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    Quote Originally Posted by montana mike View Post
    Sewer Trout ! Mike
    Ditch Pickle! When all the trout are gone the bass will still be here.
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    I love everything with "Fins & Lips" but Carp and 100# plus saltwater fish don't interest me.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    I like the centering pin on the hook bend. I will make one and test it.

    I fished this morning and got a striper on the float n fly.

    Last edited by John H; 08-09-2022 at 10:05 PM.

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    Wow! I've always wondered...
    Nice job.

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    Three flies. We will see what works.


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    Nice idea Thompson. Tying it in at the tail will definitely give more free movement.
    If using this over on the American be sure to add a little turquoise color to the pattern. The crawfish over there have lots of turquoise on their underside.
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    It is amazing to see the evolution of flies over the past 50+ years.

    Around the 1960s the fly selection was limited and very simple.

    Lots of flies were tied with natural animal materials but today we have so many great synthetics.


    Look at those flies in the movie, "A River Runs Through it".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wioc46LQoKc


    The variety and quality of hooks today is amazing as well.

    The invention of the Internet and PC has been wonderful for the sport.

    Digital cameras, and Smartphone cameras with still and video medias have been wonderful for us as well.



    **There is no limit to the depth that you can take into the amazing sport of fly fishing.
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    I'd go with #1, texas rig that hook though so you don't feed it to the first piece of rip rap it lands on!

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    I fished fly #2 this morning. I had one little bite on it but it looks great in the water, casts okay and the tail stays on so I feel good about it. The wind blew about twice as hard as the forcast said it would which was kind of a problem. My topwater bug kept landing upside down which was a drag. I had a really big one come up for topwater early but it did not stick. I hate it a lot when that happens. Someday I will lose a really big one and throw my rod in the water and quit. Not a great day. Other than getting home early I cant think of one good thing that happened. No pictures today but I have some striper scales that I like from the day before. Maybe next time.

    Last edited by John H; 08-11-2022 at 08:59 PM.

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    I'd go more finesse. Even smaller than thisAttachment 18270

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