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    That's about the same size as my first striper on...

    That's about the same size as my first striper on a fly. Sometimes it's more about the challenge than it is the size to qualify as a gratifying experience. Sill looking for my first musky on a...
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    Oops! I meant heads down and tails up, not the...

    Oops! I meant heads down and tails up, not the other way around!
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    My favorite fly for carp is a #8 bead head prince...

    My favorite fly for carp is a #8 bead head prince nymph. The key is to find them feeding in the shallows with their tails down and their heads up or locating mud puffs in the flats. If you can...
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    I've had great success with big Clousers I tie...

    I've had great success with big Clousers I tie using green, chartreuse, and orange bucktail (perch colors) as well as big Pistol Petes with oversize propeller blades in the same colors.
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    Warren - well said. I too was strictly a bass...

    Warren - well said. I too was strictly a bass fisherman for about the same lenght of time and then I saw "The Movie" and bought a starter rig from Cabelas and now about 25 fly rods later couldn't...
  6. Thanks!   That's all very helpful and...

    Thanks!   That's all very helpful and makes sense.  Like I said, I'm still learning how to get the maximum benefit from my Tenkara and appreciate all detailed responses.
  7. I'm a new Tenkara user and have a qustion about...

    I'm a new Tenkara user and have a qustion about lines that may sound silly to those of you who are more experienced. I now have two Tenkara rods and began experimenting with lines recently and made...
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    I caught a pelican on a Clouser also fishing for...

    I caught a pelican on a Clouser also fishing for False Albercore in the outter banks in NC.
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    schooner - I know the feeling. The thing I love...

    schooner - I know the feeling. The thing I love most about carp, is that unlike bass, they won't head toward to closest brush pile but instead go to deep open water where all you have to do is be...
  10. For water like you described, I'd fish at night...

    For water like you described, I'd fish at night or just before sunrise. For ponds with large sunfish populations, I love to use bead head woolly buggers tied in two color cobinations using either...
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    My favorite pattern for tailing carp is a #8 bead...

    My favorite pattern for tailing carp is a #8 bead head prince nymph. I've tried many different patterns for tailers, but keep coming back to prince nymph if I want consistent action.
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    Count me in as a fan of Cortland 444 also, but I...

    Count me in as a fan of Cortland 444 also, but I will usually only pay that kind of money for the rigs I will be using for distance casting. On all my small stream and creek rigs, I buy as cheap as...
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    I've been targeting carp for about 8 years now...

    I've been targeting carp for about 8 years now and will catch them on any trout pattern that looks brown or olive and buggy, but my favorite overall pattern is a bead head prince nymph. Nothing...
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    Don't have a picture but my favorite is a Clouser...

    Don't have a picture but my favorite is a Clouser Deep Minnow tied on a #2 hook using any number of sunfish colors like green, orange, yellow and chartreuse.
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    Stocking crappie in a farm pond is risky...

    Stocking crappie in a farm pond is risky business. They are terrible about raiding bass spawns and overstock easily. I would not hesitate stocking bluegill or redear. Even though bluegill will...
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    I never fish unfamiliar waters at night. I make...

    I never fish unfamiliar waters at night. I make sure I've fished the fishery during the day a number of times so I don't get too spooked about all the wierd things that can happen. As for patterns,...
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    I know I've personally stocked bass in newly...

    I know I've personally stocked bass in newly constructed farm ponds. Just can't stand to see any body of water go to waste without gamefish in them. I understand ducks are responsible to getting...
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    Here in Oklahoma with all the wind, I still...

    Here in Oklahoma with all the wind, I still prefer throwing a quality 8 wt. I stand a better chance of punching those large wind sensititive bass patterns into a strong south wind with a heavier rod...
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    Personally, for the kind of water I fish, lakes...

    Personally, for the kind of water I fish, lakes and big farm ponds, floating lines won't cut it for most streamers. I love my Teeney T-200 sinking head line. It's about 10 years old and casts like...
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    I tie a very similar version using a jig style...

    I tie a very similar version using a jig style hook that I JB Weld a swivel to that I use to attach a willow leaf blade and then tie bucktail after the JB Weld has set, similar to a Clouser. I'ts...
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    I don't target catfish either but seem to always...

    I don't target catfish either but seem to always catch some nice ones when I least expect it. Best patterns have been bass-size buggers, Clousers and hare worms although I did catch one last summer...
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    I've seen bass got nuts a few times in farm ponds...

    I've seen bass got nuts a few times in farm ponds over a dragon fly hatch with some of the smaller fish (10-12 inches) literally going completely airborne to snatch hovering dragon flies skimming the...
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    Thanks guys. I knew I could count on this site...

    Thanks guys. I knew I could count on this site for some good info on spey rods. Based on what was said, I purchased a St. Croix Imperial 11' 5 wt. switch rod and will be giving it a try for some...
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    Spey Fly-Fishing

    I recently read an interesting article about light weight spey casting and was interested to learn more about it. I fish a lot of water where back casts are impossible and the distances they seem to...
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    As Jim said ealier, you can't go wrong with an...

    As Jim said ealier, you can't go wrong with an "RPL" I love my 5 wt. for most bass situations.
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