ole_florida_mike 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2016 The shop's Biscayne Bay guide Capt. Dave Saddler came up with the Sad Flea for big Bay Bonefish, because it can easily be modified for super shallow Bahamas bonefish, and also be scaled up for permit, we decided to do a how-to on this simple and effective fly.Video Instructions: How To Tie The Sad Flea Bonefish Fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2016 Good video. Do you intentionally tie left handed, and wrap "backwards" so that it looks exactly like what we'd see sitting at our vise? Or is that you're natural way of tying? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ole_florida_mike 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2016 The tier in the video is Darren, the shop's owner. He's left handed and tying towards him is what comes naturally. He believes it's an advantage because your mistakes are brought towards you instead of the far side of the fly where you can't see them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2016 Perfect! Makes for correct orientation to all of us who tie right handed and "away" wrapping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawk2008 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2016 Great video. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tidewaterfly 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2016 Good video. I would bet that fly would be a good one for Pompano as well. A lot of folks use sand fleas as bait, so a fly should work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ole_florida_mike 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2016 Good point tidewaterfly. Never tried it for them, we have a realistic sand flea imitation that works on pompano when you let it roll around in the surf. Sand Flea fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
