Looks like something you'd tie after Christmas with all the tinsel leftover Totally going to tie it with the Christmas tinsel that I have leftover from years ago
Very nice rendition of the Rolex. Those Chuck fans know the story of why I call it that. Absolutely deadly pattern and I never leave home without at least one in a box.
@@tightlinevideo LOL. Depends on which story you were told. The number of stories of where that fly came to him to create are great. Most would get your video demonotized.
I tie mine even simpler than that. I throw mine on a size 8 jig hook with a 4.0 tungsten bead and whack fish on it. It is also one of my best sellers when it comes to selling them because they work so well
I will be honestly it just looks like and is built identically to a Clouser Minnow but that's not a bad thing. There's a reason that is one of the best flies of all time and also known to have caught just about everything that swims. Any variation of it is probably a good bet but what seems to make this one is the material. I'll have to look out for that Kreelex this is the first I've heard of it but I very much like the look of it.
It is similar to a clouser, but has a much bulkier body than a clouser due to the top and bottom sections only going to just past the hook end. I had the pleasure of having Chuck teach me how to tie the fly. He is a legend in Virginia and knew his stuff.
Nice profile for you. But clean and even is the way to go with Kreinik. more exaggerated action when you strip. Watch Chuck Kraft tie it , he gives a few reasons why.
To make an original yet simple, well-thought out fly is really something. I see many parallels to the clouser, just using more modern materials. I don't have this specific material, but i know I have various strung "flash" products that will get the job done, plus I can experiment. Your videos are unmatched in terms of cinematography and precision of instruction. If I can't be on the river then I'll sit by the vise, keep em coming!
I knitted a crazy fly Charlie took it made a tail from a marabou and a collar from a micromarabou but I made a long wing from uni axell and caught a pike
Now that's shiny! I've never done well with "tinsel flies" - too much flash get some follows and pecks but never a solid take. Maybe it's time to give them another try but I'd have to put some taper in the wing and tail - those squared of fibers just don't seem "right". So where does it stand? From a "go-to" to a "try when nothing is working" fly, could someone rate this pattern for me? It kinda looks like a "reaction strike" fly that needs to be fished fast. Any suggestions?
