Neal Osborn
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Drifter, that is too funny. I have almost the same pics from Callaway except with a black Clouser style fly.
sharks with Lasers on their heads
Who needs lasers when you got bass like that hanging around.
Kevin Powell should make us a photoshop picture of Mini-Me-Bass
Zach is on the money by using this hair fiber to make BIG bait patterns. I had to teach myself how to make a crease fly today but after a few tries it came together nicely. I have to agree that this cheap fiber makes some very large but light flies. It also holds glue/crazy.glue/Loon.Hard.Head nicely. I also found that you can easily “blend” red/orange fibers below the eyes on the ventral belly to make a gill shadow.
I broke down and got a 300 grain shooting head sink tip line today to throw these bad boys.
This is a 7 inch long fly tied on a 4/0 Octopus hook.
I take FULL responsibility for this . . . about 6 months ago on this board I suggested that the ‘River Why’ should be produced as a movie. Zach, can I sue for some financial gain? They stole my idea. 😉
By the way, for those that have read the book . . . can’t wait to see what they are going to do with that nude fishing scene where she hangs off a tree branch. 😀
Nice picture and nice hat, Brett. By the way, make sure to upload using the large setting (i.e. 640×480). This size fits in the IA board margins the best.
Zach, the Octopus hooks seem to be the right way to go. After our discussion, I believe they offer a better profile mount for the material.
I have been using Kanekalon to tie legs for frogs and terrestrials. I have also been tying some baitfish patterns like Zach and the other day we got together to brain storm some ideas on how to use this stuff. My pictures aren’t very good, sorry about the quality.
Typical baitfish pattern with 100% kanekalon plus a bit of flash
Panfish pattern. This fly caught a 2-3lb bass last week.
Cool little articulated “sex-dungeon-like” pattern. Don’t know if it will catch anything but it sure looks good underwater. Easy to spin some dear hair on the head and it blends well with the wig hair.
One of my favorite “unusual” applications so far has been to twist the hair into cords and tie in knots to make jointed legs. Works great on terrestrial patterns. Here is a little frog imitation with mostly kanekalon plus some dear hair and flash.
Thanks Chad, I am going to read some more about the RAID drives but they seem a bit expensive for an amateur.
Kevin, good point, make it happen, finish the drill.
I don’t know what’s more impressive – the fact that you got the shot or that you are wearing double layers of clothing on a hot Georgia summer day. 😉
I found a fly box today that is just about perfect for boat/float fishing. It is the Orvis boat fly box ($39 but I got it on sale). Here is a link http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf_id=73X0&dir_id=758&group_id=15072&cat_id=5135&subcat_id=6030. The box is nicely water resistant but not fully waterproof. I’m not trying to market for Orvis but for me this box is exactly what I was looking for.
I too have been wanting a big boat box for bass/lake fishing. I wanted to have all my bluegill/bass/carp flies together in some “big-old” light weight setup (I use a smaller pocket box if I’m wading but a big boat box was needed). I love my Bugger Beast, either original or homemade, but it really is too big to hold the little bluegill flies and jigs. I really wanted a big box that could be a clearing house for my go-to lake flies.
It is very large and holds big streamers and poppers on the right and it has a separate box for smaller flies on the left.
I put all my bluegill/crappie flies on the left (could easily hold about 150 flies)
Big meat and poppers on the right, could easily hold 200 or more flies.
On the left lower section they have a magnetic strip and two pockets but I modified this by gluing a magnet on balsa wood and glueing foam on to that. Thus I have a “removable” fly holder to dry flies throughout the day.
Orginal left-bottom
Modified with an extra fly station
Just to clarify . . . if you use Photobucket and the method I described above you don’t have to resize images, the site takes care of it for you. Easy.
Todd, recall your recent post about the new Xi2 http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1211157003?
Go to that post and read my comments about the Xi2. Again, it is a nice rod and I also have the 8wt Xi2. However, admittedly it is not my favorite 8wt stick. I have tried and tried to love the rod because it cost so much $$$ but it is very very picky about the line it is matched. I use it for bass fishing but I use a Wulff triangle taper and it is better. Actually, the best line I have found for bass fishing is a tarpon line at one or two weights higher (I use the Orvis 10wt tarpon line and it is great). Recently, I bought a used/mint 7wt Scott Heliply 8’8″. This has fast become my favorite lake fishing and streamer rod and the Xi2 is not getting much action.
Go to this link http://www.askaboutflyfishing.com/speakers/ken/ken.cfm, a good podcast about fly fishing for bass and a very detailed discussion about fly lines for top water and also sinking lines for bigger flies. Sorry Zach, I hate to post links to other sites on the IA board but this one is worth listening. In general, bass fishing on the fly is all about selecting the right line for the right conditions. I think about my brother and other Bass Master competitive fishers, they use multiple setups and have them rigged for different conditions; keep that in mind when fishing – this is not really a one-rod game. The Xi2 will work fine but use it with a heavy sinking line and it will load better.
Also, when I’m fishing for bass I always have a minimum of two (sometimes three) rods rigged up in my pontoon. If I’m fishing on a bigger boat then I usually have three rods with a floating/intermediate/full_sinking line setup. Just something to keep in mind. My go-to setup in general is the 7wt with a sinking-tip setup and my 9wt with a tropical floating line setup for top-water and poppers. The 9wt is actually a great rod for bass because you can muscle the fish out of cover and land them quicker.
Finally, as Spencer and Cameron have said, fiberglass is a great choice for lake fishing. I have landed a few bass recently on my 3wt fiberglass and it is blast. However, I would recommend getting a more stout glass rod on ebay if you are going to go that way.
Bass on the glass
