First Spanish Mac on thefly

[RHenn]

Was not the biggest, but it was the first, caught out of Cedar Key Fl

[FishnDave]

Cool fish, great pic! Congrats!

[ScottP]

Muy bien.

Regards,
Scott

[NCVirginian]

Very nice. What fly did you use?

[RHenn]

#2 brown and white clouser with black plastic eyes. 7wt Intermediate line.

[TyroneFly]

How are they to land? Do they put up a good fight? Cool looking fish.

[RHenn]

Loads of fun , we landed this one in a net, they fight petty well and they taste great on the grill! One thing I was told to do was use a 30lb flouro bite tippet, which worked well, but you will lose some fish, as I found out when a nice fish hit the fly close to the boat and cut the leader. Greatt fish to flyfish for!

[ScottP]

Never tried them, but these tied on long-shank hooks may help cut down (no pun intended) on bite-offs:

http://www.mbcforum.com/showtopic.php?tid/31755/

Regards,
Scott

[dunfly]

Macs are great fun. Strong strike, good initial run. I use the long shank hooks with synthetic material flies and 25# fluoro tippets. They can shred natural materials pretty fast.

[RHenn]

I think I will have to make another trip over to my pal's house for a Cedar Key trip, and try your suggestions!