mike andrews
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I’ve started experimenting with the 60 deg jig hooks this spring. I tied on the Eagle Claw 413 to start with but decided I wanted some smaller sizes so just ordered in some Mustad 34184’s in #2 & #4. Hybrids and stripers are a blast and I’m fortunate enough to have no less than 3 lakes within 45 minutes of home with healthy hybrid populations plus Texoma is only about 1.5 hrs if I get a striper itch.
BTW, I order the Mustads from Captain Hooks Warehouse: http://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=products&manid=2&catid=5&sizeid=0&view=1&offset=11.
They have a good selection of hooks and they ship quickly.
I gotta say I am really digging the discussion between the lineside experts. Those are some brutes Mike! Striper on fly are a major goal for me this year so I am soaking this in. Thanks.
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Gotta’ love warm water threads!! I’m enjoyin’ it my self 😎 BTW, I’m no expert just engrossed and involved.
Bill, you’re right there are a ton of good lines out there! I’m pretty happy with my SA’s but to really dig deep you almost have to go to a head. Texoma isn’t all that far and the last time I fished it what few fish we caught were in 25′-35′ of water and huggin’ the bottom, took a LONG time at 6″ / second to get down. We were drifting on flats and I would cast out, strip almost to the backing after the cast was in the water, and wait….the guys with heads were getting down alot faster.
Mike, what lines are ya’ll using for fishing deep like this? I’m currently throwing a SA Streamer Express on both my 6 & 8 weights but I’m considering going to a head / running line combo.
Mike it’s kinda’ funny that you include pink bucktail in your fly pattern. My buddies record hybrid was caught on a pink over white Clouser and it’s been a consistent producer all spring for both hybrids and white bass here. Everybody gave him a hard time about the girly color until he started catchung fish on it, now all of our little group has some pink flies in their box.
Nice fish and great photography! Hybrids have a loyal following here in Texas, we mainly fish ’em at night around lighted docks but I’m going to try some during the daylight hours with a sinking line this summer. A buddy of mine set a new water body fly rod record this spring, close to a 9# fish on a 4 weight! Sounds crazy I know but this guy loves lighter tackle.
Man you guys fish higher dollar rods than I do :'(
TFO Pro 8′, 4 weight
TFO TiCr 9′, 5 weight
TFO TiCr 9′, 8 weightCan ‘ya tell I like TFO’s??
Like all things one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I find it kind of interesting that he rates the TFO TiCrX higher than the TiCr. I’ve had both and continue to fish the TiCr while the “X” went off to the big auction board. My experience was that the X is probably better overlined while the TiCr seems to be like Goldilock’s porridge…..just right! Oh well that’s why they make Fords and Chevys 😉
