Ronnie Moore
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Wow, it’s been a long time but yes I have fished there. Last time I was there was probably 1985, so a lot may have changed. Lake Lawtonka is there and then there are smaller lakes and ponds scattered around.
It’s a beautiful place with the mountains and the roaming buffalo. It will make you forget that you are in Oklahoma. The ponds always seemed to produce something and there was hardly anyone else ever around. But that was a long time ago.
Thanks Ward, an update would be great.
Either way we have decided to go no matter what. Those folks have been so great to us the past years that we feel we owe them a little in return. We are going to spend the money no matter where we go and feel it should be used in that area. Not that my few dollars are going to make a difference with all the people canceling, but I know it’s the right thing to do.
It really is sad for all of the people that live on the Gulf Coast. Everybody is canceling their trips.
We have been taking our kids to Gulf Shores every year for the past 8 years. It’s the only place they ever want to go. They actually passed on Disney this year to go to the beach. I have 10 days to cancel my trip this year and I guess I’ve only been holding off waiting for a miracle.
So where do you head when all your kids want to see is the beach?
Also, anyone have any further info on when William Joseph is planning to release their Hydro series?
Thanks,
TimI looked on their website yesterday, still no new info and the website has not changed. I don’t know what’s going on with WJ but I’m tired of waiting.
William Joseph still have a waterproof pack coming out and that may be worth a look as well – though one wonders when it’s coming because the website has said ‘coming soon’ forever..
I emailed William Joseph about their Hydro waterproof series. It seems like it has said coming soon for years on their website. Here is the response.
“Yes it has been a very long time, we are just about finished with them so hopefully they will be available by June. Are new website will be done in February and at that time it will have more info on them.”
Thanks
Paul Swint
William Joseph
Sales Manager
I was using a single sided blade, a spare one I took from a utility knife.
I know it is not the type I have seen in many pictures, but does it really matter as long as it is a razor?Those thin double sided razor blades are a lot sharper that a utility knife blade.
Matt, as Brian stated elsewhere, you did a great job on the photos. Looks like you guys had a great time again. Always enjoy reading about your adventures.
Pine Squirrels make a very good smallie streamer. The action seems to drive them wild. I also tie a crawfish out of squirrel and it has been good so far, still a little tweaking maybe.
A worm pattern is usually good. I know, it mimics fishing plastic worms and that really bothers me, but I still fish it sometimes. If that’s all they will take then I’m gonna fish it. You can fish then like a carolina rig or a senko. Or a conventional stick bait, that get’s pretty fun.
Almost all of my smallie fishing is done on top. I usually only revert to the others during the colder months or when the fear of a bad skunking starts to appear. Poppers, sliders, gurglers…….all of them work, its just what you like.
And yes they like frogs. A lot. I’ve been using a slider head colored up like the locals with rubber front legs and use pine squirrel strips for the back legs. They really like those.
I love fly fishing for smallmouth. Live about 45 minutes from Taneycomo and don’t even possess a trount stamp at the moment.
Jim,
I should have mentioned the problem that you had earlier. Yes there are types of chenille that will not work, same goes for the yarn. Others will hold to the furling process with no problems. You can check the material by twisting it back and forth in your fingers. If it starts to come apart then it won’t work. I have had the best luck with Hareline’s Large Trilobal Antron Chenille, it will not come apart on you.
Jim, I always had success on a watermelon colored worm too. I think the ones I had were dark green with black specks. The closest I have been able to come is a yarn that matches the green but the specks are silver. I tie these with the same furling method but they are tied onto the hook straight. I fish them on the fly rod with a split shot and try to keep that weight just bouncing along the bottom of the stream. Those smallmouth will just kill it.
Darrin, yes the material is just twisted up on itself. It’s hard for me to explain. Take a piece of chenille in your hands. Hold the ends apart and start twisting one end. Twist until you can start felling the material tighten up, then move the ends together. It all just twists up on itself.
Mike, I have thought about adding wire but always thought it would make it a lot harder to cast and create more tangles. I’m not sure what 20 pound wire is, is it flexible at all?
One thing you can do when furling the material is twist it up real tight. It gives it a stiffer body with lots of spring.
Sorry about the delay. Flies at home, camera at work. Also sorry about the quality but it should give you an idea of what I’m doing. The orange work is made from Hareline’s Large Trilobal Antron Chenille. The tan worm is made from yarn picked up at the craft store.
The craft yarn is a lot softer but doesn’t “spring” back into shape in the water as well as the chenille. But I have had success on both.
They are pretty easy to tie but sometimes you are going to wish you had three hands. I start by tying the material into one side of the hook and then furl one side, tie it in and then complete the other side.
I have a fly like that and the smallies of the Ozarks love them. I’ll post some pictures later tonight.
Zach,
The problem you are going to have with any adhesive is the mold release agents that reside in the polyethylene. Mold release is added to the polyethylene in the manufacturing process. This allows it to pop out of the mold easily but makes it a pain to repair. Collision repair shops deal with the same problem all the time because todays bumpers are made the same way.
The key is to get the area clean. Heating the area will bring the release agents to the surface but must be cleaned off at this point. There are a lot of products out there that will clean this off without leaving a residue. But mostly they are just made up of isopropyl alcohol (plain old rubbing alcohol).
You should heat it up and wipe it down several times before applying any adhesive.
As far as the skid plates, there are many that are applied with super strong double sided tape. With these kits they supply a small wet nap that is saturated with isopropyl alchohol to wipe down the area before the skid plated are attached.
Just make sure it’s clean and you shouldn’t have any problems.
Good Luck.
