Clouser-like tarpon bunny?

chas wrote:

Flycaster wrote:


Nice to hear from you, Chas.

Good question about why I want the hook up. Although there will be
probably no weeds when I fish (first week in June), there will be bottom
structure that one can get hung up on. Lake Edmund is not very deep, or
at least the parts that the guides fish when not fishing the shoreline,
probably don't go any deeper than 7-9 feet. I only use a floating line,
but I do recall getting hung up last year. It was just a thought.

Last year the ice out was very late, about 4 days before I got there
(also first week in June). This year I expect the ice out to be more
normal, like the middle of may. They say that the ice is not as thick
as it was last year, so with any luck, conditions should be ideal for a
fly fisherman. Because of the colder than expected weather last year,
the top fishing wasn't all that good. This year I expect better and
will bring my light spinning rod with a Zara Spook or Skitter Popper to
test the waters for surface action. As I figure it, I know that fish
can be caught with streamers and the top water action may be tougher, so
I'll first test the waters before using fly rod poppers.

Adam




Why test with the soinning rod? The flies are every bit as good a test. I
keep two rods ready, one with a dry, the other with a streamer.

Chas
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Well, being lazy, I don't want to chuck the fly-popper for a long time
without any takers. I feel that with the spinning rod, I can more
quickly cover a lot of ground to see if the pike will be coming to the
surface. If they are, then I can switch to the fly rod for the surface
action.

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Flycaster wrote:
Well, being lazy, I don't want to chuck the fly-popper for a long time
without any takers. I feel that with the spinning rod, I can more
quickly cover a lot of ground to see if the pike will be coming to the
surface. If they are, then I can switch to the fly rod for the surface
action.


The best fish I ever had come to the surface was the first fish in the area,
and didn't come back after cleanly stealing my fly and leader without ever
feeling any tension on the line. Sometimes the big guys only give you one
chance, why waste it?

Chas
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chas wrote:

Flycaster wrote:


Well, being lazy, I don't want to chuck the fly-popper for a long time
without any takers. I feel that with the spinning rod, I can more
quickly cover a lot of ground to see if the pike will be coming to the
surface. If they are, then I can switch to the fly rod for the surface
action.




The best fish I ever had come to the surface was the first fish in the area,
and didn't come back after cleanly stealing my fly and leader without ever
feeling any tension on the line. Sometimes the big guys only give you one
chance, why waste it?

Chas
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OK, good food for thought.
Adam

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