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Post by bassfly on Jul 20, 2015 12:20:37 GMT -5
Hi, I flyfish for bass and everything else that swims. Appreciate the opportunity to look at this forum and learn a bit more about bass habits and what is working for folks. Of course my lures are different, but I just translate what is working for you into flyfishing terms and try my best. See you on the water.
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Post by macintosh on Jul 20, 2015 14:17:06 GMT -5
Cool. Where do you normally fish? Boat, shore, wade? Spent lots of time flyfishing for trout (and bass when I was a kid) but never invested in bass-sized gear so I’ve always felt super-limited and mainly throw traditional stuff. Post some trip reports or something, love to hear about your approach.
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Post by bassfly on Jul 20, 2015 14:34:05 GMT -5
Hi MacIntosh, I fish wherever I am when I have some time, with whatever gear is handy. Pretty vague answer, I know. But I really am very opportunistic about my fishing. I live in Central VT, but I have a boat and I'm trying to get to know Champlain a little. I've mostly only fished the Northern part so far. As far as bass fishing, I also like to wade or float the bigger rivers for smallmouth in addition to taking the boat out. A 6 weight fly rod will do the trick for bass, but 8 weight is perfect, in my opinion. I use anything from a floating line to a full sink 7 inch per second line, and a variety of "flies", although lures is probably a better word. Most people in your shoes who have dabbled in flyfishing for trout have an old 8 foot 6 weight. That would work fine. I would fish that confidently with wooly buggers, clouser minnows, and a couple small poppers. Use something like 10 lbs (about 2x) tippet, and overall leader length usually less than 8 feet. A net is nice to have, since you're not going to be hoisting the fish or controlling them the way you could with a bass rod. I will post a trip report if we get into anything particularly interesting. Thanks
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Post by macintosh on Jul 20, 2015 15:24:42 GMT -5
please do! (and, unfortunately a 4-weight is as heavy as I've got)
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