Tying Video: Mike Schmidt's Meal Ticket

[Lancer09]

I really don't think it's that hard, I know my fiances family puts all of their home videos from a flip cam onto HD DVD's and the video is awesome, even on a big screen. Get a fancy little sticker to throw on the top and I think you'd be all set.

You're putting a lot of work into these videos and we are all getting something out of it for sure.

You could even include some features on a DVD that you dont get with the youtube videos, More underwater footage, and some footage about how you go about fishing said flies from either boats or wade fishing.

I'd like to see you get a little something back from the idea and think that it would be pretty cool, and could potentially reach even more people with the dvd's.

[Brian Wise]

I am slowly working on a streamer fishing video. I am not really big on instructional type videos (nothing against them, but I just don't have the means to do a good one, and if I am going to do it I am going to do it right instead of doing it half-way and boring the audience to death) but am planning on doing a video that puts "real" streamer fishing into context for the average fly fisherman. I see so many people with reports of "slow fishing" with big streamers and I think, as guides, we tend to put streamer fishing up on a pedastal because of the crazy-awesome eats, swipes, rolls, and hook-ups that we have seen and it may put big streamer fishing out of context a little because for every eat, swipe, roll, and hook-up there are 1000 strips that go unnoticed. For the most part, compared to nymph fishing........big streamer fishing is unproductive. Even on the tailwaters, a good day of nymphing is 100 fish--whereas a good big streamer day is boating 6 fish or getting 4 or 5 great eats or rolls. It is the eat that we live for.

Wow, I kind of got all nastalgic there.

[Lancer09]

Shoot, a hundred fish day for me isn't just a good day, its the day of a lifetime! But I think your right I think people expect too much out of streamer sometimes and should think of it more like musky fishing and count follows as successess.

I know i'll be watching a streamer video from you!

[Brian Wise]

Shoot, a hundred fish day for me isn't just a good day, its the day of a lifetime! But I think your right I think people expect too much out of streamer sometimes and should think of it more like musky fishing and count follows as successess.

EXXXACTLY! And the EAT is what I remember most from it all. I can still tell you how every big fish I caught this year ate, the rock, ledge, or cut it came from, and what fly it was on. It is the most haunting thing I have ever done.

[missin44]

On 5/29/2012 at 7:55 AM, Brian Wise said:

As soon as I said that I was going to do Mike Schmidt's patterns after I finished the Galloup Series I got a TON of requests for the Meal Ticket. Rightfully so, this fly isn't crazy huge, or 'too' heavy. It can be fished on a 6wt and is equally as good of a smallmouth fly as it is for trout....just a super cool fly.

 

Hope you guys enjoy.

 

 

 

Recipe:

Back Hook

Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #2

Body - EP Sparkle Brush

Tail/Wing - Tiger Barred Rabbit Strip

Legs - Craz Legs

 

Articulation Point - Beadalon

Spacer - Glass Bead

 

Front Hook:

Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #1

Eyes - Lead Eyes

Body - EP Sparkle Brush

Wing - Tiger Barred Rabbit Strip

Legs - Crazy Legs

Head - Wool

New member here, great stuff. Any suggestions for EP Brush substitute? Maybe Large Krystal Hackle? 

[Flysmallie]

It won't have the same density or profile as the EP brush but would still fish.