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Speed Tying Demos

For every instructional tying demo I publish to YouTube and my blog, I will also be posting a speed demo that is tying only, sped up, and set to music.  Click the button below to see my most recent speed demo covering The Carp Crawler.

Carp Crawler Speed Demo

The Mighty Minnow and Fly Talk series on YouTube

6/26/2018

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Recipe
 
Hook - Maruseigo hook sz. 1/0
Thread - clear mono or 210 denier of choice
Tail - white ice fur and pearl/silver polar flash
Middle Body - white craft fur on each side of fly
*each clump of craft fur should be 2x the width of a pencil
 
Head - white ice dubbing blend on bottom, gray/silver ice dubbing blend on top
Eyes - silver 4 to 6 mm eyes
Finish - *ALL coats of fabric paint go in between the eyes *allow first coat of fabric paint to dry completely before adding 2nd coat
1st coat fabric paint/solid silver on top, red on bottom
2nd coat fabric paint/silver glitter on top, pearl glitter on bottom
3rd coat - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails *should surround eyes and fabric paint coats
 
  Feel free to message me with any questions and I hope this streamer gets you into more fish! 
The Mighty Minnow will be featured on Fly Talk, a series I am starting on Monday, 7-2-18. This series will highlight fly patterns that I have been constructing and fishing. I will go over construction of the pattern, materials used, fly action, fishing options, and species specific approaches.  Tune in and get the whole story on Fly Talk!  Tight Lines!  
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Suspending Flies Over Structure for Smallmouth Bass

6/14/2018

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This video covers a simple and effective technique for fishing boulder strewn smallmouth bass streams.  By using a foam diver combined with a short sink tip and fluorocarbon leader, you can hang flies above structure and entice fish out of hiding and into the net!  The simple set up is listed below.  I hope this helps you when targeting smallmouth bass on the fly rod and If you haven't already, please subscribe to my blog and YouTube channel.  Thanks for watching and tight lines! 

Leader Setup

1.) 5-10 ft. sink tip - *Dependent on water depth
    -most small stream applications can be covered with a      5-6 ft. sink tip

2.) 4 ft. of fluorocarbon line - 10-12 lb. test

3.) Diver fly of choice
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YouTube Channel Updates!

6/13/2018

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