Salmo Bytes wrote:


Big (3-4" across) crab flies are hard to tie and nearly impossible to cast.
But a toadfish is essentially a sal****er sculpin. They (Toadfish) tend
to take on the color of their surroundings (tan to light olive).

So, if you want to catch a big bonefish, I think you have to fish
the ocean flats (not way back in the mangrove bight) and I think
you might want to try fishing with extra-large Toadfish flies.

But no such fly exists--unless it's a long tan Clouser maybe.
But a 4" Clouser would require a big, extra heavy, hard to cast
hook (if you put a 4" tail on a smaller hook, you get too many
short strikes, I think).

Having never used the setup myself, I can't vouch for its
effectiveness (or castability), but it seems to me that if you are
concerned about short-strikes, the simplest solution would be to just
add a second, trailing hook to your Clouser. Like what the
bassfisherbubbas call a "stinger hook".


Chuck Vance (or is that unethical?)