Surface or Sub-Surface for Bass?

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Bass commando Leo Gutterres only uses hard bodied poppers he makes for getting them on top.

Bass adict Pete Peterson on uses a sinktip line with sinking flies.

I am going to go out with guide Capt. Kevin Doran this summer in the PM to get a big bass in the Delta. He likes things like Dahlberg Divers and Umpqua Swimming Baitfish.



This picture is from the "Striper Surf" web site.

http://stripersurf.com/index.html

[David Lee]

Here's a brace of Leo Gutterres poppers , if you can get your hands on some , DO IT !!! They are the BEST ones around !! David

[Hairstacker]

Hi David! Those flies are so pretty, I wouldn't want to fish 'em -- those bugs should be framed! I really like how he has the hair hanging off of both sides on the fly on the right. Reminds me of bass bugs tied during the early/mid decades of the last century. Fly tying art at its very best....

[David Lee]

Mike , can you post a photo of the two you have ?? Leo Gs bugs are just unbelievable , I really need to buy some to FISH , hard to put the few I have at risk ! David

[Hairstacker]

Leo sells these things?!? Any idea where? I'll try to post pictures of the two I have....

[Hairstacker]

Here you go, two more masterpieces by Leo. By the way, I love the way he cups out the faces -- you can just visualize these things popping away....

[Darian]

Hello evryone,..... How many have used a "slider" to imitate an injured minnow??? I still have one old Plastic headed slider produced by Heddon. In its time, it accounted for quite few fish. Nowadays, cork or deer hair bodies are to more prevalent for bass but small (Sneaky Pete's) sliders're still popular for blugill/sunfish.....

If you come upon black bass "blitzing" shad, you can't beat a slider..... Easliy picked up and recast; hook sets are never a question (use a stout leader )

[Adam Grace]

Darian, I have caught my largest bass on a slider. I reversed a cupped popper head. Then tied and painted the slider in frog colors.

I hooked the 6 lber 3 feet from the bank.

Very exciting

[Hairstacker]

Adam, wow, a 6 lber?!? Do you have a picture of the slider you used? I have yet to catch a bass that big on a topwater deerhair bug. Kind of wondering if anyone else has....

[Adam Grace]

Hair, I will have to dig for it, but I have it somewhere. It is not digital, just plain film. I caught it about 5 years ago at a private lake in Sonora. Very exciting to see it blow up on my slidder so close to shore. It was like a crocodile snatching a unsuspecting gazel by a watering hole.

KABOOM

Top water is what's exciting about bass fishing.