I want to tie some Streamers for my father inlaw. He is not a fly fisherman but he is an avid Bass guy out in Southern California. So I want to try to tie him some stuff that he can use with a spinning rod. Colors, size etc..
Tie up some cray fish patterns
U could tie some hair jigs there great for bass
I agree on Jigs. Maybe some poppers, they would work with a bubble I would think.
How about some Clousers too. With the dumbbell eyes they could cast great.
Cray fish sound great. Are they difficult to tie? Hair jigs? Ill have to look that up for sure. Have you tied those before? Id like to see a picture…And the minnows im sure are a safe bet.. Maybe ill just have to make him a variety! Thanks guys.
For Jigs, I was thinking Chenille, Schlappen or Chinese Rooster Saddle. ANd MARABOU. Just basically a woolly bugger.
How about some of these:
some cool makeable ones here
Those Sili Snakes look awesome!
WOW, and easy as heck to make. Maybe tie in some sili legs behind the head too.
I like the bucktails like these especially for smallies
Two of those look like Marabou. Nice
Heres a real simple crayfish pattern
Any type of wooly bugger with big ol’ dumbell eyes. I never (probably should) look at videos on how to tie certain flies, I just get too antsy and head to the vise for trial and error. Lot’s more fun (and expensive) that way. I like marabou and rabbit strips for my heavier flies, and especially for bass flies. I like heavier synthetics as well as opposed to natural feathers/dubbing.
I think im going to go with the cray fish an the hair jigs. Ill probably tie them up pretty quick because its for christmas. Ill post some pictures when I have them done. Thanks for all the input.
I tied a crayfish last night and it didn’t come out to bad.. I mean its not perfect but a decent first try. thanks for that link… I going to try it a couple more times tonight.
I also went and picked up the materials today to tie the streamers. Im got some of those dumbbell weighed eyes. I also picked up a good variety of marabou colors. Im just going to do some different color mixes. I figured ill keep it simple since im just get into tying.
Right on Also dont forget youtube there lots of fly tying video’s. Couple of Utah guys like Curtis Fry I see his flies in the sl trib have videos up there.
And Cheech, he loves Bass fishing…Tube Dud here.
Tied these last night. Not fancy but should work for him.
I would say so…nice color choices…that is a great job. Can’t wait to hear the tail of the trophy landed on one.
Good color choices. Those should work nice for your dad.
Thanks. I know you can’t see them all in the pic but colors are.. Orange/Black,Red/Black,Red/Olive/white. #2 hooks 1/4 weight head. Im stilll going to tie up some crayfish. Ill put up a pic of those too when i get them done.