Recent content by SpawnFlyFish

Carp are starting to show up here in the lowest reaches of the Columbia. Over the past several years we have spent a lot of time just across the bridge on the Oregon side chasing carp when the cutthroat fishing slows down! Last weekend we were able to find a few and with all this warm weather...

https://spawnflyfish.com/blogs/spawn-blog/the-fly-fishing-industry-isn-t-ready-for-what-s-coming-tungsten-prices-are-about-to-shock-everyone Wrote this blog, I dont think people are ready for the sticker shock that is coming...

with all the chum fry talk we had to do it!

This is an email subject I received today from one of our vendors.

Amazon is a shit show, we used to be a large player in that space in 2018-2021. People change the names of products, descriptions and sell under phony names all the time. Its a horrible shopping experience and place to sell anymore. At one point it made up about 60% of our revenue. Now it makes...

No this is great. Fly shops like ours appreciate this and appreciate the fact you look to shop locally and regionally and took the time to give us feedback. We monitor this sort of thing on Amazon and on Temu all the time and this is part of what leads me to the concern. Its nearly impossible to...

I hadnt thought about that, Ill check this out too! This is why I figured posting wasn't a bad idea rabbit holes are where you find some good ideas haha!

Waiting to hear back on alloys but hopefully that will be the move to keep costs lower for fly tying!

We have been exploring but run into issues. The football shape requires precision machining, which is why tungsten is used. Brass beads are typically cold-formed, a process that only works for standard round shapes. If we machined brass for something this small and detailed would also be costly...

As some of you know, we produce Spawn Slotted Football Beads, which are made of tungsten. We also produce Spawn Fathom Beads also tungsten, designed to replace pouring jigs and bring slotted bead functionality into the jig-tying world. That brings up a bigger question we’ve been thinking about...

epic fish, someday I really need to do that!

Nice! Solid hook too! Good Luck!

HUGE thank you to all the volunteers. For the past 3 years we have worked with Klineline to ensure all the kids at the kids fishing derby in Ilwaco have a rod and reel. This contribution to our small community is truly incredible. We have 100 rods landing at the shop tomorrow for this years...

How big do you want the SA254 to be, we helped design that hook!

I frankly didn't catch too many carp on this pattern but only went a handful of times when they were around down here but I fished it for cutthroat in the rivers and had a ton of success. Movement is ok, wouldn't say its phenomenal but it is super durable and fishes well!