Montana has a snagging season for Coho and kokane at the present. Dean --- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Used to snag Shad on the Tennessee River below > Wilson Dam. We used > braided "hand" line with a series of 6 gold treble > hooks tied about a > foot apart with a ball & swivel sinker at the tip of > the line. Where > did we snag them ? At the local sewer outlet, where > they'd gather by the > hundreds. This was in the early 50's before > environmentalism was a > word. No we didn't eat them. They were considered > "trash" fish. We > snagged them just for the fun of it and dumped them > on the bank. A shad > is half rotten when it comes out of the water ! I'm > not proud of the > above, but that's the way it was in Sheffield, > Alabama back in 1951. > > Jimmy > ***************************************************************************** > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've used droppers but really don't like the idea. > Snagging is done > > by lifting a weighted hook over a fish at a point > the hook might snag > > the prey. Fishing droppers is usually in water > where you can't really > > see the fish and are trying to show him a few > ideas about dinner and > > hope he'll choose one. Often, the dropper is the > winner but the > > topper keeps it off the bottom like a strike > indicator. > > > > Now the appropriate use of this tandem is when we > can't tell if the > > fish is attracted to the nymph floating to the > surface, emerging dun > > or dun. Spinner falls are easy to figure. > > > > Murf > > -- > Jimmy D. Moore I FISH BECAUSE > I MUST ! > But, > more importantly, I > fish because > > my Dad taught me! > > Scout Exec. BSA,(Ret.) - Outdoor Writer, TOWA, > GRTU, FFF > For fly fishing info across the USA world. check > out > > http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html > > By popular request, here's the URL for Sporting > Tales Magazine > http://sportingtales.com/main.php > >
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