Tying Video - Mike Schmidt's Mufasa

[Brian Wise]

Hey guys,

I upped the production value on this video compared to my previous tying videos....and for the first time I am going to say that I seriously dig this video.

Hope you enjoy,

Recipe:

Back Hook

Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #2

Tail - Marabou

Hackle - Schlappen (TWO colors)

Body - Ice Dub

Legs - Sili-Legs

Wing - Marabou

Front Hook

Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #2

Tail - Marabou

Hackle - Schlappen (TWO Colors)

Body - Ice Dub

Legs - Sili-legs

Wing - Marabou

Gills - Laser Dub

Rear head - Laser Dub

Head - Fish Skull

[Lancer09]

I was view # 15 on youtube.

Definition. of. awesome.

I like the zoomed in view too, and quality is astounding. Plus it's a super cool, albeit time consuming fly.

[rfd515]

awesome

[flyrodman]

Sweet!

Tight Lines!

~Luke

[BredMan]

Holy Moly - that was very cool and amazing! Nice work.

[Nick Williams]

Definitely enjoyed this video as well.

I am curious though, are there any big articulated streamers that don't "fit in" with this kind of pattern? Like the marabou tail, ice dub, schlappen and sili-legs pattern? It seems like all of the major ones out right now, to my very limited knowing, all seem to use that assortment of materials. Looking at the materials list for this one you could pretty much tie up several other patterns with those specifically. Just curious

[Justin Spencer]

Hot, hot, hot.

I particularly like how you pose the maribou for several seconds and then give it a little shake right at the end as if you are looking to drum up a few more tips (if you know what I mean).

[Brian Wise]

Definitely enjoyed this video as well.

I am curious though, are there any big articulated streamers that don't "fit in" with this kind of pattern? Like the marabou tail, ice dub, schlappen and sili-legs pattern? It seems like all of the major ones out right now, to my very limited knowing, all seem to use that assortment of materials. Looking at the materials list for this one you could pretty much tie up several other patterns with those specifically. Just curious

Something I have been thinking about a lot lately too. Now, I am NOT a designer and I am the first to admit it (I call myself a cover-tyer, like a cover-band covers "real bands" because they appreciate the original so much and they usually can't write their own music, I cover "real tyers" because I appreciate the real tyers out there and I can't design my own flies to save my life) but I think what has happened is that tyers have found a super solid way to produce a certain movement with doing different things on the Front hook while sticking to a pretty basic rear hook. The front hook is really the hook that will ultimately decide the action of the fly. If it is weighted with dumbell eyes you will get a jigging hook, if you don't weight the front hook you will get a swimming or darting fly, then there are happy-mediums between both with deer hair heads, wool heads, etc.

The Double Deceiver is probably one of the bigger strays away from the normal marabou, schlappen, estaz, and rubber rear hooked fly. BUT it has a very specific movement and way to fish it compared to a lot of these flies. But there are other articulated flies that change it up a bit, the Articulated Double Bunny, Conrad Sculpin, Meal Ticket, Ice Pick, and a few others are pretty different.

[DaddyO]

Brian, have you, or anyone else reading this post, fished these articulated streamers at night? If so, do you feel that they have gotten better responses than the non-articulated streamers?

[fishinwrench]

I just can't hear the word "Schlappen" enough. Sometimes I wake myself up, crying it out in my sleep.

Have you experienced this, Brian, and how do you cope?