here here! Please.... Jim
On 1/16/07, Joseph Fusco, Sr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jerry - How about a pic? -- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 1/16/2007 1:33:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > Folks: I had a fly rod as a teen, and fly fished a little with my Uncle, > but the last two season have been what I call my "first and second real > seasons" And, I concentrated on flies for bluegills, cause I like to catch a > lot of fish... But, now I want to catch some big fish as well, so I am > trying some of the bass flies..Now, the last two years, i caught an > occasional largemouth on my bluegill flies... But, can you tie flies that > will catch both equally (or nearly equally) as well??? Or, , for example.. i > tied most of my flies on size 10-16 hooks.. And, the bass flies are tied > mostly on size 6 and bigger... So, could I tie a bass bug, or clouser minnow > , etc ect, in a size that is in between the 6 and the 10 and catch both???? > I guess you could say I want to "have my cake and eat it too" LOL..Oh, and > if so, which are some good patterns??? Thanks, Chuck > > > Chuck: > I use a Sneaky Pete style slider that catches both bass and > sunfish. It's tied on a size 30 Mustad 3777. The only Mustad I've ever used > that's sharp right out of the box. Now don't let the size throw you off. I > just checked and it's close to a size 4. The fly itself is about 2 inches > long with legs and tail and works equally well in catching the bluegill, > green, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth and largemouth in the local creek > I fish. I tie in Flo Yellow, White, Black and Fire Tiger and Orange Tiger > with the Flo Yellow the most effective. > > Jerry C > "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." >
