I want to say thank you for your channel; it’s such a pleasure to learn about the fishing everyone can do, and the way you teach is perfect. To many other channels focus on fishing from a boat which is great, but unattainable by most. Great job and again thank you.

bucktails they look amazing!!!! great video cant wait to get into this hobby!!

Ive been a fly tier and fly fisher for almost 30 years. I’m just getting into bait fishing and conventional tackle after all these years. Your videos are great. Seeing you tie this ...I can’t wait to apply what I’ve learned to make some killer jigs. I’m thinking of long flowing eels, wide mullet and bunker jigs, slender silversides. Putting them on a jig but taking these bucktails to a new level. Give me a challenge, maybe can collaborate!

Love this tutorial. I have to try make mine own

your channel is very helpful and informative. God bless your heart!

Love it , very thorough and easy to follow

Dude I love the video!!! This is going to be my new hobby as well

Love the video I’m definitely going to bass pro and get me a vise and start making my own. Thanks for the idea.

Wow, I like fishing I could never imagine it was that easy to make one of these. My hat off. Thank you for sharing. This is something to keep me busy.

Great, very useful tips. Thanks for sharing

Not a bad start but it's a bit excessive of an amount of string to keep it all on. Place some buck hair, wrap it, fold it over and wrap again. This way it's harder to pull off the jig and a cleaner end result.

I took apart one of those lures that I bought at a fishing show for $8.00. The only difference is that he ties the feathers to the the shank of the hook.. Great video !!!! I was just going to tie one up but I want to get some red feathers.

Nice introduction to tying a bucktail jig, thank you.

Thank you for the advice

Thank you for making this video and sharing knowledge. Very well done - easy to follow - just a great job.

Great video reminds me of when I used to make my own spinners and tail flies do have one suggestion I found out that if you coat your string with beeswax it waterproof it and keep stuff locked in really well never had to use an epoxy either with this method great video love the channel keep up the good work

Hey Skipper, to tighten vise lift up on the lever handle after the dial is turned just enough to hold the hook in place. Freeze frame at 4.30 you see where the pin in the handle is closer to the dial? If you lift up the handle at that point it would put the pin farther away from the dial tightening up the vise. Think of it working like a pair of vise grip pliers. good look, like your videos.

Love it..im hooked just watching!!!

Great video happy new year guys

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video 🎣🎣. I use nail polish in between every step 🎣☮️

Once again love the video bro!!

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I wanna see those shrimp in action! That's pretty clever

Thanks 😊 from San Antonio tx ❤

I haven't tied a fly in probably 20 years. I had the idea to try tying up my own bucktails and what do I find but Hey Skipper sharing the knowledge. Great video, very informative. How about a follow up video tying more jigs? I was thinking maybe adding some small rubber skirting material along with the bucktail to see what how it works out. Keep up the great work.

thanks for the nice video dude !! best regards from argentina

I have watched most of your videos and this year asked a new surf rod and reel and a saltwater fly tying kit. I am having such fun creating my own lures. I have one that mimics a menhaden for rockfish another to use with tarpon and some smaller ones for fishing creeks off the Susquehanna. Would love to hear if you are in the Havre de Grace area. We kayak fish around there.

Nice. You can use the same method to make some teaser hooks too.

I love this channel!

@HeySkipper

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hy, I'm a valentino from Indonesia ... I really like your videos, especially eating and cooking in Japanese style after finishing fishing ... Can you make more videos like that?

Just got into this 2 months ago and I love it

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

It’s awesome!

@mickeyandminnieproductions6574

4 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this for a few years and love it too. Kelly Gallup and mad river outfitters have some good videos for improving your tying too.

Hey Skipper and hello from So.Csl. Just a quick suggestion. Instead of using tooth picks to spread your epoxy ... maybe try using acetone brushes to spread it, it will allow you to spread the epoxy more smoothly and much quicker. The brushes are cheap and just throw them away after one use. great vids man, keep it up.

13:15 Bruv, for the flashes, I suggest not to trim it but fold it. So, if you want four flashes, just use two pieces, tie it, fold and finish it off.

@noah_nguyen_

3 жыл бұрын

I know that made me cringe

@moseskongi4746

2 жыл бұрын

@@noah_nguyen_ why did it cringe you?

Great video man. Been looking into getting into this. Thank you! You should include amazon affiliate links so I can order exactly what you have!

Most sewing thread is made of cotton which will not last as long as nylon threads. You can eliminate the time that you are spending using two-part epoxy and spinning your fly to dry it, by using fly tying head cement. A bottle will last you a long time. It is applied with a bodkin or toothpick, whatever. It dries instantly, thus no time spent mixing your epoxy and waiting for it to dry.

Great video well done. The pacing was perfect the editing was great and not a whole lot of talking head stuff. I have subscribed!!

