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Ralph Long
Добавлен 26 дек 2013
Ralph's Fly Box is a personal fly tying journal and fly fishing blog. This channel is a representation of my personal fly box and the patterns that I both tie and fish.
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Very nice. I can see this being very productive as a warm water fly. Thank you for sharing. God bless. Jeff
Really liking this fly. Incredible job of tying and demonstrating the tying process. Another one to add to the Wog Family Fly Box. Thank you. God bless. Jeff Stone
Great fly. Thank you. Again your teaching style is amazing. Full explanation, slow and precise execution. Great for us new tiers. I love the versatility of this. As for the different sizes. Then the possibility of slight variations of colors. You could just about designate one particular fly box to this pattern. Definitely a warm water fly for multiple species of fish. Loving your channel and your willingness to help grow the community. Thank you and God bless. Jeff Stone NW Wisconsin.
👍🏻👍🏻 huh. Not what I expected!
Awesome video. Life doesn’t get any better than this. You can’t beat time spent with our pets. God bless.
Well Sir it didn’t take me long to find this, upon your recommendation. Incredible fly as well as the video of how you tie it. Will definitely be tying some of these up. I may even add a few in size 8. My grandson is more into numbers than size. I let him keep the smaller ones busy. Thank you for your advice. Im really looking forward to watching more of your videos. Your tying and teaching style are spot on. Im still a relatively new tier. Great channel. I want to take at the Bluegill bug book, mentioned in an earlier comment. Thank you and God bless. Jeff
Thanks much for the kind words. I'm certain the pattern will produce for you and your son.
Thank you Sir. I really like the looks of this. But it has me wondering, about using it on a warm water lake? I’m curious if my 7 year old grandson and I could use this by itself for panfish? I can see Bluegill finding this to there liking. Great video. Thanks again. God bless.
Yes it will. The Foam Butt Caddis is exactly what you're looking for though. Good luck on the water. Ralph
@@RalphLong Thank you Sir. You can bet I will be looking that one up. Truly appreciate the advice. God bless.
Hey now, I just started reading this book this evening, went to check out the RUclips channel via the qr code and saw that I was already subscribed! Looking forward to reading through this one, Ralph!
Thanks Bill! Hope you enjoy the read and patterns.
Thanks for these they are really helpful and clear.
My pleasure!
Just tied this tonight. Enjoy learning from you. Thanks.
Good luck on the water!
@@RalphLong thank you.
Wonderful fly.
Nice tie fly and as always commentary as you go
Peacock is one of my favorite materials. I learned more today from you than in two years of tying. Thanks for the excellent tutorials and sharing your knowledge, you are a gifted instructor.
Hope it adds to your time on the water. Enjoy@
@@RalphLong definitely will!
Excellent tutorial. Grateful beyond words for your wisdom.
This is the best lesson on dubbing in existence. Thank you so much.
Thanks much! Glad it helped.
@@RalphLong big time!
color of dubbing?
Beautiful fly. Wish l could approximate your work, the proportions and the set of the hackle.
Thank you very much!
Disregard my video quality comment. I re-loaded it and it looks fine.
Poor quality video. Can’t see a thing. I would love to see it reposted if he fixes the video.
Dude...why do I keep getting a "mohawk" when I tie these?!?! I'm a new guy and getting better but maybe I don't have enough material to start with?! Thanks
Pull the material up tight and clip. Then sweep the material down a couple times. It will puff out to more of an egg shape.
@@RalphLong Thanks man, I'll keep at it. What thread do you recommend that allows to pull a bit tighter?! I've got a good start on thread, some 140 and 70 but I'll buy what I need! Take care
maybe watch Dave McPhail do these . This guy is butchering this wing!!!!!👎
LOL...Thanks Kenneth. I enjoy Davies videos too. When the fish quit eating mine I'll maybe look into that. Good luck on the water.
Just found your channel,WOW great videos, great ties!
2:34 Brook had to be sure the frisbee was good & dead! When will we see new fly tying vids? Thanks!
