There used to be a show on PBS that had ppl teaching you how to tie flies. It was so relaxing to watch. Then Bob Ross came on too. Good ole PBS and the good old days 😂
When I was a kid I learned to get small sinkers, a pair of pliers, a long shank hook and some feathers/wool/Christmas tinsel and a fine drill. Drill out the sinker hole enough to pass the eye of the hook through it. Add your choice of wool etc as you do so. When the eye comes out the other side, crimp the sinker shut with the pliers. Presto - home-made jigs. It's a good way to reuse weights off the unsalvagable cast nets I often find thrown on the bank or in bins near boat ramps. If using cast net weights you don't need to drill them out.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is fly tying! I am no expert, but fairly versed in the fly tying. If ya have any questions at all, feel free to reach out! Get flair to save you some duck feathers! Mainly the flank feathers from teal and mallard. Also the back and shoulder feathers from partridge, grouse, chukr, and other upland game birds make great soft hackle for wet flies and nymphs. Little tip, if you want a nymph to sink faster, keep the materials to a minimal. Less materials means less water resistance, when you want them down deep and fast.
Just a rotary vise. And for the crappie Jigs use non collared jigs. My buddies tie I pour for them currently 1/32&1/16 have 1/80&1/100 and another mold being cut. 1/80 are killer here
You have some excellent hunted furs available, deer, rabbit , squirrel, night squirrel. As for vices , I have a nice one with a big name and a big price but I still hand palmer my hackles so stick with your materials experimenting I say , and have fun. Great work man.
Your vise is fine as long as it holds the hook strong and won't move under pressure. But if you want something nicer, Renzetti, Griffin, Norvise, Regal, Peak, HMH, and Stonfo all have good vises, it is just about your preference on feel, and fit/finish. I'd suggest going to a local shop or somewhere in you travels and trying tying on a few, before shelling hundreds on something that isn't what you want. The first thing to learn is consistent pressure all the way around the hook when wrapping thread. Pinching materials firmly, learning to control the amount of materials you put on a hook (more is not always better), and lastly proportions depending on the pattern of fly you are tying. There are a lot of fly tying youtubers you can follow (Gunnar Brammer, Fly fish food, Davie Mcphail, flyfishingtheozarks, The feather bender, and tightlinevideo just to name a few I follow) , and tie along with that will progress your tying without the need to tie locally. A local club or store may have tying sessions that will help as well, if you need the in person experience. As far as thread UTC, Unithread, Veevus, Semperfli, and Danville all have good threads. The higher the Denier the stronger the thread in most cases. O's are opposite 8/O is smaller than 6/O. Learn with 100+D and once you become proficient with thread tension drop down to 70 or lower for smaller flies or patterns that you need small profiles. The thread you are probably having a problem with, came with the kit and is probably garbage. I had a similar experience with a kit of thread I bought when starting. Now that you are catching fish with your own, you will progress with the urge to learn and make more. Welcome to the addiction!
Hey y'all! I've been fly fishing and tying for about 20 years. I've got a simple rotary vise by a brand called "Peak" I've had it for years tying on big saltwater down to small dries for trout. But honestly you can get away with that simple one for a while. In fact I still have my original one sometimes they are set up together! Great video as always! Wholly Bugger was the first fly I ever tied and I'm naming my brand new boat after this fly- so productive over the years for me. Keep your eyes peeled for a center console in New England called "The Wholly Bugger" and it'll be me! Cheers!
I personally use a Regal vise but I'm also tying larger jigs for salmon and steelhead. I love my vise. Just any high quality vise will greatly improve your experience tying. I went through two cheap ones before giving in and spending the money. Should have done it sooner. Uni stretch thread is my go to. Seems to hold on the hook better than standard thread. I'm also a bit heavy handed with a tendency to break thread. That stuff is very strong.
