Remarks (by Ron Begnaud):
Rons Redchaser is a fly I developed in the Spring of 2001. One of the things I find most rewarding about fly tying is the problem solving aspect of it. I was met with the challenges of the marsh being particularly muddy. I needed a fly that would be visible in bad water. I also wanted a fly that would push water and look like a mouthfull to big fish. Having already come to the conclusion that the mouth of redfish is on the bottom of their head for a reason (they feed down) I knew I wanted a fly with a little weight that would settle on the bottom. Combining these attributes, plus a desire to always have the fly ride hook up, and be fairly weedless, the redchaser was born. After first developing this fly it took me a long time to actually get a fish to refuse it. It produced agressive strikes in many varied conditions. Rons Redchaser is now my go to and signature redfish fly. I hope it catches as many fish for you as it has for me.
Materials:
Materials:
Hook - Eagle Claw EC413 60 degree jig hook, or Mustad
34007 with eye bent 60 degrees toward point, size
2 or 4
Thread - Red Flat Waxed Nylon
Eyes - Small or Xsmall dumbell or hourglass eyes
Tail - Gold Braided Mylar piping, or prismatic gold
polyester piping (pictured) available in sewing
dept of Hobby Lobby.
Body - 2 Wraps of red chenille
Hackle - 2 red saltwater neck hackles, palmered.
Head - 5 minute epoxy
Instructions:
Instructions:
1. Sharpen hook
2. If using Mustad 34007, place eye of hook in vice, and
bend toward
point at about 60 degrees to resemble a jig hook.
3. Tie in dumbell or hourglass eyes on top of hook right
behind 60 degree
bend.
4. Tie in a tail of gold mylar or prismatic polyester
piping. If the piping is of a
small/narrow size, tie 2 or 3 peices of equal length.
When tying in piping
begin less than 1/2 inch behind eyes.
5. Fray piping to form tail.
6. Tie in end of chenille in where mylar is tied in, make 2
or 3 wraps and tie off front end.
7. Tie in 2 red saltwater hackles and palmer to just
behind eyes.
8. Apply 5 minute epoxy from dumbell or hourglass eyes to
eye of hook and
rotate to dry.
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