EP finger mullet - UNDERWATER FOOTAGE! - McFly Angler Fly Tying Tutorials
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- EP style flies are staples in many saltwater fishermans boxes. And the Mullet style pattern is definitely an important fly to have when fishing in the gulf. Redfish, sea trout, and many other species love mullet. This is more a finger mullet pattern, being so small. You can tie it larger, but I find this 2.5" size is best.
Mullet tend to have darker colored heads vs the rest of their bodies. Their heads are also large and wide, so you need a wide profile head for a good imitation.
Also, most mullet tend to have silvery looking eyes, so I find a silver eye works best. However you could use red or any other color you want.
While this fly does take a long time to tie, it will last through many fish strikes. Its rather durable when tied correctly, and is really effective.
Here is a list of materials I used to tie this fly, and links to where you can purchase them.
Hook: Gamakatsu SC15 in size 1/0 - amzn.to/2gys8gd
Thread: Veevus Power Thread 140 in Brown - www.jsflyfishin...
Fiber: Congo Hair in "Natural White", "Caddis Tan", and "Medium Brown" - www.flytyersdun...
Eyes: 3D stick on eyes - amzn.to/2gW55so
Eye Adhesive: Fletch Tite - amzn.to/2yCrcNS
Head Cement: Bone Dry UV Curing Resin made by Solarez - solarez.com/pro...
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I've caught plenty of striped bass and weakfish on mullets! This looks like a winner to me!
Thanks
Fiberlicious. Awesome tie and awesome video.
Thank you! :)
Nice fly, hope to get into fly fishing for reds here in Florida when I get some free time 👍
Let me know how you do! Thanks man! :)
You have nice technique. Thank you!
Thanks
Best step by step tutorials.
+som Alexander thank you! :)
Looks really nice. Kind of a long tie but seems worth it
+Chris Cox it is, ep flies aren't quick
looks like it would work well with some olives, yellows, and blues added in to imitate bluegill for bass too
Oh yeah man absolutely! Have you checked out my bluegill pattern? The fathead bluegill?
I musr have missed that one
It’s different than this one for sure, but it works well for an injured or dying bluegill.
ive gotta go look it up. i've had to many times i've seen a bass smoke a bluegill within eye shot of me for me to not carry bluegill flies.
Yeah man, I feel ya! “Fathead squishy streamer bluegill”. Look it up you will find it.
Do you think you could switch up the colors and have a good sunfish pattern for bass? Also, really cool mullet pattern. Should work well for blue runners.
FlyinThruColorado not to answer for McFly but absolutely. Another option would be to tie in all white and color it with markers.
+Charlie Wilson spot on Charlie! You can tie this in any color combo you want. Both ep fiber and Congo hair have a multitude of colors, and there is always the sharpie coloring part as well.
I watched several baitfish pattern videos of yours and they look quite good, to the point and attractive.Sorry, I have one criticism. You seem to use different, specialized materials in every pattern. I can not keep an endless supply of inventory in stock; they are usually quite expensive. If you have an endless collection from a flyshop connection this couldwork.For me, I need to stock a few products in a few basic colors and have a collection of sharpies. When I see videos like yours, I just have to modify and adapt. Pretty much, they look alright.I do appreciate your tips and techniques and gradually purchase some of the products that you endorse to stay up to date with best materials.Cheers. Jim
I’m all about modifying and adapting. No problem there. Use whatever you can, and change it up if you have too. Many of the specialized materials I use are less expensive than the ones in a fly shop. For instance, this fly you commented on uses “Congo hair” instead of EP fiber. EP fibers are $7-9/bag, and Congo hair is $2.50.. but if you have EP already on hand use it. Same with most of my dubbing, it’s from a place called fly tiers dungeon. The subbing is $0.75-$1/bag. When I can, I try to use a less expensive material. But I totally get your concern, and in previous videos I’ve addressed this and told my subs that they should feel free to change out materials, hooks, etc. I’ve even discussed the sharpie thing as well. Anyway, good luck with all of it, and keep tying my friend! :)
Stuff from fly tyers dungeon is a hell of a deal, I bought some dubbing to make the glass minnows from the one video and ended up buying a lot of material and it's great quality. Haven't tried the Congo hair just because I really like EP fibers but it's probably good to. I buy most everything else I tie with from j stockard or Amazon.
I use Congo Hair instead of Puglisi too, but it doesn't make wasting so much material feel much better.
Thanks for the video.
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Now I don't Tie nor Fly Fish so my question is from an Avid Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Fisherman.
What would happen if you REALLY backed off on the trimming of the fly..? Would it have too much wind resistance to be cast accurately or would I need to choose a larger hook..? I just gotta wonder if the larger profile of a fly that didn't get such a drastic haircut wouldn't fish better...?
You would need a larger hook yes, and a heavier fly rod. The fly line weight is what casts the fly. So a lighter fly line will not cast a wind resistant fly as well as a heavier fly line. You can cast large heavy and wind resistant flies on heavier fly lines. So this fly can be cast on a 6wt rod somewhat easily, but something more bulky might need an 8wt fly rod. Hope that helps
Fantastic.
+Luis Militano thank you
Great video. Can you tell me where you got your tying bench?
Oasis tying benches. Go check them out. Let them know you found it through me if you don’t mind
Bela isca ...
is that a new vise
How do you decide whether to tie the material on top of each other or side to side ( your v tie)?
+som Alexander on the bottom of the fly, its more the v tie, on top you don't need to "split" the hook
Thanks!
no problem.
Where do you by congo hair?
Fly tiers dungeon. It’s an online purchase. Just look them up and you will find them
too much material makes it too dense. casting a wet mop would be easier.
naw, this casts well.
@@McFlyAngler are you trying to tell me that this fly doesn't hold any water? please show us. try to submerge it for couple of seconds then weight it.
@@nichtverstehen2045 I didn't say it doesn't, what I am saying is, I cast this well. I am not the original tier of this fly. I have fished this many times, and it does well as a mullet representation. Casts decent. Mullets have fat heads, this pushes water. With the right weight rod this will get out just fine. Can you cast something lighter better? Absolutely. However it doesn't mean this does not have its place in a fly box. Go check out my other EP style flies. I have tied the peanut fly in the past, and with that fly for sure you want sparse. I think I represented that one great as well.
@@McFlyAngler got it. thanks