Man im so happy your head healed up alright. This channel has been a spot of brightness in my life ever since demo ranch brought you to my attention. We don't know each other but im pretty sure you're a solid dude. I appreciate ya. Central ny hillbilly. Recently bought a center pin set up. Gotta keep mixing it up 😅
Just a few hacks... when fishing an emerger area try using glass bead head nymphs with wire weighted body ( hook shank ), Collect the fuzz from your dryer filter screen to use as body dubbing. You can adjust the color by what colors you dry together. Last but not least... learn to tie wooly buggers and segmented body scuplins... there are tons of variations of each that work awesome. When you get brave tie some Able anchovies, Leftys Deciever, Schminnow, Clouser Minnow, and Gurgler for Tarpon and Snook in the salt. color that work well depending on water type are white, black, cream/tan, chartruese, red, purple, blue... pretty much same water clarity rules as bass fishing. Enjoy LFG
Great video Justin. I'm no expert either but I have learned to cut off the excess lead on the jig head so all you have it the ball of the head left. Also I use hard as nails clear finger nail polish to seal everything up.
I use a Peak roarty vice. I use UTC 70D thread for nymphs and dries, UTC 140D for streamers. I have started using vevus nano silk. Also tight line productions has some great how to videos.
It's really refreshing and enjoyable to see you build your own bows, tie your own flies, and be successful with them. It's always good to continually learn how to be self-sufficient, and unfortunately, it may become essential in the near future with the way things are headed.
Excited for this fly tying video. Recently got into fly fishing and fly tying. The only 2 flies I can confidently tie so far are the clouser minnow and pink squirrel. I have the same fly tying kit as you and haven't had problems with it yet. I say get more materials and some UV glue and keep practicing different techniques and flies.
Love this content! I started fly fishing 1st when I was little, and then learned bass fishing a little bit later. It's cool to see you try different things brother!
A tip my cousin showed me for tying on smaller pieces is grabbing a pair of reverse grip tweezers. meaning you have to squeeze them to let go of the item its holding. makes fine tying easier
I truly love this! Basically because I love tying my own flies. Just be patient and have fun with it! Oh, and expect to spend WAY too much money on this hobby! So worth it though. Give me an address to send you stuff, and I’ll send you a bunch of my flies.
Peak or a Mongoose vises are both good middle of the road for experts and beginners. Both have excellent holding and rotating options. The Peak has a heavier base but I personally purchased the Mongoose due to it coming with a travel case so I can take it with me on the road. I tie mostly Crappie and Bass Jigs. But it’s a great way to get involved deeper in the sport and enjoy your time off the water.
I too have just picked up this hobby; mind you, I'm tying only bass jigs (silicone and hair jigs) and was using the cheapo kit too.....just picked up a Renzetti Traveler and what a huge difference and ease of having a true rotary. As for thread, again since I'm tying bass jigs I am using mostly 210, and i have some 140.
a bit or a beginner myself but if your spit the feathers your going to wrap around the hook it gives a bit different of a texture and helps abit with the dry side of fly making, but your flies looked great keep up the amazing content.
I tie on a Dyna-King vise. Uni-Thread is good but I've gradually been moving over to Veevus threads as I slowly exhaust my supply of Uni-Thread. I've been tying with Uni for years and there's nothing wrong with it. I just find Veevus stronger per diameter.
I have never tied a fly nor fly fished a day in my life but that colonel fly looked something sweet bud. Idk if it will catch anything other than my eye but I like it a lot.
great job on tying , like the tungsten trick , ON ur thread bed just go to the point of the hook n not pass it , and on yur thread = just use some regular sewing thread , its cheaper and youll probally lose dat jig before any thread issuses appear especially since ur using super glue ,, practice practice practice - deer n squirell tails make great jigz too,,,crappie n bluegill...oh ur just gittn staRted ..PS cut off the long lead collar on jig or wrap ur bed o thred on dat , use a small dab o glue when u first start ur thred near d head STOP UR THRED AT ACROSS FROM POINT OF HOOK , NOT Farther back .YEE YEE !!!
