What I found interesting, and it may not apply at all, is the way saltwater
crabs act, when frightened. They use to cast forward of a feeding permit
and strip as if the crab were trying to flee. Reality is...the crab freezes
when scared, and does not flee. Now they let the pattern sink and fish it
still, stripping out the surface slack in the line to feel the take and
moving the fly very little. If I had to do that with my GP, I think I'd tip
the hook with a maggot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: patterns
> Hey Jere,
> I tied a few with foam that look pretty good. The reason I used foam was
to
> get it to float above the weeds and rocks on a full sinking line. I know
> they typically dont float but if I strip retrieve, the fly it appears to
> running scared for the bottom. In theory anyway.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jere Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 5:40 PM
> Subject: patterns
>
>
> > I knew if I'd go sit on the can I'd think of that pattern....General
> > Practioner. The steelhead pattern I referred to is a modified
practioner
> > with the splayed, black bucktails for the tail; in this case, the head
as
> > it's described to act as a crayfish pattern. The rest is also not a
true
> > practioner. I bought a dyed, black, pheasant rump patch that looks very
> > attractive. Has that peacock herl glisten. These were taking Spring
> > Steelhead on the Sky a few moons ago. Jere
> >
>
>
>
