I have heard your name mentioned many times by other tiers, this video is my first time watching you and definitely understand now why you are the talk of many other fly tiers.
Great video, Charlie! Your advice on using a saltwater hook, the safer way to break a razor blade, and steaming the deer hair before trimming, were all valuable tips!
I seen Larry tie the original for Pike in the early 80's. I used purple deer body hair and Buck tail on mine. Bleach first...then used Rite dye. I called it Pikezilla. I also used piano wire for the weed guard. What a rush fishing for large Pike on a small Fly-rod! Dahlberg was the ultimate fly man back then using his famous "Double Haul" method.
As he mentions at the start of the video, fish it on a sink tip or sinking line and the line will cause it to dive on the strip retrieve then it will pull itself up. Gives a ton of action.
I'm sure it works, but I fished with Larry as a kid and it honestly doesn't actually look like the way Larry's look. I was surprised to see the picture of it.
I have heard your name mentioned many times by other tiers, this video is my first time watching you and definitely understand now why you are the talk of many other fly tiers.
Seeing this video was very helpful. Now I got a new Sunday morning ritual! Thanks again for a fantastic share.
Great video, Charlie! Your advice on using a saltwater hook, the safer way to break a razor blade, and steaming the deer hair before trimming, were all valuable tips!
Great tip on the plastic protecting the collar! Thanks for the video
I had the fortune of tying next to Larry very many moons ago at a show….fantastic bug!! Throughly enjoying these heritage flies!!
Just amazing how patterns like this one are created. Beautiful work of art. Great job Charlie and thanks for all the great educational videos.
Great pattern Charlie! You are a master at stacking hair, that head looks SO clean!
Wow amazing tricks there! Thank you for recording this!
Wow! Absolutely love your videos because your instruction is superb…….Thank you!!! 👍🎣
Nice work there, Charlie!
What an excellent fly! I look forward to trying this. Thanks!
Excellent! Thank’s for all the tips.
Great fly. Keep on tying!
So many great tips 🙌🙌🙌
Cool 😎
Neat Fly, being new to fly tying, really wanna try this.... my GF will prob kill me for the mess.
I seen Larry tie the original for Pike in the early 80's. I used purple deer body hair and Buck tail on mine. Bleach first...then used Rite dye. I called it Pikezilla. I also used piano wire for the weed guard. What a rush fishing for large Pike on a small Fly-rod! Dahlberg was the ultimate fly man back then using his famous "Double Haul" method.
So do these dive or float? i was always under the impression that deer hair flies like this and Bass bugs float????
As he mentions at the start of the video, fish it on a sink tip or sinking line and the line will cause it to dive on the strip retrieve then it will pull itself up. Gives a ton of action.
Very good video but the sound quality was very poor it would pay you to improve on this otherwise a very good show.
I'm sure it works, but I fished with Larry as a kid and it honestly doesn't actually look like the way Larry's look. I was surprised to see the picture of it.
Show what you are doing! Stacking hair? Thinning out? What? Its all off camera.