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Had to go back today....
And see how the size 8 BH Wooly Buggers that I tied up last night work.
I started off with a size 6 Gurgle-Pop as an indicator bug, with a size 8 BH Wooly Bugger on a dropper about 2? below the Gurgle-Pop. The first fish decided to go for the Gurgle-Pop:
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4...idsunfish1.jpg
After a little while, I realized that both flies together were just a little to much for my 5wt. I took the Gurgle-Pop off, and just tied the BH Wooly Bugger on. I didn?t need an indicator, as I can see my furled leader twitch, or feel the bite through the line/pole.
Once my casting calmed down a bit, I brought this in:
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7...idsunfish2.jpg
Then a male Bluegill decided to hit the Wooly Bugger.
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5...12bluegill.jpg
Followed by all these Hybrid Sunnies:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8...idsunfish3.jpg
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5...idsunfish4.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/759...idsunfish5.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4...idsunfish6.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/196...idsunfish7.jpg
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9...idsunfish8.jpg
I also managed to pull in another 4 or 5 male Bluegill that didn?t get photographed. One of those Bluegill managed to tangle itself on the same cattail that claimed my Hopper/Dropper rig yesterday, BUT this time I was able to get the fish off, and recovered my rig! Sweet! Now, if I can just recover the streamer and Bitsy Minnow that are tangled up on the cattails, and several flies that are either tangled on cattails or hanging on fish lips.
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Those are very nice "bream" well done and nice photo's too.
The 5 weight should be well able to handle the pop and drop rig, if you were using a 2 weight then it could be a problem only if the combination being cast were too big. Nevertheless going for one fly was comfortable and you had fun.