smallmouth
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- Aug 4, 2011
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Thanks for the welcome messages gentlemen. I am a pretty serious flyfishermen but I usually throw more "meat" flies than bugs. I belong to a flyfishing club and flycast a lot of small jigs and usually catch more and bigger fish than the bug tossers.
I got back into flyfishing about the time guys were starting to use beadhead flies. Prior to becoming a serious flyfisher, I was a 4 pound test ultra lite spinning guy who tied his own jigs and caught a lot of fish with them. I figured the bead heads and Clouser Minnows were just different kinds of jigs so I started earnestly fishing jigs on my flyrods. The results of my efforts on the stillwater rainbows were consistently good. Because I am only allowed to use a flyrod and barbless hooks at the club, I have become very adept at tossing all kinds of creations on my fly setups. (floaters, intermediate, sink tip and my favourite, full sinking lines.)
My spinning rods have been seriously neglected because of my developing skill with the flyrod.
I use a baitcaster for heavy jigs and crankbaits, my flyrod for lighter jigs and weighted and unweighted streamers and I'm getting out the spinning gear for the 1/16 to quarter ounce jigs and drop shot rigs. Through all of my fishing, jigs have been pretty much my go to artificial.
More than 40 years ago I read that the jig was the only lure included in the U.S. Army Survival Kit. I have enjoyed tying and using them ever since. I just turned 65 in June and don't have to buy a fishing license any more. That leaves more for the jig tying fund.
I'm really glad I stumbled across this site and am happy to be aboard. Here's a sunfish I tied on a lightweight "fish head". Need to tie up some more for the bass.
God Bless,
Don
I got back into flyfishing about the time guys were starting to use beadhead flies. Prior to becoming a serious flyfisher, I was a 4 pound test ultra lite spinning guy who tied his own jigs and caught a lot of fish with them. I figured the bead heads and Clouser Minnows were just different kinds of jigs so I started earnestly fishing jigs on my flyrods. The results of my efforts on the stillwater rainbows were consistently good. Because I am only allowed to use a flyrod and barbless hooks at the club, I have become very adept at tossing all kinds of creations on my fly setups. (floaters, intermediate, sink tip and my favourite, full sinking lines.)
My spinning rods have been seriously neglected because of my developing skill with the flyrod.
I use a baitcaster for heavy jigs and crankbaits, my flyrod for lighter jigs and weighted and unweighted streamers and I'm getting out the spinning gear for the 1/16 to quarter ounce jigs and drop shot rigs. Through all of my fishing, jigs have been pretty much my go to artificial.
More than 40 years ago I read that the jig was the only lure included in the U.S. Army Survival Kit. I have enjoyed tying and using them ever since. I just turned 65 in June and don't have to buy a fishing license any more. That leaves more for the jig tying fund.
I'm really glad I stumbled across this site and am happy to be aboard. Here's a sunfish I tied on a lightweight "fish head". Need to tie up some more for the bass.
God Bless,
Don
