At 11:08 PM 11/29/2005, you wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Garry V. Wiles
> Guys and Gals of the VFB,
>
> The species I'm targeting is GAR
>
> I know there are flys out there that target gar and other toothy
> critters that really don't need a whole hook, the hook is just what
> the material is attached to and the material is the hooking/holding
> agent
Gary,
dye some panty hose yellow, (don't know why, but here in Florida
it outperforms other colors) Attach a 4-6" piece to a hook.
You can snap off the hook and just whip the nylon to the remaining
hook shank.
Cast in front and make jerky little strips as if you were throwing
a "sluggo" type plastic. The material gets trapped in the teeth of the
gar. We get them bigger here in Florida than those you are throwing at.
I have used as big a rod as a 10 wt.. BTW, releasing them is
a bear, but the fight is worth it.
JG
Jery,
I've heard of that fly and know I don't need a barbed or
pointed hook and am guessing I need to strip it in, though I was
hoping for a float through the return water at the steel mill, where
they like to congregate might work too. I've seen one landed and
mouth spreaders are required b/c they are tight lipped. I don't
think I need more than a 5wt for the size I'm aiming at. I do have a
7wt TFO that needs sent back b/c it magically became 4" shorter after
my last steelhead trip. I was thinking something more realistic than
pantyhose on a hook.
-->GaRRy
