Redfish Crack W/Legs - The Best Redfish Fly? - McFly Angler Fly Tying Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- The redfish crack is by far the pattern that gets put on the end of my fly rod the most when fishing for Redfish down in the Texas Gulf. This fly for some reason seems to always work. Granted in my opinion it does look like a brown shrimp which is one of the more common shrimp species down in the area I fish, and it is a very common food source for redfish and speckled trout. I have even caught a flounder on this fly as well! Just an absolute amazing pattern that is fairly easy to make. Just make a tail with either craft fur or bucktail, and then wrap on a brush. You can add flash and legs like I did or keep the tail plain. Up to you.
If you want to make your own brush for this, here is a tutorial I did on this exact brush. • Dubbing Brush - Redfi...
According to texassaltwaterfishingmagazine.com, the original pattern came from Andy Packmore who tied it more with EP fiber only than with the legs and such. His was much more simple and worked great. That is all I can really find with the little digging I did on originally where this came from. If you have more info on its origin then let me know in the comment section below.
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Materials
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Hook: Risen O'Shaughnessy saltwater hooks (size 2) - www.risenfly.c...
Thread: Veevus 140 (hot orange) - amzn.to/3q98eZ2
Tail: Extra Select Craft Fur (tan) - amzn.to/3cL09a3
Markers: Colored Sharpies (brown, orange) - amzn.to/3QaI2Ib
Flash: Krystal Flash (gold) - amzn.to/3q7lzBa
Legs: Sili Legs (Pearl/Fl Orange Tipped) - www.avidmax.co...
Body: Dubbing Brush I made - • Dubbing Brush - Redfi...
Weight: Brass Dumbell Eyes (4mm, gold) - amzn.to/3cFFp3A
Cement: Solarez Bone Dry Ultra Thin UV Resin - solarez.com/pr...
Tools
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - amzn.to/2YWOf39
Scissors: Risen 4.5" Straight Hair - www.risenfly.c...
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - www.oasisbench...
UV Light: Solarez UV Cure (high output) - www.solarez.co...
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Yup. It was Andy Packmore's design. Great guy - humble, funny, and a wonderful fly fisherman.
Thanks for the info! :)
One of best videos I have seen. It moves along at an entertaining pace with clear videography and instruction
Thank you
Excellent job, perfect. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank you
Another great tutorial.
Varying colors and sizes could make this pattern look like a shrimp, crab, or bait fish.
The brushes might be a bit time consuming for just a few of these.
Dubbing loops seem a bit better for just making a few flies. But those brushes would be big time savers for tying up a big batch. Probably ensure the batch would be identical too.
Yes, if your tying two or 3 then for sure, compound dubbing loop will work. And yes definitely can tie in other colors. Glad you liked the video, thank you for the comment
Nice fly!
Thanks
Take my money!
Lol I appreciate the compliment.
Heck yes. Another fly I can practice for tampa
Oh man, I wish I could be fishing in florida! Every one I see fishing there catches tons of fish! Its decent here in Texas but nothing like it is there from what I see. Good luck on your trip and let me know how you do!
@@McFlyAngler taking your pinfish pattern also. I can't wait
@@McFlyAngler have you been down to Baffin Bay to fly fish? If the wind isn’t howling it’s pretty nice 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Awesome! There are a few other patterns Ive done that should work great for you. Check out this playlist as these are all of the saltwater fly tutorials Ive done. You might find a few others that you might want to tie up. Skip past the first 3 as they are the EP flies and this one... But after that starts some others. ua-cam.com/play/PLzm0MUllTsDJrl4p4_aOC0EQlo-DMAQEb.html
Ryan, I have not no. I dont have a boat, and its tough to fish there without one.
"...very expensive EP [products]..." No kidding! I don't mind dubbing loops that much. 🙂 Cheers!
Yeah EP is pricy! So use the Congo hair in the video. It’s good stuff.
Cool
would this work in the Florida Gulf?
I don’t see why it wouldn’t. Works well for redfish. I know there are a ton of reds there. I think it resembles a brown shrimp so any fish that eat brown shrimp would work
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