Mike Anderson
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The current 3wt I have has a very parabolic action and this helps the breaking off problem.
This rod will be for sale cheap soon. It’s a custom cabelas PT (progressive taper) 9’ 3wt 2 pc. It’s a very fun rod for this type of fishing. I would part with it for $70 if anyone is interested.
I have bugger barn fly box from them. I like it but it’s bigger then I thought it would be. Can’t put it in a vest by any means. Overall I guess the quality is good.
New Ross Evolution 6wt reel. ;D
I will be accepting donations for a laptop for my 13 year old daughter :o. Kids today,,,, When I was thirteen all I wanted was a Dallas Cowboys official NFL helmet from the Sears catalog.
Zach, I have a several years of experience to draw from on the Stripers but them darn Trout have invaded my every thought lately and the Stripers just don’t excite me much anymore. Most people who Striper fish will tell you that the best way to catch a Striper is to fish with someone who has been keeping up with their movements. BD lives close enough to a great Striper fishery that he should be able to get some idea of their movements, if I quit drawing him away to Trout fish… I hear the Skipjack are in the canal BD.
Freezing fly line is very hard on wire guides! If you fish in freezing weather alot you need to cotton test your guides often.
My comments may not be correct, but are based on my results with a soft.
BD, First thing is rid youself of the no Drag notion when using a soft. This will be hard for you since your a hard core nymph and indicator fisherman.
I like to swing them to a pod of rising fish in long gravel runs like the one below Betty’s or just about any feeding lane. I cast out across the stream and let the current form a belly in the line. How much belly I guess depends on current speed, experiment a little. When the current starts to straiten the line is where some of the hits come from. I guess the fly is rising to the surface and this draws a strike. Also I like to just let it swing for a while before casting again, sometimes giving small jerks to impart some action if the current is real slow. I have caught most of my fish on a soft while just letting it dance in the current directly downstream in a pod of fish. This is a fun method because you can target a particular fish when they are taking the soft. I also like to anchor it sometimes with a heavier fly like a Tellico or just some shot, again experiment.
There is really no need to see the fly because you’ll feel every smell you get from a Trout and hits are usually very abrupt. Just watch the area where you think the fly should be. One of my favorite 3wt rigs on the Caney is a Cream soft, peacock soft, and a Tellico about 10“ apart. It can be challenging to cast but it usually produces fish. I add the Tellico when there’s caddis on the water. We need to get an underwater shot of this fly to see exactly what it looks like to a Trout. There must be some kind of relation to the Caddis, I don’t buy the corn idea anymore.
Bottom line (at least for me) is, the soft is a very easy fly to tie and fish, and it works pretty good throughout the year.
They should be easy to reuse. They come with plenty of extra little rubber thingys and you can also by extra ones.
Mike
I agree! This is a nice place to spend some downtime. The lack of personal attacks and general negativity make this site very appealing. Keep up the good work Zach.
I also like the cork balls with toothpick very much.
Good point about the toothpick pointing at the shot. I Never really thought about that.I have the med size frog hair and they seem pretty big. still haven’t tried them on the water but I will soon.
I wish my wife would let me go fishing but I got to do teh cooking :'(.
Happpy Thanksgiving everybody.
MikeFly south has the red but he didn’t have the cheese color so I went to Bass pro shops fly shop. I am sure they are going through the motions on the CF CB. I guess I should mention you really should be careful not to step in them, just in case.
Here is another fun fly for the Stripped fishes.
It’s a trout spawning bed. They fan the silt out and leave a light spot easily seen. There are usually some nice fish close to them and you’ll see the males fertilize it from time to time. It looks like a big white cloud when they do it.
Here is a photo I took of one on the Cumberland.
Dab nabbit CaneyBuff you aint supposed to come on this board and find my super top secret flies. hehehe.
