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Everything posted by cheech
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Here is a small sample of some of the flies I have created over the years. http://www.fullingmill.com/Products-US/Clark-Pierce-US
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I have played with all of them and recently started using Loon Soft head. By far the best. It won't smear paint or marker and won't scratch or break.
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ha ha... I figured as much. Killer pattern. You really should check out the Daiichi 1130 though. It's a fish sticking machine. I was just surprised that you didn't take your ball and go home. I've seen that happen somewhere;)
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I don't see the harm in it... However.. This fly looks pretty simple, I'll take a stab at it. Hook: Daiichi 1130 (or similar curved shank hook) probably a 14 or 16 Thread: Dirty Yellow thread to match the body Body: Yellowish ultra chenille to match the thread Post: Any para post material (I'd use white EP fibers) Hackle: Light dun saddle or cape hackle Lash down the chenille Tie in para post and hackle Wind hackle Whip finish If I were doing this fly, I'd singe the end of the chenille a bit more to taper it down, and I'd add a micro thorax of beaver dub for neatness.
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34011! I think it's more a function of the iron you're using; that diving feature may be a plus. Nice fly. Cheech, Didn't realize it was your pattern when I submitted my Transfoamer SBS (wish F/M had noted it that way); I'll update/attribute. Thanks for another cool fly. Regards, Scott Yep... No prob. They have added the FlyFishFood logo by all of our (Curtis and I) flies in the catalog now.
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I fish soft plastic craws on my heathen gear in the "fleeing" orientation like they are designed, and the fish definitely approve. They also have large claws. I think we give fish too much credit sometimes.
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I'm guilty of creating this pattern. It was originally called a foam dragon when we did the Youtube tutorial on it, but I changed the name to make it more marketable when Fulling Mill picked it up. I had bluegill and bass in mind when I first tied it, but it has been proven as a bona fide trout slayer too. I kind of wanted a mashup of a wooly bugger and a chernobyl ant when I started playing with the pattern, and it is designed to ride with a hanging butt a little because I think it's more appealing to the fish. I really like a nymph hook on this one so it rides correctly in the water. Too much foam can cause it to ride on it's side or upside down. Also, if you are using wool on the back half of the fly, I'd recommend using some type of floatant on it. I always use floatant regardless of whether or not the fly is made of tons of foam (Loon Lochsa reigns supreme when it comes to floatants.) Cheech
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How did this get turned into a discussion about dress code... But, now that we are on the topic, many of the new up-and-coming tech companies have no dress code and they seem to be doing quite well. For the past 6 years I have worked in an environment that has a very relaxed dress code and it's been pure bliss. So... Maybe if we clarify that beards are OK, and that the dress code on this forum is very lax we can convince ol' McFlydude to contribute more???
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It's too bad that you feel that you need to stop making videos. The Internet can really be a brutal place if you let it get to you. I know I have given criticisms on your videos, and we have sparred back and forth a bit, but nothing that I have seen on this forum is really out of bounds or off limits. In fact, this forum is one of the mildest that I have seen. As other people have pointed out, it seemed that your only participation on this site was to advertise your site and your videos. That is typically frowned upon, and I haven't really found any forums that are 100% OK with it. I have posted videos and links to my site, but those make up about 10% of my posts, and I really enjoy the interaction I have with the guys here (Except for deer hair dan and the cream;)) If you truly are getting letters and threats, it's time to call the cops. If it's just general hater speak via comments on Youtube, forums, blog, etc... That's something that everyone who posts anything on the interwebs has to experience and endure. If it's getting to you as much as you are explaining here, I think you have made the right decision to stop blogging and making videos.
