Not sure how that spinner tail will affect casting, but once you get that puppy in the water, you'd better have a good grip on your rod, because something is gonna slam that fly. Nicely done.
Not sure how that spinner tail will affect casting, but once you get that puppy in the water, you'd better have a good grip on your rod, because something is gonna slam that fly. Nicely done.
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Awesome ...... appears you do some very good thinking early in the morning. I also appreciate the feedback you got from fishing this fly. Congratulations !!
Greg, Thanks for thekind words. I took it out for a test run yesterday evening. It casts fine on my 9 foot 7wt Sag RPL which is a medium action rod. I opened my loops a bit and made sure to give it time to load the rod on the back cast so it worked well. It has terrific action in the water. With fast 1 foot retrieves the spinner blade makes a lot of movement and gives it lots of flash. With slower retrieves, the blade has a gentle motion adding movement and flash. I suspect that it would also be very effective in moving water with smallmouth bass and brown trout. I fished for a little over an hour and hooked three bass. One very nice one came unbuttoned when I tried to keep him from getting into the dock pilings. I landed the other two small nass. The blade seems to act like a keel and keeps the fly in the upright position. When I paused between strips, it ank slowly at a 45 degree nose-down attitude just like a dying baitfish. I really think that this is a keeper and will become a great pattern for LM fishing here in Florida.Bass with Spinner fly.JPG
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