Depending on how far you are from Longview Texas there’s a outdoor shop that carry’s a verity of fly tying supply as well as a good bow and gun selection as well as accessories
When I started tying my own flies they really were not good (not much better now to be honest) but when you catch on a fly you tied yourself, it just makes it so worth it. Keep in there and you will get better
Uh oh.. ouch! Fingers got wet finally. I hate that in those temps. I've tied a lot of crappie jigs my self over the years. Trust me you get better fast. You deft seem to have the fundamentals and a small back for it. 👍😄
Ouachita outdoor outfitters will let you build your own fly's in house, not sure if that's the norm or not, i don't know anything about the subject at all. But I thought that seemed pretty cool.
I started tying lures a few months ago, not very good at it, 1 out of 3 look good, but I am still going. Haven't fished with any yet but plan to in the spring
On that second fly....it would have been easier to tie both feathers at the same time instead of wrapping backwards to the tail through the warped feather. It's usually better to tie most or all of your fly parts in at the beginning then make the body/wing then hackles or what ever is required.
LFG the last crappie video you had a bag that held all you crappie soft plastics. Looked Googan. Is that something new or how do the rest of us krispy getters put our hands on that bag. Got way too many of those to just be tossed in the boat. Thanks
Hi I'm from browning Montana where my trout get up to 20punds an more I been tying an fly fishing for 15 years, okay the best thread I use is uni-Thread for small flies I use a 8/0 an 6/0 w thread , my name is Keith wolf tail
Bro I am so sad second time we’ve fished the same area and I never got to say what’s up glad you caught some nice ones I caught 15 last Thursday when I went
It would be a lot easier if you started wrapping the fly from the back to the front back to the back instead of going from front to back to front if that makes sense
These are the videos I need right now!! So tired of livescope and tournament fishing and drama. Right on brother.
There used to be a show on PBS that had ppl teaching you how to tie flies. It was so relaxing to watch. Then Bob Ross came on too. Good ole PBS and the good old days 😂
When I was a kid I learned to get small sinkers, a pair of pliers, a long shank hook and some feathers/wool/Christmas tinsel and a fine drill. Drill out the sinker hole enough to pass the eye of the hook through it. Add your choice of wool etc as you do so. When the eye comes out the other side, crimp the sinker shut with the pliers. Presto - home-made jigs. It's a good way to reuse weights off the unsalvagable cast nets I often find thrown on the bank or in bins near boat ramps. If using cast net weights you don't need to drill them out.
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is fly tying! I am no expert, but fairly versed in the fly tying. If ya have any questions at all, feel free to reach out!
Get flair to save you some duck feathers! Mainly the flank feathers from teal and mallard. Also the back and shoulder feathers from partridge, grouse, chukr, and other upland game birds make great soft hackle for wet flies and nymphs.
Little tip, if you want a nymph to sink faster, keep the materials to a minimal. Less materials means less water resistance, when you want them down deep and fast.
Heck yeah that's more like winner winner fish for dinner
Just a rotary vise. And for the crappie Jigs use non collared jigs.
My buddies tie I pour for them currently 1/32&1/16 have 1/80&1/100 and another mold being cut.
1/80 are killer here
I've been tying hair jigs since I started watching your crappie videos. Going to throw you some next time I see you on the water bud!
Heyoooo that's my home trout stream!!!! Me n lil bro fish there all season!! I could tell ya about some of of the good holes!!
I CAN SEE G.S HAVEING FLYS IN THERE ARSENAL
You have some excellent hunted furs available, deer, rabbit , squirrel, night squirrel. As for vices , I have a nice one with a big name and a big price but I still hand palmer my hackles so stick with your materials experimenting I say , and have fun. Great work man.
