Super User flyfisher Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Share Posted February 23, 2020 Been getting the fly fishing and fly tying itch after doing it sporadically the last 10 years. I finally have space to tie so I figured I'd get back into it. Decided to go with the ever popular game changer fly which will catch anything that swims. It is articulated with 4 joints and gives a crazy good action in the water. The first one i tied was the green on in the blow pictures. The next two were tied after thinking through the issues i had on the first one and trying some new things and they turned out much much better. I almost forgot how much I enjoyed fly tying. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartwood71 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Great way to use some winter time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted February 23, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted February 23, 2020 A little baitfish imitation i had in my brain last night and made it today..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted March 1, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted March 1, 2020 Another little baitfish imitation, trying some new materials and techniques. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Scott F Posted March 1, 2020 Super User Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 7:32 PM, flyfisher said: Been getting the fly fishing and fly tying itch after doing it sporadically the last 10 years. I finally have space to tie so I figured I'd get back into it. Decided to go with the ever popular game changer fly which will catch anything that swims. It is articulated with 4 joints and gives a crazy good action in the water. The first one i tied was the green on in the blow pictures. The next two were tied after thinking through the issues i had on the first one and trying some new things and they turned out much much better. I almost forgot how much I enjoyed fly tying. Do those hold a lot of water making them hard to cast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted March 1, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted March 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Scott F said: Do those hold a lot of water making them hard to cast? Did they hold a lot of water, yes, were they hard to cast not really. Two things work in my favor when dealing with heavy flies. The first being i started fly fishing as a poor college student and had one rod, a 4 wt, that i used to cast everything from #18 tricos to weighted closures for smallies, so I developed an ability to cast weighted flies on underweighted rods. The second is I am no longer a poor college student (just a semi poor elementary school teacher) so I have a Sage Bass II LM rod that I could cast a wet sock with pretty easily should the need arise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsfromva Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 following. i've been slaying dinks, small bass, bluegill, etc. i figure if there's small bass there's big bass too right? right now, just tossing nymphs & buggers. i guess i need bigger flies right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted March 23, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted March 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, marsfromva said: following. i've been slaying dinks, small bass, bluegill, etc. i figure if there's small bass there's big bass too right? right now, just tossing nymphs & buggers. i guess i need bigger flies right? I have always liked throwing bigger flies. Even when my primary focus was brown trout i threw the same flies i did for smallmouth and did pretty well. I mean bass eat big stuff so why not throw it. It is also nice when someone asks you about "what can you catch on that thing, sunnies", and you show them a 6" fly you are throwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 24, 2020 Global Moderator Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 5:30 PM, flyfisher said: Another little baitfish imitation, trying some new materials and techniques. Puglisi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted March 25, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Puglisi? yes and no....lol so i was reading about the puglisi material and i have used it and like it but i also read about getting bonnie cord which is the same material and basically brushing it out so that is what i did. I bought a few colors and brushed it out and it works great. I know also have probably 5 lifetimes worth supply of the colors i bought for a fraction of the price. I also got some wire to make the brushes so you can wrap the material as well which is what I did on the other baitfish fly on this post. Just ordered some stuff to tie some different patterns so we will see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted March 25, 2020 Global Moderator Share Posted March 25, 2020 Sweet, great looking flies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted March 27, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted March 27, 2020 Got some new materials and trying some keel weighted flies.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 5, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just a couple more flies 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User ATA Posted April 5, 2020 Super User Share Posted April 5, 2020 I never seen good YouTube clip and source how to use them for bass fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 3 hours ago, flyfisher said: Just a couple more flies Those look good, what material are you using for the head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS302 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 @flyfisher, what is the material you used for the tail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 6, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 6, 2020 Head is laser dubbing and the tail is a kreelex craw turned sideways. You can't tell but these are both articulated with one joint. I turned the wire sideways so the craw tail would face the proper direction. Didn't give a ton of action but i think that is because it was just one joint. The laser dubbing is awesome stuff, i never used it before but i saw it when i was researching some patterns, belly bumper in particular. I am gonna see how they do on some game changers i am gonna tie tomorrow. Went out today and threw a white game changer but i am thinking i need some different colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 ive beeb really digging the appearance in the water of flys tied with a material on top and bottom like how the gamechanger is tied. I think its refered to as stacking. Ive been using marabou for my stacks. Gives a distinct baitfish profile. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 7, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 7, 2020 I haven't spilt colors on a game changer yet, most people i know use some sort of chenille, body fur or body wrap etc... Marabou is a wonderful material. I don't think anything synthetic will ever match it to be honest. If you are looking for a good video on stacking materials, check out this video from Kelly Galloup on the belly bumper. you can fast forward to near the end when he was working on the head portion. He isn't sticking the hair per se but the end result is the same and way easier to tie. https://midcurrent.com/videos/how-to-tie-a-belly-bumper-bunker/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Actually hes the one i picked it up from, i think a variation of the sex dungeon might be the one ive been tying, but cant remember for sure. Extremely simple, marabou tail, chennile wrap, marabou top, marabou bottom, repeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 7, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 7, 2020 Here is what i envisioned yesterday when i was on the river and this is what I came up with tonight. Turned out ok but we will see how it fishes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I keep having thoughts of seeing one of those on a dropshot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 8, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 8, 2020 Tied up a couple craws last night. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted April 11, 2020 Author Super User Share Posted April 11, 2020 Got some new materials and I think I like them. Tried them out on another keel weighted fly going for a more slender profile and a little more flash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 57 minutes ago, flyfisher said: Got some new materials and I think I like them. Tried them out on another keel weighted fly going for a more slender profile and a little more flash. How are you weighting it, lead wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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