How to tie one of the top musky flies on the planet - Musky Glider Tutorial by Musky Fool
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Learn to tie the Musky Glider Fly with Nick Gellerstedt from Musky Fool Fly Fishing Co. This modern musky walk the dog fly is the product of many great anglers and fly tiers pushing the boundaries of what a bucktail fly can be. This fly when tied and fished properly should walk the dog with exceptional travel and rhythm much like conventional baits such as phantoms, hell hounds, sub walks, etc. Key factors to achieve this action are due to the hook/shank platform and properly building a core of reverse tied bucktail butts. This is achieved by gradually increasing the length of butt ends with each stack of bucktail and ensuring that your rear hook is appropriately 1/3 the length of the front shank.
These flies can be fished all season long on both intermediate and sinking fly lines. That being said this fly really hits its stride in the fall when muskies start looking for bigger prey items to pack on the extra winter weight. The gliders massive profile and ability to be worked slow and methodically it the upper 1/3 of the water column makes it hard for big Muskies to resist. Recommend 12wt+ for chucking this very large piece of meat.
All the materials for this fly can be found at muskyfool.com/collections/mus...
Thread: VEEVUS GSP 150 OR 200 DENIER (white)
Tail: Whiting 6-10” Schlappen bundle (golden olive/orange) & Holographic Flashabou (Perch)
Body: MF Bucktail (Golden Cream/Olive/chocolate brown) & NMF Wavelength Flash (Gold/Shadback)
Pec Fin: MFC Feathers Shark Fin (yellow/olive)
Tools: Boggs tackle maker, Concave pliers, Dr. Slick 5” hair scissors & Dr. Slick curved hair scissor
Hook/Shank: B10s 5/0, .051 shank
glue: fly tyers Z-ment
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Wow, that's a big musky fly.
@muskyfoolflyfishing
5 күн бұрын
giant!
Sick tie!
Awesome video! We just fished the kyrivermuskyclassic and threw a bunch of gliders! Hope y’all make it out next year!
@muskyfoolflyfishing
4 ай бұрын
Hell ya homie. Hope you guys gave em hell! We will be there next year come hell or high water!
That's a lot of stacks of bucktail! Does having the thicker body help with the action of the fly? When I'm tying large saltwater bucktail patterns I try to go sparse for castability with hollow ties creating the bulk, only switching to closer stacks near the front.
@muskyfoolflyfishing
3 ай бұрын
The amount of Bucktail is directly contributing to how these flies swim. That and the shank/keel is what gives this fly the glide that is truly unmatched by anything else out there. It's why we have an almost cult like worshipping of them...too a fault sometimes. We are mainly solving for how these flies swim and not as concerned with perception of bulk or matching any hatch. They are heavy to tie but it's how they have been engineered to get the movement we desire. I think it's truly one of the unique aspects of musky fly tying especially when compared with saltwater Bucktail work and hollow ties.
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Sweet fly! What is the name of the tool you used to bend the wire if you don't mind me asking?
@muskyfoolflyfishing
3 ай бұрын
Concave Pliers is the hand tool, the boggmaster is the bigger desk tool. Both are in stock at muskyfool.com
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Need to try this in a micro platform for smallmouth or pike, what causes the glide? The long dense front half of the fly?
@muskyfoolflyfishing
4 ай бұрын
stayed tuned for another video on that coming soon. The proportion of the front shank, density of material especially near the head, and the proper keel weight contribute to its glidability ;)
@mackmechle8432
4 ай бұрын
@@muskyfoolflyfishing sweet! You guys make great content so I'm excited. Not even a musky fisherman but you guys make it enticing! I'm just looking for a fly that'll work like a glidebait and it's been a struggle. Buford is the closest thing I've found.
Ok… where did you get those giant bucktails? 😂😂😂😂
@muskyfoolflyfishing
4 ай бұрын
They are just average a grade tails that we sell dude! The video might make them look giant. It doesn't take long fiber to make these flies possible just the right type of hair.
What’s the loop in the shank for? Split ring and front hook?
@muskyfoolflyfishing
4 ай бұрын
exactly!
What vise are you using in this video?
@muskyfoolflyfishing
5 күн бұрын
renzetti saltwater traveller!