I can't hook em' either Pres. I think Leland shows us one set-up for the
poopers & then when we're out of sight, He switches. I'm going back to a
"standard" pooper without all this fancy stuff. Sometimes I think the damn
fish push the popper out of the way with their wake & I think a lot of the
"takes" are rejections at the last moment- I had 25 + "takes" one day with
only 4 hook-ups- maybe our noted lecturer, Dr. Miawaki can tell us. Bill
Hamilton
----- Original Message -----
From: Preston Singletary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Washington Fly fishers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:16 PM
Subject: cutthroat and the popper
> Leland,
> Help! John Thompson and I went to Kopachuck this morning and fished the
> incoming tide. I fished your popper and rose 18 (count 'em EIGHTEEN)
> cutthroat. Only problem: I didn't hook a single one! Man, I tried
striking
> faster, striking slower, not striking at all. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG! I
was
> almost to the point of tearing my hair (and I don't have enough to be able
> to afford to do that). The point of my stinger hook is only about an
> inch-and-a-quarter behind the rear of the popper so I find it hard to
> believe that one wouldn't have hooked himself purely by accident. Is
there
> some trick to this you're not telling us about?
> signed : Puzzled at Kopachuck!
>
>
