I've always thought that foam should be able to make a good popper. Sure, I've thought about how to form it into a popper, but to date, I have never done it.
However I did find a nice video on how to do it. Thankfully he sped up the playback so it's only 6 minutes instead of probably 30.
Showing posts with label fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fly. Show all posts
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tubes for Bass
Eumer Pro Fishing Accessories shows a great way to mix and match poppers with tails. I've wanted to try this for a while, but haven't done it yet. I've often wondered if there was a good way to rig them so if you got snagged you could break off the hook and not lose the popper head. This would allow for less crying like a girl when a nice popper head was lost to a tree.
LINK to Eumer
LINK to Eumer
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Crease Fly Took A Swim
I had a few minutes today so I took one of my crease flies for a swim. Went to one of my favorite local ponds that is only about .25 acres or less, and often gets weeded over in mid summer. With todays wind and cooler temps it wasn't weedy on top at all.
I rigged up my line with about 5 feet of sink tip and put the crease fly on. This worked well since the line would sink, then when I stripped in the fly it would dive down, but still float up to the surface if given enough time. I could see how this fly and this line setup could be very effective during the summer. I've always thought that fish are more willing to bite if they don't have to come up to the surface. I do however love fishing the surface, so I do that plenty, but this setup gives me an option to go under and still have a chance to not hook into anything since the fly is trying to float.
In the end I didn't catch anything, but had a few hits out of the spot above. Still good to toss a fly even if only for a short time.
Before this stop, I took my daughter to a tiny local trib to look for salmon and fat browns. There aren't any in there yet, but in the next few weeks that will likely change!
I rigged up my line with about 5 feet of sink tip and put the crease fly on. This worked well since the line would sink, then when I stripped in the fly it would dive down, but still float up to the surface if given enough time. I could see how this fly and this line setup could be very effective during the summer. I've always thought that fish are more willing to bite if they don't have to come up to the surface. I do however love fishing the surface, so I do that plenty, but this setup gives me an option to go under and still have a chance to not hook into anything since the fly is trying to float.
Before this stop, I took my daughter to a tiny local trib to look for salmon and fat browns. There aren't any in there yet, but in the next few weeks that will likely change!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The XWWD fly
This guy decides there's plenty of uses for his ex wife's wedding dress. Idea #54 shows how he tied a fly with it and caught some fish!
Guys, Flies & Pies does not suggest making your current wife an ex just to obtain materials.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)