bass on the fly

On Tue, 25 May 2004, Steve wrote:

This has been real hard for me because most of sources for bass
fishermen is written from a gearhead perspective.

I think a major source of the problem with regard to the latest literature
and theories on bass fishiing is how much the tournament circuit has
affected the techniques and approaches. These guys are interested in
covering lots of water, targeting the most aggressive fish and getting the
most fish to bite.

As a fly fisherman that is not my idea of fun. I like small ponds where
there is an intimate feeling. I like fishing from canoes in the shallows.
I like float tubing after midnight. I like wading among the reeds.

I've had occasions when the largemouth were keyed in on a mayfly emergence
and would only take a wooly bugger that was allowed to sink to the bottom
and was rapidly heading towards the surface.

Even when throwing hardware one of my favorite techniques is the use of an
unweighted wacky worm. It's a slow technique that requires taking 30 to
120 seconds to cover about a yard of water.

If you are forced into a boat with a hardware guy, consider learning to
fish with an integrated sinking head (like a Cortland QD or Teeny T line).
A laundry basket or wastepaper can at your feet will serve as an effective
line handling accessory. This will usually allow you to engage in a
little more aggressive retrieve.

Mu

"rw" wrote in message
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Wayne Harrison wrote:



um, no offense, steve, but i will take either jeffie or pamlico jim
roberts (depending on who had more or less to drink the night before; if
jim
had more to drink, i will take him) and let you haul in lefty kreh, or
steve
barnard, and put them in any ****ing pond or impoundment in all of north
carolina, fishing for bass, and i will pay you a c-note for each of the
flyboys fish, if you will pay me for each of the others fishes. deal?


then steve responded:

I haven't flyfished for bass since I was a teenager, which was a LONG
time ago. Sucker bet.


of course. why else would i offer it?

wayno (thanks for listening)

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
link.net...
Willi,
My whole point and logic is this, A bait fisher will usally kill an
artificial angler on any given day.

um, no offense, steve, but i will take either jeffie or pamlico jim
roberts (depending on who had more or less to drink the night before; if
jim
had more to drink, i will take him) and let you haul in lefty kreh, or
steve
barnard, and put them in any ****ing pond or impoundment in all of north
carolina, fishing for bass, and i will pay you a c-note for each of the
flyboys fish, if you will pay me for each of the others fishes. deal?

wayno

Um......not that there's any reason to suppose it would affect the outcome
much, but I was just wondering.......would the estimable Mr. Roberts be
using traditional fishing tackle of some sort or going au
naturelle.......you know, the "nature, red in tooth and claw" thingy?

Wolfgang
who, evidently, never did quite understand the "romantics".

Wolfgang wrote:


I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,

then i wrote:

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.



and, wolfie said:

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth?

ok... i'll bring the bay boat.

I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

um, well yeah...so far anyway. is that the bet? if so, i'm pretty sure
i can hazard the six pack, but no way i'm wagerin my dog...um, or
rachel. g

jeff

On Mon, 24 May 2004 19:10:03 -0600, rw
wrote:

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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I haven't flyfished for bass since I was a teenager, which was a LONG
time ago. Sucker bet.



of course. why else would i offer it?


I'm just kind of mystified why you even brought up my name in that context.


I'd go with "awed".

;-)

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:


I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances
with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most
conditions,

then i wrote:

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.



and, wolfie said:

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth?

ok... i'll bring the bay boat.

I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

um, well yeah...so far anyway. is that the bet? if so, i'm pretty
sure
i can hazard the six pack, but no way i'm wagerin my dog...um, or
rachel. g

Well, Becky says one way or another someone......and probably more
than one.....would die trying to collect. Cullen said nothing, but he
goes where his Mumma goes.

O.k., a six pack it is.

Wolfgang

well alrighty then!! you be sure to bring the glarus down with you, ya
hear now. btw, someone at the local bar mentioned there might be a
"steelhead" (faux variety) run up lower hazel creek in october... never
heard of such a thing, ...but, when you wish upon a star... you got any
steelhead fishin stuff? we should make a fontana lake-run steelie a
"joker's wild" pay double bet, eh? so, bring a case or two of that
glarus. g

and...um...sadie is spayed. i trust you will inform cullen...

jeff

Wolfgang wrote:


O.k., a six pack it is.

Wolfgang

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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well alrighty then!! you be sure to bring the glarus down with you,
ya
hear now.

Hm......well, I won't be needing it, but I guess it's one of those pro
forma thingies, huh? O.k., I'll bring some to the table.

btw, someone at the local bar mentioned there might be a
"steelhead" (faux variety) run up lower hazel creek in october...
never
heard of such a thing, ...but, when you wish upon a star... you got
any
steelhead fishin stuff?

I do. Got that St. Croix 7/11 wt. girder. If you've never fished for
steelhead, you should. Everybody should at least try it some time.
Personally, I don't much care for it. Too much repetitive flogging of
the water for my tastes. But, when you hook into one, it WILL take
you for a merry ride!

we should make a fontana lake-run steelie a
"joker's wild" pay double bet, eh? so, bring a case or two of that
glarus. g

Rats! This is starting to sound expensive.

and...um...sadie is spayed. i trust you will inform cullen...

Cullen is........um.......indifferent, since he went to the vet and
got tutored.

Wolfgang

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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well alrighty then!! you be sure to bring the glarus down with you, ya
hear now. btw, someone at the local bar mentioned there might be a
"steelhead" (faux variety) run up lower hazel creek in october... never
heard of such a thing,

Many moons ago the NC DNR planted steelhead into Fontana, never really took
if i recall correctly but the guy who used to post here from the department
that the remants of that experiment is the source of many a large rainbow
caught in Hazel and the other creeks which feed into fontana.

On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:00:37 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:9BSsc.10976$zE6.1190@lakeread06...
well alrighty then!! you be sure to bring the glarus down with you, ya
hear now. btw, someone at the local bar mentioned there might be a
"steelhead" (faux variety) run up lower hazel creek in october... never
heard of such a thing,

Many moons ago the NC DNR planted steelhead into Fontana, never really took
if i recall correctly but the guy who used to post here from the department
that the remants of that experiment is the source of many a large rainbow
caught in Hazel and the other creeks which feed into fontana.

I know two people that have seen one of those freaky big rainbows...

/daytripper (...and it damned near killed one of them ;-)