Great video, makes me want to start tying my own bucktails. Few ideas that might help with tying these: if you put the vice on the eyelet with the weighted head of the hook pointing towards the vice, you could shape the tails easier. Nylon thread would last longer I think. Uv cure epoxy would also help I think. That way you don't have to wait for slow cure epoxies nor race against the clock with fast cure epoxies. Just place, tie, add uv cure epoxy, possibly adjust things a bit and hit it with some uv light when you're ready to set the epoxy. ( kits of uv cure epoxy for fly tying often include uv flashlights along with three viscosity levels, thin, medium and thick. )

Thank you.

like the toothpick idea, never saw the thread around head so big but nice job

I do saltwater fishing on a head boat for Florida kingfish, bucktail will be may chose

Nice video! I'd like to see the shrimp made.

would love to try both bucktails near the beaches of coney island NY

Keep up the great videos!!

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thabks Owen!

I would love to make a big buck-tail like that Shad you made.

Tying bucktails rocks

liked what i saw would like to see how you tye the micro jig

Key skipper, I have a quick random question, I do cod haddock pollack fishing on party boat all year round and I experience that the bait sticks to the reels after I’m done fishing no matter how much I rinse it. Can u recommend something for me to clean my gear after all the bait already dried onto the reel. Thank you.

hahaha,,,,same thing what we do during winter time i make all my lures its all DIY,i make all kinds of lures you name it i have it...nice video my brother in fishing i hope i can make my own youtube channel someday...keep inspiring my friend...

use the lever on the end of the vise. snug up the hook in the vice with the roller screw, then flip the lever out straight to lock it....just a hint to make life easier...

I am trying to get into tying lures and dress my trebles. Maybe even get into molding my own jigs (the molding stuff will not be until after buying a kayak). Good tips! Thank you.

@ASAYAH72

4 жыл бұрын

Hey if you're looking for a good price on lead molds go to zeiners.com. that's where I get all my molds from.

@payleryder45

3 жыл бұрын

Casting jigs on a kayak? I’d love to see that!

Can you do make your lure challange and then test it

Love your channel and want to start making my own bucktail jigs but where can I buy the jigs that look like a fish head

给兄弟点赞 ，自己做的确会省好多钱。

Please make a video on how to cast the really light lures? I can not figure out how

Where do you buy the jigheads wholesale? Or as cheap as possible?

Micro bucktail, aould be a fun video.

How long does squiddy bits take to ship

I would love to have one you made just to have it because i love watching yall videos

@noah_nguyen_

3 жыл бұрын

R/Ihadastroke

That jighead do you gave a link where I can buy?

Love your videos ,but one thing try coming to South Africa ,Cape Town .Its the best place to catch fish .Please just try coming if you can

Hi hey hello thx for the tutorial but I think I have an idea for the next one maybe attach a swimbait like a 3 Inch kytech and then wrap it with the bucktail stuff and I liked the look of the prawn it looks so good I would throw it for most of the fish I could catch but I would like to see how it was done love every single video u do keep up the passion all other KZreadr do it 1 and don’t do it again much love for u

Use UV Glue light to dry it faster.!

Hey skipper can you make more going out and fishing vids because I feel like I wait one week and only get vids on how to build a Bucktail and you did this twice now so pls Change it up 😃

My ADHD thanks you for a new hobby 🤣😎

Рыбка-блесна!!!

Hey skipper I was recently in a bad motorcycle hit and run. Ispent a month in the hospital.... its going to be about a year before I can walk again. I think you helped me find a way to make some income. Do you have some links to bulk furs and flash? I have 150lbs of soft lead so I'm going to pour and air brush my own jig heads to save money. Thank you so much have a wonderful day :)

Instead of tying it. I use plumber tape. It bonds onto it self after wrapping.

Ive learned so much of what I know about pier fishing from Asians. They're playing for keeps and so do I. Do a video where you find a random Asian guy at the pier and ask what he's doing and then copy what he does to try to catch fish. It'd be kind of funny and informative

I'm definitely trying this my only question is can u use super glue instead of epoxy

@mickeyandminnieproductions6574

4 жыл бұрын

You can use super glue, nail polish remover, or even uv resin. I really like uv resin personally.

@Sean-jy5ni

4 жыл бұрын

@@mickeyandminnieproductions6574 Nail polish remover? Do you mean Hard as Nails? Nail polish remover is almost the opposite, and doesn't bind things together.

@mickeyandminnieproductions6574

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sean-jy5ni that's what I ment. Had the wrong one in mind. Thank you Sean.

How do you fish that kind of jig?

Who makes that jig head

I made my own with rope

Have you found out how to use your vice properly? Put the lever straight and tighten it so you can still love the hook and when its in a good position brand the lever done and it will set the hook properly thanks for a great video

@thomasoberg227

3 жыл бұрын

Move not love.. dam.autocorrect

@thomasoberg227

3 жыл бұрын

And bend not brand

Does anyone have a link to the hair?

I really wanna thank you. I feel like your helping me out a lot. I love watching and im gonna try and make some of my own.i would like some tips on fishing in a river that comes from fresh water lake and goes into the ocean.a mixture come in.

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Ben. We are so happy to be a small part of your fishing. My advice would be to figure out what bait runs there and either use that or try to imitate it. Where are you from?

