Two Bit Hooker Fly Tying - Tied by Charlie Craven

[@matthewmurphy1181]

Great fly. Love it for pocket water.

[@brianfeeney9493]

Nice - Nice 👍🏻👍🏻 HOOKER Charlie !!!!! Merry Christmas 🎄 Brother 🙏🏻 ✨🎣💫

[@ronporreca9574]

Charlie - I could watch you make thread wraps all day! They are perfection! Can’t wait to tie up a few hookers … Two Bit Hooker flies that is! I didn’t mean real hookers! Sheesh!

[@jonahex8463]

It looks like a fish catching fly for sure. Love it.😊👍🏻

[@cachi-7878]

That is an outstanding fly. I like how you tied the legs.

[@flatbedful]

Great Pattern! On the list!!

[@flytyermaine]

Excellent tying

[@Hunter711pa]

Very nice Charlie. Thank you for the video the way you explain each step of the fly and all the little tips and techniques are very helpful. Appreciate it!

[@hankvana2149]

Nice one Charlie! Thanks for sharing!

[@metubewot]

An excellent demo', thank you.

[@willshunting]

Heads up regarding the black spotting around the underside of your Dyna-king's jaws. Stainless steel is resistant to corrosion via it forming a micro-surface layer of metal oxide which, once deep and even enough, acts like a resistant skin. Therefore, where the incipient oxide layer is repeatedly removed, say by inadvertant finger rubbing, the salts in hand sweat can initiate pitting corrosion, which presents as the black spots seen in this close-up footage. These pits can progress to a surprising depth if left unaddressed. Pitting is more likely to initiate where the stainless has been surface hardened via heat treatment. I have stolen one of my wife's flexible nail buffing 'sticks' which has three grades of gently abrasive surface on it. It is perfect for buffing away any such marks as soon as they appear and keeps my beloved Barrucuda looking brand new.

[@chrisbukowski9434]

Works well

[@leonardwells9613]

Love this pattern, great tie as always !! How can I get one of the SHORT NEEDLE bodkins ? L 👍🎣👍

[@CharliesFlyBox]

Give us a call at the shop!

[@madvetwoodworking3576]

Cool fly starting fly tying 101 with PHWFF soon

[@timg2798]

I have an idea for a fly.. use 90% of the material from a partridge pelt.. use the marabou for the tail and all the different size feathers from the rump to the neck with a little Lazer dub for the head and some eyes.. perfect small streamer.. size 10 ish... call it a Hungarian striper!

[@richardduvall6512]

Great demo and fly though I don't know what dry fly you would use if this was a dry dropper with 2 tungsten beads on it lol

[@CharliesFlyBox]

A Fat Angie or Charlie Boy Hopper will float a Two Bit with no problems!

[@snakeoiler2921]

What colors do you recommend?

[@bradstrong4155]

Charlie, been working on these for a bit. I have a bunch that are less than stellar. Surely that has happened to you. I mean they are OK, but not what I would like. Do you fish them anyway? Or do you cut off all the thread and dubbing and start over? Im thinking I should just use a razor blade and cut off everything but the beads and start over.

[@CharliesFlyBox]

I guess that depends on how bad they are, how picky you are and how much time you’ve got. I throw bad flies in the trash! lol

[@ChrisBalfanz]

why two beads? Wouldn't it be easier to cast, and just as effective, with just one?

[@CharliesFlyBox]

No, because it wouldn’t sink as fast. And even with two beads it’s not hard to cast.

[@ChrisBalfanz]

@@CharliesFlyBox The hot pink hooker pulled through for me last night during a massive sulphur hatch (unfortunately I left my dry flies at home)! I did alter to just one bead and some lead free wire and I used natural mallard flank for the tail as I though the color combo looked nice with the silver rib and black thorax - I have a thing about chucking too much tungsten - don't get me started! Thanks