Spy Plane Fly Tying Kit
The Fly That Doesn't Just Sink — It Hovers
There's a specific moment every carp angler chases: the fish tips down, the fly settles right in its window, and for a split second it hangs there, deciding. Most flies don't survive that moment — they drop too fast, ride wrong, or just don't look right up close. The Spy Plane was built for that exact moment. Its weight placement and mink thorax let it glide into the feeding zone and hover longer than a typical weighted fly, giving cautious, cruising carp the extra second they need to commit.
This kit puts every material Brandon uses to build that motion into your hands — matched exactly, no substitutions, no guessing on bead size or mink shade. Watch the tutorial, tie it the way it's meant to be tied, and find out why this pattern has earned a permanent spot in our carp box.
Watch Before You Tie
See exactly how the weight placement, tail, and thorax come together to create the Spy Plane's signature hover-and-glide action.
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What's Included in This Kit
Everything below is included at the exact size, color, and quantity used to tie the Spy Plane as shown in the tutorial:
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Hooks
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Moonlit Premium TOGATTA ML801, #8 — a carp-specific hook built with the gap and wire strength this species demands
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Beads
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Moonlit Tungsten 3.8mm, Black Nickel — the weight behind the hook-point-up ride
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Tail Material
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SRF Zero Gravity Dub, Fire Cracker
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Body Material
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Moonlit Mink Zonker, Black — the soft, breathing movement that creates the extended hover
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(Quantities per kit to be confirmed before publishing — e.g., "ties X flies.")
Why It's Worth Tying Right
A carp-specific hook and genuine mink zonker aren't interchangeable with generic trout materials — they're the reason this fly rides, falls, and hovers the way it does. This kit takes that decision off your plate so every fly off your vise performs exactly like the one in the video.
Tie It. Fish It. See for Yourself.
Grab the kit, follow along with the tutorial, and get your own Spy Plane in the water. Tag us when you do — we want to hear how it hovered.
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