Your vise is fine as long as it holds the hook strong and won't move under pressure. But if you want something nicer, Renzetti, Griffin, Norvise, Regal, Peak, HMH, and Stonfo all have good vises, it is just about your preference on feel, and fit/finish. I'd suggest going to a local shop or somewhere in you travels and trying tying on a few, before shelling hundreds on something that isn't what you want. The first thing to learn is consistent pressure all the way around the hook when wrapping thread. Pinching materials firmly, learning to control the amount of materials you put on a hook (more is not always better), and lastly proportions depending on the pattern of fly you are tying. There are a lot of fly tying youtubers you can follow (Gunnar Brammer, Fly fish food, Davie Mcphail, flyfishingtheozarks, The feather bender, and tightlinevideo just to name a few I follow) , and tie along with that will progress your tying without the need to tie locally. A local club or store may have tying sessions that will help as well, if you need the in person experience. As far as thread UTC, Unithread, Veevus, Semperfli, and Danville all have good threads. The higher the Denier the stronger the thread in most cases. O's are opposite 8/O is smaller than 6/O. Learn with 100+D and once you become proficient with thread tension drop down to 70 or lower for smaller flies or patterns that you need small profiles. The thread you are probably having a problem with, came with the kit and is probably garbage. I had a similar experience with a kit of thread I bought when starting. Now that you are catching fish with your own, you will progress with the urge to learn and make more. Welcome to the addiction!
If you wanna make it go full circle. When I clean fish I started giving the guts to my chickens, they love it!
The really long tail feather are great for tying pike and musky lures... treble hook, tie feathers to shank, want ones 3-4 inches or longer!
The chicken little special😂😂😂❤❤
Hey y'all! I've been fly fishing and tying for about 20 years. I've got a simple rotary vise by a brand called "Peak" I've had it for years tying on big saltwater down to small dries for trout. But honestly you can get away with that simple one for a while. In fact I still have my original one sometimes they are set up together! Great video as always! Wholly Bugger was the first fly I ever tied and I'm naming my brand new boat after this fly- so productive over the years for me. Keep your eyes peeled for a center console in New England called "The Wholly Bugger" and it'll be me! Cheers!
Love these, let's clean up from the last year and build and plan for the future. Test it out and be ready
Love the fly fishing and trout content
I personally use a Regal vise but I'm also tying larger jigs for salmon and steelhead. I love my vise. Just any high quality vise will greatly improve your experience tying. I went through two cheap ones before giving in and spending the money. Should have done it sooner.
Uni stretch thread is my go to. Seems to hold on the hook better than standard thread. I'm also a bit heavy handed with a tendency to break thread. That stuff is very strong.
Ive used deer fur for a fly, and chicken feathers, I dyed the feathers red - it is high action give it a try
Man im so happy your head healed up alright. This channel has been a spot of brightness in my life ever since demo ranch brought you to my attention. We don't know each other but im pretty sure you're a solid dude. I appreciate ya. Central ny hillbilly. Recently bought a center pin set up. Gotta keep mixing it up 😅
Yeah, a few crappie caught on homemade chicken jigs and you'll own a flock of LFG Hairless chickens. 😂
I really enjoyed this.
Thank you.
Just a few hacks... when fishing an emerger area try using glass bead head nymphs with wire weighted body ( hook shank ), Collect the fuzz from your dryer filter screen to use as body dubbing. You can adjust the color by what colors you dry together. Last but not least... learn to tie wooly buggers and segmented body scuplins... there are tons of variations of each that work awesome. When you get brave tie some Able anchovies, Leftys Deciever, Schminnow, Clouser Minnow, and Gurgler for Tarpon and Snook in the salt. color that work well depending on water type are white, black, cream/tan, chartruese, red, purple, blue... pretty much same water clarity rules as bass fishing. Enjoy LFG
Great video Justin. I'm no expert either but I have learned to cut off the excess lead on the jig head so all you have it the ball of the head left. Also I use hard as nails clear finger nail polish to seal everything up.
I use a Peak roarty vice. I use UTC 70D thread for nymphs and dries, UTC 140D for streamers. I have started using vevus nano silk. Also tight line productions has some great how to videos.
