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Originally posted by Draco View PostYou may need to try some bigger flies.
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I owned and used a fly rod back in the late 90's on the lake behind my grandparents house. Really enjoyed that. The rod and reel and all my gear are long gone but there's a nice little stocked pond near the house now...... hmmm..... do I really need another "stick-n-string" addiction in the house?
Richard.
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I fished it with purple and chartreuse eyes with a white underbody, I also like the combination of a light brown belly with a olive head and wing, its a large profile fly that throws really easy on smaller weight rods, but I tie this in a size 2 or 2/0 and it throws real nice on a glass 6wt rod, I tie it in a 4 and throw it on a 4wt. It will max out your rod with the fore mentioned sizes. When I really want to have fun I’ll chum the water with minnow spray when I remember and you can catch a 4 or 5 lb bass on a 6 or 5 weight.
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I concur with the above statements. Pond hopping in the summer with fly gear cannot be beat.. Almost.
The grass carp there was an accident. Was catching some bluegill on first emergent when the fight started.
The Bluecat are fun on a fly and have found that they will go to small nymph's. # 10's
Learning to tie small flies and making "micro poppers" has great rewards on small water holes.
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Originally posted by Dry Bones View PostI concur with the above statements. Pond hopping in the summer with fly gear cannot be beat.. Almost.
The grass carp there was an accident. Was catching some bluegill on first emergent when the fight started.
The Bluecat are fun on a fly and have found that they will go to small nymph's. # 10's
Learning to tie small flies and making "micro poppers" has great rewards on small water holes.
and awesome carp! I want one... and I have also caught a tilapia and a catfish on accident... although now I don't consider them accidents... if you fish long enough, you'll trick something other than your target sunfish/bass
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Originally posted by SwampRabbit View PostPost some pics of your micropoppers? the smallest I have gone is gurglers on a #10 or a #12. The lady bugs on #14 or #12s don't actually pop much, but they do the trick when they float back to the top after a short strip.
and awesome carp! I want one... and I have also caught a tilapia and a catfish on accident... although now I don't consider them accidents... if you fish long enough, you'll trick something other than your target sunfish/bass
They sell micro poppers at bass pro you can paint them and put them on the hook yourself.
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