You will find the leader is real important. I did not figure this out by myself. I started fishing for bass at a local pond and was having a heck of a time trying to cast a bug. I had a 8' tapered leader on the line. Another fisherman came up to me and said he could help. All he did was remove the tapered leader, put on about 3 to 4' of 10 # mono and I was is business. We became good friends and fished together for the next four years. We still get together when I make a trip back east. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"J.Reid" wrote: > Thanks for the info Tony. Like I said in my original post I have "little problems" >casting bass bugs. If some minor changes in my leader will result in "no problems" >than I'm all for it. > > Jackie > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2003/02/04 Tue AM 07:01:39 CST > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [VFB] rod ? response to J.reid > > > > I found that if I used a tapered leader or a leader much longer than 5' I could > > not get the bug to turn over like I wanted to. > > That could also be my casting style, it don't mean it won't work for another > > caster. > > I also found that heavier leader turned the bug better than a lighter leader but > > as I said I used a bug and a trailer 99% of the time I fish for bass. It seemed > > that 10 lb mono 3 to 4' long worked the best for me. I would recommend that you > > try several different combinations till you find what works best for you. > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "J.reid" wrote: > > > > > Tony > > > > > > I've been useing straight 4- 6# mono about 5 - 6' as my leader for bass. Do > > > you find a difference using a slight taper? > > > > > > Jackie > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 7:10 PM > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] rod ? response to J.reid > > > > > > > Use a 4' length of 10 or 12 # test Mono and 12 to 18" of 5 # test tippet. > > > > That would suffice for all of my bass fishing. You might also try adding > > > another > > > > 5# test length of mono to the bend of the hook on the bug and add a > > > streamer or > > > > nymph. > > > > This brought me a lot of double hook ups. Not hard at all to cast. As I > > > mentioned > > > > in another post, I used a 6 wt ( 9' graphite) rod. I have a 7, 8 and 9 wt > > > > costume rods that I plan on letting go in the near future. I fish a 5 wt > > > bamboo > > > > now for Bass. > > > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is the type of response I was hoping for. Most of my bass fishing > > > for > > > > > largemouth's will be from a pontoon boat. I just wasn't sure if I could > > > > > still cast a bass bug with a 6 wt. But you said you have no problem > > > with it, > > > > > I imagine that I just would need to adjust leader length and taper > > > maybe. > > > > > Looks like I have until May to buy a 6 wt then. Thanks for everyone's > > > input. > > > > > > > > > > John Ridderbos > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