Great work, practice makes perfect.
I love your content. You hit ever topic that I enjoy. God bless and tight lines. Ps could you do a video on your chicken coop.
Any chance of you hooking up with 618 Fishing? Nice job with the homemade flies! 🙂
It's really refreshing and enjoyable to see you build your own bows, tie your own flies, and be successful with them. It's always good to continually learn how to be self-sufficient, and unfortunately, it may become essential in the near future with the way things are headed.
you did a very fine job Justin keep going and Thanks for your videos
My favorite thing about making flies is combining different ones however you want. No need to go by the book
You should go to the catch & release area been seeing quality trout caught! Love the fly tying! Gives me confidence lol I wanna start tying my own.
Excited for this fly tying video. Recently got into fly fishing and fly tying. The only 2 flies I can confidently tie so far are the clouser minnow and pink squirrel. I have the same fly tying kit as you and haven't had problems with it yet. I say get more materials and some UV glue and keep practicing different techniques and flies.
I could watch videos like this from the ole famous LFG alll dang day
If you you want to try something use ground squirrel tail makes excellent flys
Love this content! I started fly fishing 1st when I was little, and then learned bass fishing a little bit later. It's cool to see you try different things brother!
Very cool catching fish on handmade flys👍
A tip my cousin showed me for tying on smaller pieces is grabbing a pair of reverse grip tweezers. meaning you have to squeeze them to let go of the item its holding. makes fine tying easier
But that's for if you need to hold stuff in place so you can used both hand for working the fly
I truly love this! Basically because I love tying my own flies. Just be patient and have fun with it! Oh, and expect to spend WAY too much money on this hobby! So worth it though. Give me an address to send you stuff, and I’ll send you a bunch of my flies.
One hell of a job my friend. Great work!
im a beginner myself, but a rotary vice is very nice. also you are gonna wanna start saving bucktails, rabbit skins and squirrel tails
Peak or a Mongoose vises are both good middle of the road for experts and beginners. Both have excellent holding and rotating options. The Peak has a heavier base but I personally purchased the Mongoose due to it coming with a travel case so I can take it with me on the road. I tie mostly Crappie and Bass Jigs. But it’s a great way to get involved deeper in the sport and enjoy your time off the water.
I too have just picked up this hobby; mind you, I'm tying only bass jigs (silicone and hair jigs) and was using the cheapo kit too.....just picked up a Renzetti Traveler and what a huge difference and ease of having a true rotary. As for thread, again since I'm tying bass jigs I am using mostly 210, and i have some 140.
loved the full video on this. tying them, to fish on the stringer. Love it.
Fly tying is a fantastic past time Especially if you catch your fish with what you tied Keep on truckin ,and good fishing.
I'm new to the channel fish on.
a bit or a beginner myself but if your spit the feathers your going to wrap around the hook it gives a bit different of a texture and helps abit with the dry side of fly making, but your flies looked great keep up the amazing content.
Good job Justin You'll get even better as you keep tying!
I tie on a Dyna-King vise. Uni-Thread is good but I've gradually been moving over to Veevus threads as I slowly exhaust my supply of Uni-Thread. I've been tying with Uni for years and there's nothing wrong with it. I just find Veevus stronger per diameter.
i use the montana mongoose vise and i love it! comes with a travel case and great for tailgate tying!!!
LFG is like the bob ross of fishing
I have never tied a fly nor fly fished a day in my life but that colonel fly looked something sweet bud. Idk if it will catch anything other than my eye but I like it a lot.
I would like to see some LFG air brush work on some crank baits and other blanks.
great job on tying , like the tungsten trick , ON ur thread bed just go to the point of the hook n not pass it , and on yur thread = just use some regular sewing thread , its cheaper and youll probally lose dat jig before any thread issuses appear especially since ur using super glue ,, practice practice practice - deer n squirell tails make great jigz too,,,crappie n bluegill...oh ur just gittn staRted ..PS cut off the long lead collar on jig or wrap ur bed o thred on dat , use a small dab o glue when u first start ur thred near d head STOP UR THRED AT ACROSS FROM POINT OF HOOK , NOT Farther back .YEE YEE !!!
