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@MrJaxparadize

Жыл бұрын

Hello, quick question: can you put uv resin on the body to strengthen it so it could take even more strikes? Would that cause the worm to look weird when glowing? Not the wiggly parts, just the part of the hook.

@dirtysouthvol

9 ай бұрын

I think your link to your discord is just a link to the actual discord site... Can I get an invite to your discord plz? TIA

So far I have been digging all your videos, they're the fly tying equivalent of Binging with Babish. Well done!

Excellent. I have good success with any San Juan worm type fly. Thank you.

Neatly tied, kudos!

Coolest squirmy worm I've seen!

@nicholasyebra1988

Жыл бұрын

By far that's what I was thinking

I got ticketed by the warden on the Penobscott for using this fly in the fly fishing only sections. He claimed it didn't resemble a fly and was considered a lure...still baffled by it

@nickkerr5714

Жыл бұрын

Take it to court

@thomasnorthrup9990

Жыл бұрын

I agree with Nick. Show this video as your evidence, case closed!

@comfortablynumb9342

Жыл бұрын

In my mind if you cast it on a fly rod it's a fly. Lures are heavy enough to cast on regular tackle. That's what I'd tell the judge, unless they have specific fly rules already published that the fly violated. Edit, I just looked up the difference between a fly and lure and it has to do with weight, not pattern or design. I'd find it on Google and print it for the judge.

@holyworrier

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a fly, FFS.

@kurtengstrom3174

Жыл бұрын

A number of years ago, I contacted the Department of Inland Fisheries if a Gummy Minnow would count as a fly. A member of their law enforcement contacted me and said because the materials are built upon the hook by hand, not molded, it counted as a fly. I printed that email off and carried it with me when I was fishing in Maine. Squirmy Wormy is no different.

Amazing looking fly! love the colour!

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

very nice

Awesome vid bro

Now that is super cool. Thanks for sharing. #Flies

Killer pattern! What size bead/hook are we looking at there? Thanks!!

Veryj nice. 👏👏👏👏👏

This could be really good for steelhead if one was to use glow red. Looks like a great trout and pan fish slayer!

Wow nice 👍

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Saja!

This fly is in that grey area between what is considered a fly and what is considered a soft plastic. I'm not a fly angler I am a lure angler, but it is my guess that here in the UK some fly fisheries may not allow flies such as this

What is that material? Looking real good

What a simple clear tutorial, very nice take on a squirmy worm!!

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua, glad you liked it!

Cool worm ...where to get squirmy worms?

I tie them almost the same way but wrap the body from the excess material of the tail tie in. What is the benefits of tying in the body again? Just curious if they hold up better over time.

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

I do it because it looks cleaner. I find if I tie in the tail in then use that to wrap the body often times my tails stick out to the side. Not a big deal just an ocd thing

I don’t even fly fish,just a damn interesting video,man. You make this look extremely easy,especially for your first time. Just kidding 😂

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

How do I order the squirmy worm.

Do all squirmy worm flies glow in the dark?

I use this trick. Cut a piece of heat shrink 1/16 tube to 1/8 inch and slip it over the worm and hook. Hit it with a heat gun to shrink tube.

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Ohh that's a great idea! Thanks for mentioning it never heard of it before

Hey man huge fan how much on average are your flies on your website also how would I rig this like weights or naw

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the fly really id say the average is $3-3.5. A lot of what I tie has tungsten so normally I rig one heavy fly (like my stone fly) and use a smaller one as a point fly such as this one.

@74solos

Жыл бұрын

@@MainelyFlies thanks a lot man keep up the content I might buy soon what would you recommend for like murky Indiana fishing 🧐

May I ask what the thread wrap is please 🙏

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Its a White Veevus. I forget the Size but you can check what it was. I showed it at the start of the video

@astroblemeRC

Жыл бұрын

@@MainelyFlies Thank you kindly good sir 👍🏻

one assembly pass, the head is yellow?🤔

Rest in Peace Biggie

There are two kinds of lures in the world lures that catch fish lures that catch fisherman

Very nice, can I have a free sample please? ;)

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Maybe I'll do a giveaway soon

I’ve fished the squirmy wormy so many different times. Oregon, Colorado, California, Washington, Idaho- I’ve caught sucker fish off of it. Never a rainbow or brown. Not even an over eager cutty. Bass will look at it, if you pull it past a strike zone they WILL take it, but they will hit a leaf on a bait hook too in the same situation. Over all- waste of space for nymphs and streamers like Buggers and Princes that catch across the world.

@tonyg3091

Жыл бұрын

Worms DO catch across the world. BUT the trout learn very quickly they are dangerous and stop taking them.

No secret. Everyone I know has some version on this in their fly box. Weighted, unweighted and every color you can think of.

@BluegillGreg

Жыл бұрын

You clearly missed the secret!

Hmmm would not call that a fly but ok.

So it’s a wacky rigged worm

Nice jig you tied there. Not a fly.

Nope….you crossed the line there. Not a fly…..a jig! Not that I disapprove… looks killer. But you guys are such “purest” … let’s be honest here.

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

i'm not that old school, if I can make it in the vice thats good enough for me. Never really understood why people care. Don't like it dont fish it 😂

@oly884

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, gatekeeping and flyfishing... Give it a rest dude, no one cares.

@kevinquigley4337

Жыл бұрын

@@oly884 you did enough to reply. Just calling the fly fagz on their own ridiculous rules. They are the first to tell me that fly fishing was ordained by god and anything else is barbaric. As I said… I would throw it in a second. Looks killer. But its not a fly by your own prickish definition. Jokes on y’all. You know that.

Its not a fly.

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

I'm not that old school. If I can make it in my vice i'll fish it

@jimkuester9877

Жыл бұрын

@@MainelyFlies old school glow worm perch bait

@oly884

Жыл бұрын

You're right, it's not a fly, flies are insects that have wings. This is a flyfishing fly meant to mimic similar prey that fish eat...

@ghostofcheech5859

Жыл бұрын

@@MainelyFlies It's illegal to fish that in fly-only waters in plenty of states.

@MainelyFlies

Жыл бұрын

Oh i didn’t know what what states? Here in Maine most euro nymphs dont fall under the category of a fly. However, I've never seen anyone get a ticket for it.