Your WoolyBugger

[ChaseChrome]

Some of you wondering about tying the "go-to" fly (which ironically I have yet to catch a steelhead on)​

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wooly bugger​

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basic supplies​

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copper bead head + wrap of lead wire​

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thread wrap to cinch lead wire​

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marabou tail about the length of the shank​

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ribbing + estaz chenille​

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tie grizzly back and bring ribbing forward over your hackle​

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3 minutes and (as above) you have an average wooly bugger​

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whip finish​

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FISH ON!!​

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cc​

 

[float^drifter]

man that wooly look nice don't know how fish can resist that :grin:

 

[ChaseChrome]

man that wooly look nice don't know how fish can resist that :grin:

When I next see you on the water bro I'd be happy to pass some your way as they don't catch fish for me...no way, no how!!!!!!!!

 

[rocheleauc]

Man those look great, would be killer on those low & clear days.

 

[ChaseChrome]

Man those look great, would be killer on those low & clear days.

Good you can have some too then my friend...

 

[Klik]

Great fly, thanks for posting. I want to get into tying flies. just don't know where to start and how much basic start up would be. mind you i just want to tie different wooly buggers only for steelhead. 2 dollars a pop adds up. I also don't fly fish.

 

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nice lookin fly CC

you should teach classes, some of the flies you've tied and posted on here are amazing!

 

[grubman]

Great fly, thanks for posting. I want to get into tying flies. just don't know where to start and how much basic start up would be. mind you i just want to tie different wooly buggers only for steelhead. 2 dollars a pop adds up. I also don't fly fish.

Did you miss my post on the fly tying course at Wilson's?.....lol. No matter, the first fly to tie in a kit's manual is the bugger. Tying your own is not cheaper. It all depends on the type of tool guy you are, like do you buy Bosch or Black and Decker. If you're a Bosch guy, tying will take alot more flies to make it economical. Not much point for B&D guys to tie their own.

 

[Klik]

i looked at your post. you are talking to a total noob when it comes to fly tying i don't even know what the tools called or where they are sold.

 

[grubman]

Here is a good primer on fly tying.

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/

 

[Brian]

Nice post Chase...I really enjoy seeing your fly tying posts...
I'm surprised you did the bugger though; you told me you never had luck with them...

 

[jlisk]

Did you miss my post on the fly tying course at Wilson's?.....lol. No matter, the first fly to tie in a kit's manual is the bugger. Tying your own is not cheaper. It all depends on the type of tool guy you are, like do you buy Bosch or Black and Decker. If you're a Bosch guy, tying will take alot more flies to make it economical. Not much point for B&D guys to tie their own.

I have to kindly disagree with you on this. I recently tied up a batch of buggers (as a beginner) and well it did take me some time to get the hang of it I took my time and really made sure to make them properly (I used the same procedure CC showed here).

I spent in materials for 3 colours and two packs of hooks about the same as if I had bought all the buggers I tied. The thing is I still have a lot of material left over from my original purchase. Now if you account time into the equation well... not economical at all but late night with some albums spinning in the background might as well be tying.

The initial tools/vise purchase can be done pretty cheap to get you started. No need for a 300 dollar vise for a beginner.

 

[BackwoodsBassr]

Jusst filthy! Nice job, I'd like to throw that on a UL and dipsie doodle for some bass haha!

 

[grubman]

I have to kindly disagree with you on this. I recently tied up a batch of buggers (as a beginner) and well it did take me some time to get the hang of it I took my time and really made sure to make them properly (I used the same procedure CC showed here).

I spent in materials for 3 colours and two packs of hooks about the same as if I had bought all the buggers I tied. The thing is I still have a lot of material left over from my original purchase. Now if you account time into the equation well... not economical at all but late night with some albums spinning in the background might as well be tying.

The initial tools/vise purchase can be done pretty cheap to get you started. No need for a 300 dollar vise for a beginner.

That's awesome that you are able to do tie and still keep it economical. I suggest you start a thread of the tools you got so others that are interested can follow your lead.

My first vise from a Lebaron's kit broke 1 month after purchase.... I was most likely putting way too much pressure on the handle. I tend to be rough on some of my tools, sometimes......lol.

At current approximate prices, BPS vise $20, hackle $5, chenille $5, thread $2, marabou $5, hooks $7 = $44, give or take. If the buggers are $2 each then the break even point is 22. I'm not sure what beads go for now, and I doubt one pack of chenille will tie that many buggers. I've never used mine exclusively for buggers, so I don't know how many you'd be able to get from a pack.

It's when you get into tying different flies and require more material and better tools, then the cost will rise. Just as in all mass production, quantity reduces price.

 

[FishingNoob]

Really nice work Chase! What colour of hackle is that? Art at it's finest.

 

[Klik]

That's awesome that you are able to do tie and still keep it economical. I suggest you start a thread of the tools you got so others that are interested can follow your lead.

My first vise from a Lebaron's kit broke 1 month after purchase.... I was most likely putting way too much pressure on the handle. I tend to be rough on some of my tools, sometimes......lol.

At current approximate prices, BPS vise $20, hackle $5, chenille $5, thread $2, marabou $5, hooks $7 = $44, give or take. If the buggers are $2 each then the break even point is 22. I'm not sure what beads go for now, and I doubt one pack of chenille will tie that many buggers. I've never used mine exclusively for buggers, so I don't know how many you'd be able to get from a pack.

It's when you get into tying different flies and require more material and better tools, then the cost will rise. Just as in all mass production, quantity reduces price.

44 is very cheap actually. considering i lost my fave wooly bugger 3 times (twice on the fish) in two trips at 2 dollar a pop. it is cheaper and more fun to tie at home. i am a huge fan of very small wooly buggers. i think an average bugger is size 8, i like size 12 always get hits under first 3 drifts.

 

[Klik]

Here is a good primer on fly tying.

http://www.flyangler...ying/beginners/

Thanks

 

[ChaseChrome]

I have to kindly disagree with you on this. I recently tied up a batch of buggers (as a beginner) and well it did take me some time to get the hang of it I took my time and really made sure to make them properly (I used the same procedure CC showed here).

I spent in materials for 3 colours and two packs of hooks about the same as if I had bought all the buggers I tied. The thing is I still have a lot of material left over from my original purchase. Now if you account time into the equation well... not economical at all but late night with some albums spinning in the background might as well be tying.

The initial tools/vise purchase can be done pretty cheap to get you started. No need for a 300 dollar vise for a beginner.

Absolutely Catman...some fail to see this is not a zero sum game. For about 15-25 dollars in material (vice not included or "fly tying courses") you can tie about a 100 egg patterns (in a store at what, $1.50-2.00 ea...so 200 hundred dollars in flies and you are going through about a dozen/outing) Of course most retail flies are tied offshore (cheap hooks, poor ties etc.). And this is not to mention the skills and knowledge acquired by tying your own, investigating entomology, learning the art of duping nature and having a wild trout rise (or inhale) the fly you tied by your own hand...

Balance sheets be damned brother

 

[Klik]

I agree with CC, most of the hooks used on commercial buggers/flies are really cheap. have broken a few for no apparent reason more than once. once hook is bent or broken, two dollars is gone. like you buying crappy hook vs something like raven or daiichi, and then go steelhead fishing and lose more fish because of the hook instead of spending extra dollar or two.

 

[rocheleauc]

Agreed. A lot of the hooks on the store bought flies straighten pretty easily. Cheap stuff.