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Anvil Atlas Full Rotary Fly Tying Vise Review
cheech replied to McFlyLures's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Why would plug your website on a forum that you don't even participate with? Some people call this trolling... More like spamming.- 37 replies
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Anvil Atlas Full Rotary Fly Tying Vise Review
cheech replied to McFlyLures's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Warning... THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK. I repeat... THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK. IMO... You would have been much better off with a Peak ($154) or a Griffin Odyssey Spider Cam ($95) than the Wolff Atlas vise. It's fine with smaller hooks, but there is WAY too much fiddling with a larger hook to get it to seat correctly. In fact, you probably would have been better off with the Wolff Apex even though it's not true rotary. You can angle the jaws to accommodate the curve of bigger hooks. At the end of the day, it's a decent vise that will get the job done with some extra fiddling.- 37 replies
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Nice work Scott. Fulling Mill has also been doing a great job on this one for us.
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Dat Alpha Wolf tho... Nice work!
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Not tied in August, but posted in August. Murica
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Faded banjo in and out will not help a zebra midge reach the million view mark... I don't think there are any fly tying videos with a million views. But the ones with no music, or no talking (music videos) generally get under 5k views for entire years or longer. But again, just my observation and I could be wrong. I get a decent amount of views especially since my channel has only been up for 7 or so months. But I'll be the first to admit it's probably not because I tie he best flies in the world. Personally I think it's cause I put effort into the videos. I edit them, put some music, make them quick and to the point. Dont get me wrong, I tie decent flies, but I'm no where near as good as Davey M. Or any of the other guys that have been doing this for multiple decades. Heck I'm only 33 years old, I cannot clams to be as good as these other guys that have been doing it longer than I've been alive. I'm quite sure I would stop getting as many views if I stopped putting as much effort into making the vodeos. No it's not just banjo fading in and out, or the fact that my videos are short, or the fact that I keep the fly in focus, or the fact that I am close up on the fly with a plain background, maybe it's just the fact that the videos are decent quality in a whole. It's all those put together and more? In my opinion, it's all about the fly. If it's interesting, people will tune in. Other than that, it's about remaining in focus, having good lighting, and that's it. https://youtu.be/Pfg_TVy4-Og = 12,000 views. No music other than a quick intro. That video was published a while back. 12k views is pretty sad. "Published on Nov 17, 2014" SO thats almost 2 years old, at least 1.5 years. Thats about 6-7k views/year. https://youtu.be/iqV3jxiiJuc - Thats one of mine, with 4750 views and it was published 4 months ago. Thats on track for 12k views each year. And that one has music. Im not saying that its better, what Im saying is that its all about preference. You like no music, some want music. That video you posted is good as well. Im not saying anything bad about it. Im only saying that the versatility of videos online is a good thing. Different strokes for different folks. There are lots of video's I don't watch, or skip past. Some of which are quite popular. But its because they aren't my style, or a type of fly I'm interested in tying. Just skip past the ones you don't like. It is what it is. It all varies... You said that you needed music for a good video. Sure, you will have some videos that get into the thousands, but the numbers don't increase at the same rate year over year. Some of our videos are at 50K to 70K, some are at 1,200... Not for the music. Here is another example https://youtu.be/g5j_SWavdOc
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Dan... Your mom hacked your account again.
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Faded banjo in and out will not help a zebra midge reach the million view mark... I don't think there are any fly tying videos with a million views. But the ones with no music, or no talking (music videos) generally get under 5k views for entire years or longer. But again, just my observation and I could be wrong. I get a decent amount of views especially since my channel has only been up for 7 or so months. But I'll be the first to admit it's probably not because I tie he best flies in the world. Personally I think it's cause I put effort into the videos. I edit them, put some music, make them quick and to the point. Dont get me wrong, I tie decent flies, but I'm no where near as good as Davey M. Or any of the other guys that have been doing this for multiple decades. Heck I'm only 33 years old, I cannot clams to be as good as these other guys that have been doing it longer than I've been alive. I'm quite sure I would stop getting as many views if I stopped putting as much effort into making the vodeos. No it's not just banjo fading in and out, or the fact that my videos are short, or the fact that I keep the fly in focus, or the fact that I am close up on the fly with a plain background, maybe it's just the fact that the videos are decent quality in a whole. It's all those put together and more? In my opinion, it's all about the fly. If it's interesting, people will tune in. Other than that, it's about remaining in focus, having good lighting, and that's it. https://youtu.be/Pfg_TVy4-Og = 12,000 views. No music other than a quick intro.
