fishing. Thanks for the great content man.
Alvin you are an excellent teacher and your laugh is intoxicating and cracks me up! I ordered the materials to build your fat baby and popper to try out for bass. Good show sir and thank you!
Love it man, finally got around to watching.. Throw a half hitch or quickie whip finish before spinning the vice to wrap that body and the thread won't drive you so crazy when using rotary.. Very similar to CK Baitfish, using that CCT body fur.. Come to VA man got a seat in my boat for ya anytime we'll catch a few smallies. Cheers, E
Love the fly tying videos! Keeping it real and simple! I caught my 1st small mouth of the year today on a version of that foam popper you showed us how to tie! It also catches tons of Sunfish! I am excited to try this one
Hey Alvin, I believe I heard you say that you pinched down the barb on the hook? I am all for it but curious to know more about it. Do you do this cause your local waters enforce this? Also, do you do this on your saltwater flies as well? I've thought about doing this as well just for the well being of the fish. Especially if the fly breaks off while hooked up on a fish I would think the hook would have better chances of falling out of the fishes mouth and not being stuck in the fish for however long it would take to get rubbed off or rusted out. Also do you lose any fish without the barb while hooked up? Sorry for the lengthy comment, I'm just really curious about it and have been considering doing the same to my hooks but wanted a little more insight first. Thanks
I don't think you loose any more fish as long as you keep a tight line. Some people think you hook more fish without the barb, because the barb does create some resistance when the point goes in. I smash the barbs because it make releasing the fish a lot easier and if someone gets hooked it is a lot easier to remove a barbless hook.
Can you show how it acts in water? I tied one with some EP brush (because I didn't have any of that CCT Fur or whaterver it's called) but mine doesn't slowwly sink. Kinda floats on the surface or just breaking surface. Is that how it works? Has some great action...but thought it was suposed to be more like a minnow/bluegill.
