Last couple of times out I have found the reds I hunt to be very skittish. Went down to a 5 wt and very small flies to see if that would help. Started out the same way. They were there with their backs out of the water but still they spooked as soon as the fly moved. Finally came on a nice fish that just blasted a Myakka Minnow. I tie them for panfish. A blast in a 5 wt.
The reds they be spooky
The reds they be spooky
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Re: The reds they be spooky
Great pictures. Hard for this non-fly fishing guy to believe you can catch a red on that little thing.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
Excellent job! May I ask what leader setup you used on the 5 weight?
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It was a panfish tapered leader. 6 pound I think. About a foot of 15 lb on the end.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
Well done!
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Re: The reds they be spooky
And to think the "experts" say you need a 9 or 10wt to catch a good size Red! Must have been a blast.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
Aren't you the same guy who stuck the shoddy treble hook in his hand while throwing gear?
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Re: The reds they be spooky
All of the Reds I've caught on fly have been on a 6 or 7wt, a 5 must have been a blast.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
I fish the conditions. Yeah I bet I could dead stick a Gulp in their path but the satisfaction ain't the same as stickin em with something I tied myself. I am however not above blind casting a spoon on those high tide days.BearsFan wrote:Aren't you the same guy who stuck the shoddy treble hook in his hand while throwing gear?
I would rather catch em on fly but it ain't an all or nuttin with me.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
In other words you are not an elitist.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
Oh no he is an elitist, no disputing that fact, but only when it suits him, he can look down his nose at anyone, but not into a mirror!
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It's good to be King.
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"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree." - Michael Crichton
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Re: The reds they be spooky
YET!Todd wrote:In other words you are not an elitist.
I can tell the roots have begun to take hold. Dave, how many more treble hooks do you want stuck in your hand?
(I bet he says zero....)
We will be drinking Four Roses Single Barrel and chasing tarpon together soon enough. And smoking the little guys in the black tubes, I have a hookup. Life is good as an elitist.
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BearsFan wrote:YET!Todd wrote:In other words you are not an elitist.
I can tell the roots have begun to take hold. Dave, how many more treble hooks do you want stuck in your hand?
(I bet he says zero....)
We will be drinking Four Roses Single Barrel and chasing tarpon together soon enough. And smoking the little guys in the black tubes, I have a hookup. Life is good as an elitist.
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Re: The reds they be spooky
The force is strong in this one. Actually had the thought today when I saw a tail. Fuck, I don't have my fly rod.
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