Personally, I would stick with float fishing and run a Case Hellgie 2"
(natural colors) on a 16 ounce jighead.
Also I would spool with P-Line fluorocarbon (6lb) and use a 4lb fluoro
leader.
That is how I usually deal with that situation. Other baits I have had good
success with (float fishing for smallies in clear streams) are hair jigs, 1"
Berkley power tubes (natural colors), and 1" berkley craws (natural colors).

Good luck

Chris Rennert
"CR" wrote in message
om...
Any suggestions for fishing super clear streams? I'm not having much
luck. I'm using 6lb flourescent blue mono. Wading quietly from
downstream (casting upstream). Here are the the baits I've tried:

- Black 4" sliders with 1/16 oz slider heads, worked slowly with
little action.

- Black 2" grubs with 1/16 oz slider heads, worked slowly.

- #9 rapala twitched on top.

- 4" senkos, worked slowly.

- 4" tubes.

- small single blade spinnerbaits with a steady retrieve.

I read that 5" super flukes are good for really clear water. And to
work it fast. I'm starting to think that I need to speed up my
presentations so the fish can't get a good look at the bait. What
about flourocarbon line?

Any ideas?

Chuck.