tied by Paul J Beel
For some time now I’ve had multiple requests from fly fishers wanting to order Game Changer streamers from me. In the past I had ignored the requests because I had not put in the time for research, fishability, and work it takes to tie these things. Until now, that is. About a month ago I had an order come through from a fly shop that I tie for quite often and so I decided it was time.
I am now tying Feather Game Changers and really enjoy it. I like the movement and look of these much better than the other types of materials used on other Game Changer type flies. Yes, they are a lot of work to tie, so you have to embrace it.
One of the things I think really make the Feather Game Changers look good are the jungle cock eyes. I struggled with what type of eyes to use on my FGCs. Look, I’m a fly tyer on a budget. I can’t just go out and buy real Jungle Cock for the eyes. Have you looked at the prices lately? Take a look and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
So I turned my attention to trying to find fake jungle cock eyes that I would be happy with. There are several types out there, however, I decided to go with the new Deer Creek 3D HD Jungle Cock Eyez. The others I found were either way too expensive or they didn’t look good enough to me. I had my doubts about the Deer Creek jungle cock eyes at first. Even though I use other Deer Creek eyes and really like them, I was wanting the jungle cock eyes to look a certain way. Also, I was worried about the thickness when tying them in. So as you can see above, I tied up a Feather Game Changer using the eyes and I am extremely happy with them. They look great and I didn’t have any trouble with the thickness like I thought. They are not thick at all where you have to tie them in. That part is nice and thin. I was able to position them easily too. They come in a pack of 5 colors with 3 different sizes for a little over 3 bucks.
Since these worked so well and didn’t break the bank, I wanted to type up a quick review of these little gems. Check’em out and see what you think.
