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Been slamming the gills lately with the fly rod having a blast!! My goal is still to catch a crappie and a 1+ pound bass on it! But for now these are fun and good practice!Attachment 349709Attachment 349710Attachment 349711
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Nice looking fish, and fun on the limber rod. The Bass should be easy on the fly rod this time of year, but the Crappie may be pretty deep and a little more difficult to catch. Keep after them though, pics are great!
There is a local pond that they put crappie in that hang in cover by the bank year round. Pond is only 6 feet max depth.Quote:
Originally Posted by StantheMan2567
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some pretty looking catches you got there.
Some good looking fish. Anything caught on a buggy whip is fun, and the bigger ones memories stay with you a long time. I’m slinging a 4wt I just finished putting together, and need to use it more when I’m out. I started with some very cheap equipment, and fished from a canoe. Threw a betts or accardo popper bug into some Lilly pads one morning and a 5lb plus LMB just hated it and had to have it. My biggest so far, very surprised that the junk I was using held up, and fresh in my mind like it was yesterday. Enjoy and keep us posted. And try a little streamer about 2” for the crappie and LMB. They do well around here.
That must have been an insane fight!! I have a cheap Pflueger starter rod/reel that is says is a 5/6wt. Tomorrow I'm going to tie on the big minnow looking fly and try for some bass and crappie in a pond. If no luck I'll switch to the hand tied flies Binfordw sent me. I need to get some streamers and clouser minnow flies still.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
The hardest part is keeping the blue gills off the flies!!Attachment 349716
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Looks like fun. It reminds me of being a kid and teaching myself how to cast a fly rod on a local lake. I caught many small sunfish with a black gnat pattern. Makes me want to dust off the old rod.
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Addictive for sure. Without a doubt, there are times when nothing out fishes a fly rod and bug combination!
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I have two 5/6/7 weight fly rods I bought on clearance years ago from Academy. I just purchased a few fly reels to mount on them. I have never thrown a fly rod but I am willing to learn. Now that I tie my own jig/flies I want to catch a fish on a flyrod. Looking forward to having a blast with it.
Gotta love it, I use bamboo 3/4wts and have a ball.
You should! Its alot of fun and a whole different animal than rod and reel. I'm about to head out to the pond in a few and see what I can land!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grainraiser
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Nice.
Regards
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That's how I got started on the fly rod. Gills sure are fun!
Sound like fun......I like those goals you've set..... very nice....
No catches on the fly rod today. Was a weird day. Ended up catching some bass on a buzz bait. I need to get some more bass and crappie specific flies I think.
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Get some small Clouser minnows -- anything that looks like a bait fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn
I've seen them at bass pro. I may get a few of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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Oh wow that place is way cheaper than bass pro!! Thank you!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ET Fish
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They have one called a crappie candy. I have a couple of those that I have tied and they work well. Closure minnows and smaller streamers also do the trick.
I've heard of the crappie candy. It looks awesome!! Once I get some fishing money in the budget I'm going to pick up some Clousers and maybe a wooly bugger or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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Wooly buggers and streamers are very easy to tie. If I were you I would look up a video and tie those by myself. Materials are few and versatile so you will use them on other ties. A wooly bugger is a crappie jig on a long shank hook with a hackle feather wrapped around it, very simple. Sweetens the deal when you get a good fish on something you tied, especially in the early going’s.
I've never tied a fly and dont have any equipment to tie. So would be an investment just to get a vice and bobbin holder and all that stuff. Plus I have no idea how to even begin to tie a fly or jig!!Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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Buy a few different streamer patterns and see what works for you. Later, if you want, tie your own.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn
That's the plan. Probably buy 2 clouser minnows and 2 woolly buggers in different colors and see how they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I learned the importance of having a tippet today. After retying multiple flies my leader is getting short. So first thing is get a small spool of tippet.
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To make your leader last, use the loop-to-loop method.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aPhQ8R5uI
You can use any loop knot, but the standard one used in fly fishing is the perfection loop. There are about a thousand "how to tie perfection loop" videos on Youtube.
I used the perfection loop to attach my leader to my fly line. I'll watch the video and see what I need to do.Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
It's using the same loop to attach tippet to leader. It will greatly increase the life of your leader.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn
Just watched it and that makes so much sense!!! I like that you can pre tie flies to tippets and do a quick change without using any leader up. Such a good idea and saves your leader from becoming shorter! Even if you tied a tippet eventually after re tying flies the tippet will need to be replaced and that uses leader. Great infoQuote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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Glad you liked. :cheers2
Now to just buy a spool of tippet!Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
Here's a dirty little secret: plain ol' mono works just fine. Walmart sells little "pony" spools (100 yds) of South Bend line for 97 cents. You can get three of those for what one spool of tippet will cost you.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAFishBarn
I've also thought about Zebco Omniflex. I got a 700 yard spool of 10lb for $1.97. Thought about getting a spool of 4lb for tippet. I'm glad to know not to buy into the marketing hype of it has to be labeled tippet.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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The Omniflex would work fine, too. I mentioned the other line because the spools are similar in size to tippet, and you can easily slip a couple into your pocket.
Oh good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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