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Faded banjo in and out will not help a zebra midge reach the million view mark...
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Question for Cheech and others: Articulated Streamers
cheech replied to Swamp Fly's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Hooks on streamers are something I've messed with a lot. There are some sweet spots when it comes to shank length, and hook gap. For bigger articulated streamers that have a bulky head, I prefer to use a Gamakatsu B10S (mostly in size 1 or 2) because I know that the bigger gap will accommodate barbell eyes, deer hair etc. For the back hook, I'm not usually using a lot of bulk, so I use a different hook due some experiments that I have run. Streamer eaters aren't always attacking a fly to eat it. Many times they are nipping the tail to say "get out of my territory" so they just kind of go give a it a little chomp on the butt and then move on. I have found that I have missed fish if I had a wide gape hook on the back because their mouth isn't really open super far, and they aren't flaring their gills (suction) when they just nip at a tail. I think a wide gap hook can get turned sideways when they do this, and they have a harder time getting in the good mouth meat that is prime for the hooking... I switched to the Daiichi 2461 for my back hooks, and I've been extremely happy with them. Probably one of the sharpest hooks in the market, and the wire is just right... Not too thick so it makes it harder to set, and not so thin that it bends out. It's a nice Aberdeen bend that has just enough gap to allow the materials to flow freely, but not so big that it gets turned sideways when a streamer eater nips it. I have tested with the B10S on the back vs the 2461, and the 2461 was much better at hooking up on the tail swipers. I'd use it on the front hook if it were a wider gap. I really don't like hooks that are 4xl plus... I'd rather just use a shorter hook shank that has more hook gap. For example, I could use a size 6 3xl streamer hook (like a TMC 5263), or I could just use a size 4 2xl streamer hook (like a TMC 5262). The flies would be identical in length, but the size 4 would have a much nicer hook gap. Anyway... Hopefully you get the general idea. That is a lot of rambling without a lot of proofreading. -
I have both. I have tied and fished with both, and the main difference between the two is the person tying with them. If you are a guy who likes to have something that is harder to come by, and pays a premium because of a sticker on a package... the stuff from Spain will suit you fine. If you are a guy who is practical, and wants a high quality product that is both inexpensive and easier to find... the Whiting stuff will suit you fine. The key is to compare a SPADE to a SPADE. Literally. The stuff from Spain is spade hackle, so it would be unfair to compare it to the neck hackle from a Whiting bird. The Whiting stuff comes with the good spade feathers too. Regarding luster??? Taking a species out of a region to make it lose it's luster??? nope. IF YOU DIDN'T READ ANY OF THE STUFF ABOVE THIS, MAKE SURE YOU READ THIS!!!! ->>> The feathers are functionally equal, and the fish DON'T CARE.
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I more meant just the body getting stuck up in the hook, and i thought you meant you got the idea and tied them up. either way, its a sweet little fly. I wonder how the hookups are. I have done some stuff like this... Fouling and hook sets are really interesting with this type of fly (made from those materials) Care to enlighten ?? With the hook point so far down as he has it, it's easier for the fly to slip out of the fish's mouth before the hook point can work it's way through the materials. It seems like the point would have no problem making it's way through, but it's actually pretty easy for it to tangle.
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I more meant just the body getting stuck up in the hook, and i thought you meant you got the idea and tied them up. either way, its a sweet little fly. I wonder how the hookups are. I have done some stuff like this... Fouling and hook sets are really interesting with this type of fly (made from those materials)
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Listen... If you are friends with me on Facebook, I'll usually work on a custom fly drawing and give it to you for your birthday. This fly encapsulates all that is right with modern tying materials mixed with classical flair. It's not so much a fly to catch fish... It's more like providing them an art gallery to look at while they swim around your fly trying to figure out what it is. You are welcome my friend.