I used to do this when I was little. The most fun was going on adventures hunting feathers lol. Nice video
Depending on how far you are from Longview Texas there’s a outdoor shop that carry’s a verity of fly tying supply as well as a good bow and gun selection as well as accessories
It was definitely neat to watch
I’m a big fan of regal vises and I prefer to tie with semperfly nano silk
I've tied many flies using chicken feathers they work really good for me
When I started tying my own flies they really were not good (not much better now to be honest) but when you catch on a fly you tied yourself, it just makes it so worth it. Keep in there and you will get better
He shot some juice on my face. Never thought I'd hear that in a fishing video 😂😂
Uh oh.. ouch! Fingers got wet finally. I hate that in those temps. I've tied a lot of crappie jigs my self over the years. Trust me you get better fast. You deft seem to have the fundamentals and a small back for it. 👍😄
I would fish these cause you never know might turn out to be a fire fly and works just great
Love the ingenuity but you have a long ways to go my friend keep it up I’ve been there when I started fly tying and that was almost 5 years ago
Ouachita outdoor outfitters will let you build your own fly's in house, not sure if that's the norm or not, i don't know anything about the subject at all. But I thought that seemed pretty cool.
The orange head fly needs to be “the sunny side up!”
You need to get a green Renzetti 💯🤘🏽, best fly tying vise on the market.
I started tying lures a few months ago, not very good at it, 1 out of 3 look good, but I am still going. Haven't fished with any yet but plan to in the spring
On that second fly....it would have been easier to tie both feathers at the same time instead of wrapping backwards to the tail through the warped feather.
It's usually better to tie most or all of your fly parts in at the beginning then make the body/wing then hackles or what ever is required.
Fingernail polish works good for a head cement.
You can also use deer tail
Loved The video Justin
The master at work
Great idea with that tungsten putty
hell yeah! great video!
Tie some bass flies for this spring and summer.
A little entomology is required, match the hatch is a winning combo
Thread 70 to 140 denier and for the vise a renzettie or HMH
Congrats!
"We got bush!" - Booger
Awesome 👏🏼
LFG the last crappie video you had a bag that held all you crappie soft plastics. Looked Googan. Is that something new or how do the rest of us krispy getters put our hands on that bag. Got way too many of those to just be tossed in the boat. Thanks
Hi I'm from browning Montana where my trout get up to 20punds an more I been tying an fly fishing for 15 years, okay the best thread I use is uni-Thread for small flies I use a 8/0 an 6/0 w thread , my name is Keith wolf tail
Bro I am so sad second time we’ve fished the same area and I never got to say what’s up glad you caught some nice ones I caught 15 last Thursday when I went
Guinea feathers make good flys
Congratulations.
Can I send you a little starter kit? Been waiting for you to take this dive for years!
Sweet.
Hey LFG, what type of jacket are you wearing. Looks pretty nice and I would like to get one. Thank you
I’ve made fly jigs with cow hair and a bare jig
You sound and look like a professional😂😂😂😂
I like that crappie jig one..... Where can I get chicken feathers...
Got a PO box and I'll send you some of the flies and jigs I tie and let you give them a shot
I have a renzeti vice that I really like using
Try stripping below your fingers so you don't risk letting go and losing the fish.
Nice job
Haha i have tied flies whit my own beard and hair even my dog have donated to them 😂it works
Make a Red Oak Board Bow
It would be a lot easier if you started wrapping the fly from the back to the front back to the back instead of going from front to back to front if that makes sense
I would love to meet you in person you’re so realistic❤❤😂😂😂
Justin I would like to see you tie some Popeyes. And I would like to see the GOOGAN store sell Popeyes.