What’s everyones favorite Largemouth flies for this time of the year?
I use a mouse pattern for largemouths, they go bananas over it!! Especially from my float tube, casted into the bank, twitch a couple of times and let it sit, wait for the explosion!
Hi Kilroy,
I like pencil poppers tied on #6 and
#4 crappie hooks. Plenty of splash to get
their attention but pretty easy to cast.
Warm regards, Jim
If anyone is interested, there is a fly tying series on FAOL, that show the basic steps to tying poppers. The work was done By Randy Fratzke (FRITZ FRATZ)!
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I’m having really good luck with black,white and especially chartreuse wooly buggers. It seems if I want to attract BG’s switching to a wooly worm works. Maybe the BG’s are short striking on the marabou tail on the buggers?
“Illegitimus nil Carborundum”
We occasionally use poppers early or late in the day, but primarily use 2 subsurface flies: a variation of a leadeye leech that I call a slippery rabbit, and my version of a crayfish fly. Both of these flies are weedless , but the slippery rabbit slides through the worse cover imaginable without getting hung up and is a great fish getter. The crayfish fly will catch fish when nothing else will and will slip through most cover.
Okie,
I’m finding a similar pattern of poppers working at dark and subsurface the rest of the time. Could you post a picture of the flies you’re recommending? (You knew that was coming, didn’t you.) I figured that if they work in OK that it surely must in KS as well.
BW
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Right now at this time of year in Florida, we have been doing pretty good with Crease flies (or pencil poppers) and large yellow poppers on the surface for LMB (this is on canals, not on the lakes).
Nice pencil poppers, Jim. Are those Dremel foam poppers? Alberto coming at you. Not too bad of a storm. Lot of rain already here but we needed it.
Robert B. McCorquodale
Sebring, FL
“Flip a fly”
I like any kind of poppers on the surface and clousers for underneath.
Slippery Rabbit, sounds like it needs to be a FOTW. While you’re at it you could do the Crayfish too.
Fish more, work less!
Coach Robb said
“I’m having really good luck with black,white and especially chartreuse wooly buggers”
I had to laugh because I can use this answer with almost every fishery I fish.
Here is my question:
What type of fish do Wolly Buggers not work on?
Any one use them on Stripers or in the Salt?
How about needle fish?
jed
I’ve been doing well with black Gill Busters and yellow Pigboats. I need to get out early or late with poppers real soon now. JGW
okflyfisher,
Can you post a picture of the slippery rabbit?
Everyone else, what’s the hottest color popper? Yellow or white?
Hi Robert,
Yes, the pencil poppers are turned on the
little dremel lathe. Quick and easy pattern
for me.
Alberto is a bit of a wimp as storms go,
however, we have already had numerous
tornado’s here from the storm and they just
keep coming.G
Warm regards, Jim
These get concocted and tossed around here a lot. When they quit working, we’ll then look for someting else. 
…lee s.
PS - GRAND looking bugs Jim! 
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Keep safe, Jim.
Everyone else, what’s the hottest color popper? Yellow or white?
I think maybe Lefty said it best, “Use any color for a popper you want as long as its yellow.” 
Robert B. McCorquodale
Sebring, FL
“Flip a fly”
No contest! The Hard-Hackle Worm, usually in purple, or sometimes black. It’s a cant-miss pattern for L.M. bass.
Semper Fi!
Bred, Rick, B JKilroy
My Wife is the photographer in the family so I don’t have a picture of the Sippery Rabbit. I may do it a as a fly of the week sometime if she will help me and Ladyfisher will publish it. It is snagfree, durable has a great profile and a suductive wiggle . While the Crayfish is my buddy’s favorite fly he caught 130 Bass in one day on one slippery rabbit. He was whinning for a week able how sore his thumb was. Of course I did not give him any sympathy
130 bass in one day on the slippery rabbit. I think that would be my #1 go to fly hands down. Know anybody that has a digital camera? If so take some pics of it and post it.
Jkilroy
I’m really growing fond of Kent Edmonds’ Stealth Bomber. I’m experimenting with them now in “Full Pimp” mode for both bass and bluegills. Fun to fish - and effective.
If you guys havent read or picked up this quarters Fly Tyer Magazine you should. Its got a great recipe for poppers that are far more easy to make than the traditional pencil poppers. Ive turned out about a half dozen since picking up the magazine. They turn out flawless if you follow the directions and they wont break if you cast them against objects. Just thought I would share.
Seege