Hi Jack; Thanks for sharing, I was the one asking about Nixon patterns.
I was curious how to use ready made spinner bait skirts, I used to have great success in bait casting/spinning with fire tiger patterns and was curious how to take advantage of fire tiger ready made skirts. Now I know. Wayne --- On Fri, 4/16/10, Jack Lehman <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jack Lehman <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Tom Nixon Flies To: [email protected] Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 10:50 AM 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 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