When I want to do an ant, my thread keeps breaking, what could it be? And something else that is the best dubbing for use with small or medium dry flies??
Thanks for your advice on when to stop spinning. I think I have been over spinning.
Thanks for stopping by and glad I could help.
I haven't been able to get a good video because there water is moving so fast. I've got doug firs 15 inches in diameter going down river!
Damn D, that sounds like a rough spring.
Great video Ralph. Glad to see you back.
Hey Mike! I appreciate it. Hope all is well.
Thanks Joe. Hope you're doing well!
Both of you are looking good 👍Thanks!
Wow, glad to hear you Ralph! Yeah, sometimes the "furniture " gets rearranged in the spring. Hope all is well, thanks for sharing.
JOE! Good to hear from you! Yes'sir, when it comes to nature we are just renters along for the ride. My best.
@@RalphLong you're awesome as ever!
Ralph, Glad to see you back on here and doing well. I do a lot of fly fishing for pan fish here in southern IL. Love your book and your fly tying videos tight lines Mike.
Mike, thanks much for the visit. It is nice to get things running again and I appreciate the kind words. Good luck on the water.
Thanks for the visit. I appreciate it. I have 3 of them over the years, not certain where from? I think Dr. Slick still makes them.
Nice video! Where did you get your hackle pliers? CDC?
Tell me about how you fish this for crappie. Do you fish it like a jig?
Yo! Big D! For crappie I fish it like a panfish streamer. But for trout I drift it as a nymph. How ya been?
To be exact, for crappie, I fish it on a floating line and long leader. Cast it and let it sink to depth, then retrieve with 4-6" strips. If there are pickerel..,.hang on.
Doing well! Ready for the spring thaw so I can get up to the cabin. Last year it was early May before I can get up there. There's a reservoir near me that has a crappie run during the summer and this fly caught my eye.
@@darylhinton9064 nice. We're probably not going to have a late thaw here this year. Not alot of snow at all. I'll be float tubing the lower lakes as soon as they thaw though.
I think that would work well on Idaho streams that get a lot of pressure from pautze ball salmon eggs. Something similar to what the fish see but behaving differently. I think I'll tie up a few and try them out once the world thaws out.
wondering about make of reel in your video: Sunday, July 3, 2022 A Bamboo Morning , that's a fine looking reel!
It is actually a no-name pillar reproduction. I picked up 2 of them on eBay a couple years ago. Have not found them since.
Nice little bug just some friendly advice one tier to another try not to put your hooks so deep in the vice jaws it’s a good way to snap the hook point and makes getting into the bend a real pisser
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Nice tie, I like how you tied in the CDC.
George, thanks much. I was taught that method many years ago tying my first serendipity. I appreciate the visit.
Well tied!
Thanks much! Appreciate the visit.
beautiful
try this with cream marabou, I don't even bother with tan any more.
Hello Ralph. That fish was really big. Congratulations! Great catch.
Hi Ralph! Wow, what a fish... what an accomplishment! Really great to see something from you. Hope all is well, take care.
Joe, thanks for stopping by! Hope to post more material going forward.
@@RalphLong Glad to hear, look forward to it!
Looks like a "Skater", or "Spider" fly. Nicely done! 👍
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Thanks much for the visit.
Nice fly
If I'm wanting a substantial hackle with many turns I often tie it in at the head and wind back towards the body, then wind the thread back through to the head. I believe this gives added security, at least I've never had one unwind. I don't use much genetic hackles, I think stocking up on all the colours and shades needed is, financially speaking, taking the whole thing a bit too seriously. At the price these feathers should more or less wind themselves, as indeed this video amply demonstrates.
Calling, down and back winding does work effectively, as-is tying multiple hackles when using the shorter Indian or Chinese necks. Preference of tying materials needed are up to the wants of the particular tyer and their financial situation. Over time most will eventually collect more types and colors. Most often, a good genetic head will last a lifetime of tying for the average tyer. My best and thanks for the visit.
Nice fly!
Thanks much. Appreciate the visit!