No good dirty rotten Tailing redfish

shamus · Post by **shamus** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:26 pm

Tails everywhere and nobody eating what I was throwing. Sweet seeing them, It will keep me coming back.

CooKnFish · Post by **CooKnFish** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:45 pm

Ok, I'm starting the pool. Who else thinks they were sheephead? Mullet maybe? Cownose rays??

shamus · Post by **shamus** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:52 pm

I was wishing I had those shrimp patterns you tied up. Did you try them yet ?

CooKnFish · Post by **CooKnFish** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:24 pm

They are getting wet in the morning.

bonefishwhisperer · Post by **bonefishwhisperer** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:53 pm

love the topic title...I have been there myself...what sucks is they ARE eating, just not what your are throwing...them shrimp flys are looking better to me every time I see it

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:14 am

Wow those shrimp flies are SCHWEEEEETTTT!!!!!! I may have to make an attempt at my own version of that...... 8)

noles · Post by **noles** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:52 am

CooKnFish wrote:Ok, I'm starting the pool. Who else thinks they were sheephead? Mullet maybe? Cownose rays??

I was a witness, so it was not a sheepshead, mullet or cownose ray. Red tail with a false eye, and they were huge. Bill would of had more luck jumping on them, then offering them the fly. He got within 5' of one!

I didn't do so hot myself, I even dropped a "dread" on a few and nothing.

Vlap · Post by **Vlap** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:28 am

The shrimp flies worked well for me and the trout liked them as well.

jdoc · Post by **jdoc** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:47 pm

I was out yesterday on the back side of Honeymoon, Lots of reds sitting in pot holes, but no takers. it was great to see them, but they really pissed me off.

Lazyloop · Post by **Lazyloop** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:53 pm

I know you had to be there, and wish I was but when I have seen this the reds were literally staring at a spot on the bottom and waiting for a crab to give its self away. What I mean is reds will often hold over crab beds in the winter and be in a trance looking at the sand waiting for a crab to flinch. The reds I have caught have had bellies full of mud crabs. Have you ever stared at one of those 3D, cross your eyes, posters? Its hard to stop the gaze, they are in the zone. When they get like this try throwing a 1/2" rug yarn crab (the color of the bottom , tan or green) or a 3/4" Boski slider same color as the bottom. If they are moving drop it 2' in front and don't move it. When the red gets on it move only a smidge, gnats ass, c-hai.... you get the picture. If the reds are not milling in the grass and just sitting in one spot cast the dam thing on their nose and don't move it let it sit. The key is no movement, when you think you should move it don't. If this does not work try my new GULP Fly (tying instructions to follow).

CooKnFish · Post by **CooKnFish** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:03 pm

Lazyloop wrote:If this does not work try my new GULP Fly (tying instructions to follow).

SECURITY!!!

Lazyloop · Post by **Lazyloop** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:10 pm

How about the new Lunker Sauce for fly that I have in the works?

Tastes just like skrimp.