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Hey I know this is a bit of an old topic but........ I'm in St. Joe up north of KC and do a ton of fishing in the KC area I really want to put a yak on the blue and chase the carp on fly there. Also if anyone wants to check it out there is a board on FB called midwest kayak fishermen. I'm a member of the group. Hook up with us we're always looking for new folks with a desire to get out and about.

I saw you down there on the 7th. I was the guy that walked a hole down from you right above dry creek, checked the water and then took off back up stream. About 15 minutes later I hooked and landed a 23.5" bow on a sculpin about 4" long. Very nice fish and had a bunch of others as well but just the one bigger fish. Was a great day to be on the water. Steve

I love the complex simplicity of it. That's a great adaptation of a classic pattern and they WILL be in my box. Steve

Razor blades. I'm all thee time cutting up stuff to save the dumbell eyes or beads. I have hooks for days so unless its something I'm short on most times I'll chuck the hook if its marred or maybe has a touch of rust starting to show. Steve

HMH all the way. I've had Dynas, 2 Renzettis, played with a regal for a while, and even had a chance to try a nor-vise for a few months. Bouth a used HMH for my wife about 4 yrs ago and she hasn't tied on it yet. She got both my renzettis in trade. Steve

You want a real roll cast line go to a triangle taper. Best roll casting line out there.

The first link there doesn't work for my Tim (may just be me though). Question have is can you us a 2 fly rig? Like a dry and dropper?

Throws well, I fish it (not over weeds) on my 6wt pretty often. Most often I throw it with my 8 or 9 but that's when I fish it in the weeds and I need the spine to horse big fish through the nastyness. It did well in Canada. Not many pike were caught because they we down deeper than normal but he caught a handful of smaller fish with it. Said it lasted for about 7 or 8 fish before it began to come apart. I've also gone to strictly using the beadlon wire for the joint, its a little easier to work with and honestly is really not that much more expensive. Steve

Here is my youtube video for the weedless scum frog I tie. I've come to absolutely love this fly over the last 2 seasons as my go to topwater fly no matter the situation. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=k7Z0Txd26bA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dk7Z0Txd26bA I know its not the quality of Brians vids (wish it was). This is what I got though.... Steve

Right on Gavin, thanks. Steve

Woule anyone happen to have any of the old K-poc laying around that they would be willing to part with? A friend of mine would really like to have some and tie a few of those flies (much older gentleman than myself). He said he fished them as a young boy with his father.

Thanks y'all. He's been working on crackle backs the last couple days. Little more complicated but hopefully today he'll tie a really nice one.

Thanks man. I've got about 10 videos that need to go up. Just finished editing. I would really like to see a 9" articulared streamer. I know a couple big bass spots that would be perfect for them.

Brian you are very much an expert in many aspects of tying. That being said I use the hollow method for tying many different materials and use it very often with a ton of success. Take a look at my video on you tube for "Fly Tying the Hot Core Baitsifh". That's nothing more than a tail and continual hollow ties. Creats a great profile without using much material and also adding awesome color effects. The reverse style of tying I see here is perfect for what you're doing and it make a lot of sense explained that way. Thanks for the reply. Steve

Yup......... tied with some weight under the chenille cast upstream and across and strip or crawl just fast enough to keep in touch with the fly, then as it swings keep the line tight enough to feel the fly but allow it to slowly pay out and rise at the end of the swing. Had fish hit it all through those different portions of a cast. Best and most agressive hits come as it rises slowly at the end of a swing but as I said they mit it all through the cast. When we were fishing it for goggles and smallies we would cast just up and acrost the current then strip, weighted or unweighted and strip short and quick. Steve