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This fly is tied and designed to be fished drop shot style on the fly rod. It is great for bass both largemouth and smallmouth. This fly shines when it is overcast, the water is off color, or the fish are in a negative feeding mode. Tie some up and see The Sparkle Bunny get results for you on your next trip!  Instructional Tying DemoSpeed Demo
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This video will give you tips on how to catch more carp next time you decide to chase carp on the fly. Topics covered include stealth, flies, and gear. Below are links to the fly tying recipes that were featured in the video. Fly Tying Recipes Darth Vader - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/a-great-stained-and-muddy-water-carp-fly Carp Crawler - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/if-you-fly-fish-for-carp-you-need-this-fly-in-your-box Mud Walker - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/a-great-fly-for-marsh-carp  Material LinksUmqua Egg Hook - https://amzn.to/2IxUGkm Thread - https://amzn.to/2ASfqPV Brass Eyes - https://amzn.to/2AVjoqY Perfect Rubber Silicone Legs - Fluorescent Red - https://amzn.to/35jGzZI Dubbing - Ice Dubbing - https://amzn.to/35diWlD HareTron Dubbing - https://amzn.to/2ASbsql Soft Hackle - https://amzn.to/2AVEK7z Sally Hansen Hard as Nails - https://amzn.to/2OyrYnp Instructional Tying DemoSpeed DemoIn this video, I highlight the benefits of using Coates clear sewing thread to tie streamers and larger flies. This thread is cheap but strong and can be purchased at Wal-mart and most craft stores. Give this thread a try!
Instructional Demo Tying Notes -Keep the brass eyes tied as close as you can to the hook eye. This will keep the back end of the fly pointing up during pauses in the retrieve. It produces a nice jigging action. -Make sure the Zonker strip is tied upside down so the material faces the fish during your retrieve. -Select a larger soft hackle feather to add body and action to the fly -Use brown fabric paint to coat the head around the brass eyes for durability. One to two coats is plenty and will create a very durable head. Use orange and black fabric paint to create eyes after the brown fabric paint is dried. The orange paint will cover up and brown paint that found its way over the brass eyes. Fishing Tips To get the most out of this pattern you need to be getting down as quickly as possible and staying there. For shallow applications, I would recommend a five to ten foot fast sinking, sink tip fly line and a short four to five foot leader with no less than twelve pound fluorocarbon. The orientation of the fly, dipping action of the sink tip, and the floating line behind the sink tip all work together to give you a great jigging presentation. In shallow water you could also use a floating line with a nine foot leader to achieve the same action. Keep the leader stiff to avoid break offs and lost fish. In deeper water use a full sink fly line based upon the depth you will be fishing. Keep the leader short at four to five feet and make sure to count your fly down according to your line. You will be throwing this fly in and around structure that eats line. Always use fluorocarbon! Good luck with this pattern. I know that it will catch you fish. It will help you get down quickly and keep you fishing even when the water level is up and stained. Watch the tying demo below and watch till the end to see a big drum on a jig fly! Speed Demo |
AuthorMatt Campbell Archives
February 2020
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