"Bob La Londe" asked "Is it still fly fishing if you use live bait?

Probably not but who cares? It is lots of fun and very, very effective.

Bob talked about his wise dad then he says:

I was reading something recently and thining that it would be a good way
to get a little more distance dead sticking a small minnow. (then again
maybe not. That minnow would sure get dried out swinging through the air.
LOL.

And, it you substituted one of your little plastic minnows for the live one,
you're back to pure fly fishing. It doesn't make any difference. In fact
personally I'm very interested in what new things ALL bass fishermen are
doing and enjoying.

It may be blasphemy to fly fisherman but my grandson and I are having a
blast with Rodney Long's Wiggle Rig. With Power Pro on a Shamano spin reel
mounted on my 9 1/2 foot 9 weight Loomis fly rod, my grandson has used worms
and plastic minnows to catch bass and bluegill. As a fly fisherman I am
just amazed at how far it throws!!!! It would be a short hop for us to
switch to live bait. Hmmm... You've got me thinking. g

Whoa! Is it still fly fishing if I use plastic worms with a spin reel with
Power Pro instead of a fly reel and fly line? g

Good luck!
John