Thread: Little rods for little fish

Nice fly. Tungsten beads come in various colors if you decide to go down that rabbit hole!

Nice catches, Gill, especially the crappies! They seem to be either nonexistent or invisible in this here part of the west. I like the color of 2nd from last bluegill pictures...it looks like a long ear to me. Thumbs up!

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I like the black swimmer. After watching a video the other night about solid black lures, I thought that I’ve used a lot of different styles but all black sure has its place. When I remember to try it. Now I have to dig em back out, see whatcha done? I’ve pulled cranks for crappie and solid black is always in the spread and it’s productive.

The black swim’r imitates so many things fish eat

I have a bunch of tungsten beads that I bought years ago thinking they would sink faster than a lead head jig of the same size diameter but in my experience that isn't the case. Since tungsten beads are hollow and a lead head jig is molded around the hook in many cases the lead head jig is heavier or the same weight wise as tungsten beads of the same diameter. And tungsten beads are not cheap. A molded tungsten jig is heavier but are really expensive. Black is killer color, should definitely use it more than I do. When a bass tries to eat a bluegill I'd let her and give her time to swallow it before engaging. Bigger bass are a lot of fun on ultralight tackle and with tiny jigs the only one hurt is the gill and there are billions of those out there.

Originally Posted by MCG1

Nice fly. Tungsten beads come in various colors if you decide to go down that rabbit hole!

I'm already well down that rabbit hole!

Originally Posted by peshtigost

I'm already well down that rabbit hole!

Me too

In my past life I fly fished for smallmouth bass and tied flies. Now for some unknown reason, I decided to start tying again, but this time tying flies for spinning reel fishing. I tie and sell, have a FET 637, pay federal excise, state taxes, etc. All above the board and legal. If you want to get rich and make lots of money, DON'T tie flies!!!! I have a really bad habit of dropshot fishing with flies. This method is a panfish slayer. I also like to make my own inline spinners, jigs, and about anything else I can tie on my line. I know it sounds stupid, but there is some sort of sheer satisfaction that comes from catching fish with something you made. Despite this, I can still be caught with a secret stash of plastics in my boat!