@benklesel3599

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeySkipper I am here in South Texas just out side corpus christi on the nueces river. I fished every day since October. Had some pretty good luck with shrimp,finger mullet and chicken hearts.i have caught catfish,reds,black drum,trout, buffalo fish some one told me and a gar.

@just.joeking0255

4 жыл бұрын

@@benklesel3599 hey, just from personal experience, since you were using shrimp try ti make a redish orange bucktail with some white to imitate a shrimp. It worked for me, and i used a 4g jighead. But i have not tried it in lakes, as i fish on a beach.

@benklesel3599

4 жыл бұрын

@@just.joeking0255 thank you I will.

@just.joeking0255

4 жыл бұрын

@@benklesel3599 oh also black top with white bottom, or orange top with white bottom, and some flash works amazingly well.

I WANT TO MAKE ALL OF IT.

@HeySkipper

3 жыл бұрын

DO IT DO IT

Great video! One of my favorite fishing channels on KZread!

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That’s not how you tighten the vise, the handle is on a cam. Same idea as locking down fence on table saw, good video explaining everything.

You are using the vise wrong. The round dial you are turning is an adjusting dial for the cam lever on the back of the vise.

@rainzer0

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I was just about to comment about that. It's like the same quick release mechanism for bikes.

@bornlucky9564

4 жыл бұрын

Amatuer. :) More like we teching him.

Got links where we can buy the materials?

@noah_nguyen_

3 жыл бұрын

I bought everything he got from bassproshops.com

@noah_nguyen_

3 жыл бұрын

Just look up bucktail, fly tying vise, 5 min epoxy, flash, feather, jig heads bobbin. Whip, thread, etc

The jig looks good , but there are a lot of things you could do differently to make it easier . Instead of using epoxy use contact cement or finger nail polish. I've been tying Flys and jigs for 12 years . I always watch other people's videos so I can learn new tricks and tips . I'm not trying to say your doing it wrong just trying to give you a new trick to add to your tool box

Will buck tail work for stripers

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! They work great for them!

@mickeyandminnieproductions6574

4 жыл бұрын

Buck tail, synthetics, or a combination of both work well.

Make your own leadheads, and the price goes down to less than a buck each...also thinner thread may help..

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve haven’t tried to mess with lead yet but you’re right! That would be a good way to save some more money. Thanks for the tip on the thread 👍🏼👍🏼

@uncleheffe309

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeySkipper at least stock up on lead, the price always goes up...$.90 per lb. now. I literally just made my first run of jigheads just like those. 3-D eyes made by WTM, size 2.5 mm is a must have...but all of the hook sizes and info are etched into the molds... I'm starting to get several molds in the collection.

A worm pattern

nice vid. but please watch a couple of Fly tying vids, which is essentially what you are doing.

Why not use surperglue? It drys faster and works better

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

True, but I like the thickness of epoxy

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Never tried it before but now I will 👍🏼

@mr.nugget2264

4 жыл бұрын

I agree I love epoxy!! I'm sorry it's just my preference lol when I look at the jig it just freaks me out that the thread part is almost as big as the head of the jig I'm ocd and have anxiety so it just freaks me out a liccke bit

@mr.nugget2264

4 жыл бұрын

But I figure superglue is thinner so it might absorb into the thread much better making a tighter connection

@mr.nugget2264

4 жыл бұрын

Also thank you for replying I'm a huge fan!! Although I don't have my fishing reels anymore I still want to try one day!! I had to pawn my reels for the lack of having a job its not that easy to find one I have s 6000 reel left I just don't have a handle for it

You need to learn how to use a fly vice

I just get cheaper brands. Still work

@brianclark17

4 жыл бұрын

Wish.com! Ive caught the same amount of fish on cheap lures as i have on the expensive lures!

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Just change the hooks out to stronger hooks!

U didn't tell us where U get the hairs

Really like the video, but I was cringing when I saw you using those really nice sharp scissors to trim the hair around the jig head. I use a razor blade, and save my scissor edge.

@ASAYAH72

4 жыл бұрын

I use a box cutter and I also use Sally's nail hardener. The nail hardener absorbs into the thread so I do about 2 to 3 coats. Once its dry then use the epoxy finish to give it a high gloss look.

Bucktail

Early bird

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Wassup!

Second

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Oleh!

Dont use. The Scissors to cut off the deer hair on the jig ruin them big time especially if u use to cut deer hair. I use a razor blade they cheap n no worries on messing up a good scissors

Damn I just ordered $80 of bucktail.

@josephtripptree1828

3 жыл бұрын

just started. they work great

Shrimp

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

I made one of these with my daughters “my little pony” hair. lol and some sowing string. She got mad at me when she found out I clipped her little pony hair.

Third

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

How did you like the video

Hi Pollywog, I don't have a VICE😔But ya know what I do have?🤔 I got a neat gadget called a Drill, and ya know what a Drill's got on it?🤔 Yep you guessed it Swabbie, it's got a CHUCK🤪🧐🥱🤯 Yours Truly, How's that for a free education!🧐 🧙‍♂️⚓🔱👑🦁🤴🐺🤫

First

@HeySkipper

4 жыл бұрын

Hey!

hmmmm.....natural material....