The Suspending Slammer - 13" Musky/Big Game Fly
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- A Variation of Mark Sedotti's Weight Balanced Yak Slammer. The best casting, large profile baitfish pattern I have ever fished.
Mark Sedotti New Facebook Video on Weight Balancing Flies: / 1462994554041680
Topics:
3D Fleye and Fiber Selection: 0:52
Weight Balancing Flies: 3:30
Foam Material Dams (my variation on the pattern): 10:45
Shaping the Foam: 22:14
Blending the Yak: 25:10
Stacking the Fly: 30:00
Finishing the Head: 52:00
Why Weight Balanced Flies are worth fishing: 55:44
Links
Ellis Ward/Flyzotics: www.instagram....
Cpt. Ian Devlin/Devlin Blends: / devlin-blends-17219214...
Mark Sedotti's Original Slammer Video: • MarkSedottiSlammer
Blending Fibers with Steve Farrar: • The birth of SF Blend
Weight Gram Scale: amzn.to/39wc1IJ
Component Weight for Weight Balanced Slammer
TP610 6/0: 1.4g
4/0 Gamakatsu Singer: 0.8g
14" x 0.030": 1.93g
8" x 0.030": 1g
Plus weight of Silicone for head - approx. 1.5g
Materials:
Hook: Ahrex TP610 6/0
Hook: Gamakatsu Stinger 4/0
Wire: 65lb Knot 2 Kinky
Lead Wire: 0.030"
Foam: 5/8" cylinder - cut into 1/3rds and shaped
Yak Hair
Predator Flashabou
Strung Fuzzy Fiber
Wing N Flash
3/8" Sticker Eye
GE II Household Silicone
Thanks for taking the time invested to develop fly designs, and then pass, freely, your findings on to people who are able to put the fruits of your labour to use. Predator fly fishermen are massively in debt to you and your generosity...I'm in awe of your focus !
These videos are so long and yet so interesting and informative. You don't include anything that isn't necessary, and each time I find myself watching the entire video when I initially wasn't planning on it. Keep them coming!
WOW, what a great video! I haven't tied any flies in probably 40 years, but I met a big bass fisherman here in north Texas who is part of the big swimbait scene. Throwing 8 to 12 inch soft and hard plastic baits for big largemouth. He has an idea to throw a 16 inch "fly" as a more subtle big swimbait presentation. He wants to throw it on conventional baitcasting tackle with a weight of 3/4 to 1 ounce. My idea is to build a wooden core, weighted for slightly negative buoyancy to provide casting weight and to provide a bit of bulk for the fly. So much good info here that I am pretty comfortable giving this concept a try.
I have been tying Trout & Bass flies for many years. I'm working setting a fly rod up to fish for Musky's & Pike. I have got into tying some big flies and I have been tying some big flies for other guys and some are your flies. I have watched several of your videos and you are awesome young man. I can hear and see the passion you have when tying these big flies. Thank you for the awesome ideas.
Just got my first fly set up for Muskie fishing, I have always used gear until now. Watching your videos has me really wanting to start building my own flies now. I love watching these instructional videos you do. You explain every step very well and I feel confident I can do this also. Looking forward to watching all of your videos.
Your such a asset and inspiration. In the fly fishing community
Thank you for demonstrating this fly. I have been looking for a large fly l can use on the Murray Cod here as they grow to over a metre long. I have watched nearly all of your videos and l just want to say thank you for the knowledge you share best wishes from Australia
A killer musky// pike fly..great explanation of the fiber selection and weighting!!!
The idea is to have fly and leader turning over at similar speed so it feels right when casting. Add weight to bushy fly on the other hand add air resistance to dense fly. Leader formula is important too
Why not start with a heavier wire hook that weights more like the 8/0 bluewater hook on the table?
If after using 22" of lead wire to the 6/0 TP610 hook makes it weigh roughly the same as the 8/0 bluewater, why not just tie on the bluewater? Do you need the lead wire to make the fly keel properly? Also, what bobbin is that and do you like using it more than the Rite Mag?
What a sick pattern but I bet it works like a charm! HUGE fly! 😍
Nice tlying injoyd watching great job
Another brute of a fly in the books 📚 I am thankful for these 30-60 minute tying videos that you do, breaking everything down to its basic form and building it back up.
Premade popper heads probably wouldn’t work since they are not perfectly round and too long. Would you use an intermediate line or something else. I have a 10 weight and a Musky Magnum floating line on right now.
The king of strung fuzzy fiber heads😄
Great video, appreciate the persuit of bulk. I am curious why you didn’t just use the heavy saltwater hook to and avoid using all that lead?
Very informative and some great food for thought.
Great video. Thanks for that I. gone try to make a fly on this principle for salt water strippers .on a 6/0 saltwater hook and a little quicker sinking
Awesome fly and video. Thanks much 🤙
Gunnar, which of your rods are you throwing this on, also which line are you using to throw it?
O yea that's what makes me all tiggelle like here she's looking good and going to eat it
I just found this video. Great demonstration and super cool techniques and flies. You said a couple times it’s almost where you want it but not quite.
Have you made any changes to the design since you made this video? How did it fish last season?
Would Big Fly Fiber be a decent substitute for the yak hair, or would it be too soft?
They’d work for North Atlantic stripers too.
Perfectly!!! 👍👍👍
Hey gunner thanks what does the finished fly weigh?
Just curious if you've ever tried Lexel in place of silicone? It dries absolutely clear and is tougher than silicone. I use it for my caulking needs now intend to test it on flies in place of silicone next chance I get.
I definitely will have to try that. Are you silicon quite a lot and hate how it looks muddy with colored flies.
Hey wondering what rod and reel set up you would suggest for these flys and the size of fish they catch
Just wondering , when casting a fly that large do you have problems with it parachuting , because from its mass ? And would a 10-11 wt work to cast one ?
Hey Gunnar! Great video! What vise are you using in this video?
No weight yet - anyway what's the stinger hook connection to the wire?
Just a handshake, loop around the hook eye ???
Quote of the day, “poop your pants” :)
Wow, would this process work in a 6 to 8 inch size work for a pike fly?
It absolutely will work in any size; That's kind of the whole point of weight balancing a fly. You may have to play with the amount of weight you use for the smaller fly.
You don't know how excited I was to see that you posted this video. Since your very first post of Mark Sedotti's Weight Balanced Yak Slammer, I've been hoping and praying that you post a video on how to make it. Thank you so much for taking the time an effort to figure out this type stuff and then share it freely with us. Your amazing!
Man the gar in Texas would be licking there chops or huge hybrid Striper s
Ever tried hollow lead solder?
What exact rod model and weight was used during your try outs at 8:10 ?
Fishing a St. Croix Imperial Fly Rod, 9ft. 10wt. 2pc.
@@Gunnar_Brammer Would you consider it's going to be same, easily cast'able with 9' 9wt according to method of balancing the fly with lead wire?
That’s utter malarkey; Bc that fly will fight the backcast and cause a huge rubber band effect
You my friend have completely lost your mind. 400 lb Marlin don’t swim in your waters
Jim Montgomery musky would definitely hit a fly that size. No marlin in MN.