Tying Video -- Mike Schmidt's Reaper

[Brian Wise]

Ending the Mike Schmidt Series of flies.....The Reaper. Now, I appologize for this not being articulated -- but to make up for that the fly is tied on an 8/0 Gama.

Recipe:

Hook -- 8/0 Gamakatsu SL12

Tail 1 -- Flash Blend

Flash -- Holographic Flashabou

Tail 2 -- Icelandic Sheep

Flash -- Pearl Flashabou

Tail 3 -- Icelandic Sheep

Head -- Bucktail

Eyes -- Clear Cure Eyes

Finish off the head with Clear Cure Goo

[ColdWaterFshr]

Cool. Did you pass gas at 1:11?

[Lancer09]

Kinda what I was thinking, then again there may have just been some fibers floating around in the air?

Just finished watching it on facebook and that is wicked cool man, wicked cool.

You think the CCG is a worthy investment? I have been decideing whether to try some out or not... I also heard they were working on a formula for rod builders to eliminate rod wraps which i think would be pretty cool.. but that could just be hearsay.

[Brian Wise]

Cool. Did you pass gas at 1:11?

HAHAHA!! That's what it looks like! Crap!

No, the fibers from that Icelandic Sheep where EVERYWHERE....no on wants to breathe those things in.

[Pflugradt]

Brian I notice that the fly is tied in a similar method to the hollow tie. Do you fiind it better to tie all the materials down as you did in this method or go with the thread dam in front of them as in a pop fleye style of hollow tie. Also please don't think I downing you at all. You have mad crazy sick skills bro and all my respect.

Steve

[Brian Wise]

Brian I notice that the fly is tied in a similar method to the hollow tie. Do you fiind it better to tie all the materials down as you did in this method or go with the thread dam in front of them as in a pop fleye style of hollow tie. Also please don't think I downing you at all. You have mad crazy sick skills bro and all my respect.

Steve

Hey Steve,

Absolutely no worries! That is a crazy-good point and one that I had never really thought of to be honest. I use both, in their own specific way......In my eyes (which are really bad without my contacts in) the Popovics style of Hollow Flies and the Reverse tying are two completely different techniques. Popovics' method is used a lot more for stacking bucktail in several spots down the hook shank in small clumps holding that "hollow" look without adding so much bulk in one spot that you lose that Hollow look. When I start talking "Reverse Tying" I think of large clumps meant to make a head-type of profile and add bulk in one spot.

The Hollow Style wouldn't be able to get the same thing done as the Reverse style if you are using a bunch of bucktail (without adding a TON of thread wraps) and the Reverse Style wouldn't have as much flare control as the Hollow style if you are using smaller clumps.

TOTALLY the way I look at it and by all means, I am FAAAAAR from an expert.

[Pflugradt]

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

[Brian Wise]

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

I was actually sent some streamers that are tied in the Hollow style a little while back. I don't want to say they were completely Hollow style but they are a marriage of Hollow and Intruder style articulated Streamers.........and they are AWESOME. They are really, really big so I haven't had good water to fish them on the NFOW yet but I did swim them a little on the White and got a couple of great looks. They are are all of 9" long but they cast SO EASILY because they are so sparse, yet they hold their profile really well. And the reversed bucktail was tied more in the Hollow manner than the "reverse tied" bucktail. To me, thin clumps of materials = Hollow Style, Thick clumps of materials = Reversed. I am sure there are exceptions though.

I subscribed to your channel while I was there, cool stuff!

[Pflugradt]

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.