Wiggling rubber legs are a strike enticer for most of the sunfishes (and
bass are a sunfish, not a true bass.) The fly is slightly negative
buoyant - it sinks very slowly with all that motion. Cast it near
structure or under docks, and strip only enough to maintain contact with
the fly. Bass will inhale the fly and turn away. Strip-strike when you
feel the weight on the line.
I also fish it on intermediate sinking lines near jetties as an octopus
imitation in the salt. This requires a more active retrieve.
jack
Wes Wada wrote:
Hi Jack,
Thanks for the information and pics.
Can you describe how you typically fish this fly for bass?
Lost out here in trout country.
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Jack Lehman <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Someone asked recently whether we tie old Tom Nixon flies. Yes,
we do. I do a fly tying article for my club's newsletter and here
is an adaptation of Tom Nixon's Calcasieu Pigboat. The tying
instrutions can be found in the online copy of our newsletter at
http://www.austinflyfishers.com/newsletters/AFFnlMar10.pdf . Note
that I have taken advantage of new materials (spinner bait skirts)
to simplify the tying sequence.
Jack Lehman
Austin
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