Angel Silk Review

Angel Silk Review

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
Everyone loves Polar Fiber for its movement, but its length limits how large of a fly you can tie with it. That was the main appeal in bringing in Angel Silk. It is a soft, silky fiber characteristically very similar to Polar Fiber but it is much longer (see the comparison in the video above). [...]
Gamakatsu SL12S Short Hook Review

Gamakatsu SL12S Short Hook Review

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
We've been loving the Gamakatsu SL12S Short hook since its recent debut. With its short shank, and with everything else the same as the popular SL12S (except the dark finish), the Short's potential as a tarpon hook was obvious. Then the feedback we received on hookup ratio and fish retention really drove the point home, [...]
Stacking vs Spinning Deer Hair with Pat Cohen

Stacking Vs Spinning Deer Hair With Pat Cohen

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
There's no doubt that everyone who attended Pat Cohen's seminars here went home with new tricks and ideas that'll make them better fly tiers. Whether you couldn't make it, need a refresher, or are just searching for solutions to common fly tying and deer hair work problems - this seminar highlights mini series provides some [...]
Using the right thread for deer hair work with Pat Cohen

Using The Right Thread For Deer Hair Work With Pat Cohen

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
There's no doubt that everyone who attended Pat Cohen's seminars here went home with new tricks and ideas that'll make them better fly tiers. Whether you couldn't make it, need a refresher, or are just searching for solutions to common fly tying and deer hair work problems - this seminar highlights mini series provides some [...]
Tying The Foam Palolo

Tying The Foam Palolo

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
Palolo worm flies are a staple in any good tarpon fly box. Migrating tarpon have a weakness for these little red worms and their strong disposition to suck in a worm fly at any point in the season makes the Foam Palolo an excellent choice when trying to feed seemingly undistractable oceanside swimmers. Watching a [...]
Tying the What's Up Dock

Tying The What’s Up Dock

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
What are snook in the dock and bridge lights looking for? What's Up Docks. Well, actually tiny shrimp and glass minnows that are attracted to the lights, but to the snook the What's Up Dock is exactly that. Designed by shop owner Darren Selznick, this fly has been producing snook under the stars since 2003. [...]
How To Tie The Red Jig Slider

How To Tie The Red Jig Slider

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
Watch on YouTube Exactly as the name suggests, the Red Jig Slider is a slider-style fly, on a jig hook, for redfish from Louisiana to Key Largo. The fly's successful track record can be attributed to how it pushes a good amount of water, has a ton of food-like movement from all the rabbit, and gets [...]
Tying the Polar Fiber Minnow baitfish fly

How To Tie The Polar Fiber Minnow

Posted on by Mike Mastropasqua
Watch on YouTube The Polar Fiber Minnow is one of our favorite all around patterns to imitate small baitfish. When tied correctly, the Polar Fiber naturally tapers into an unmistakably fishy profile that breathes and twitches with pure fluidity. We'd go so far as to call this fly a modern Lefty's Deceiver due to its [...]