Bass on the Fly

[alpal16]

I use a 3,6, and a 9. I like the 6 wt the best. I fish mainly for smallies but I do fish for large mouths too.

Here is some of the flies I tie. The first one is my tube jig. The second one is for when the shad is being chased around. Third is just a good old deer hair. Good luck and I hope you enjoy.

Thanks for posting those pics of your flies. Nice tying (I am just trying to learn how to do it myself). Pretty neat.

[quackingtim]

Thanks for posting those pics of your flies. Nice tying (I am just trying to learn how to do it myself). Pretty neat.

Will you be fishing for smallies?

[alpal16]

Will you be fishing for smallies?

I am planning on going for some smallies this year. Have only had the opportunity to fish largemouth so far, but am planning some trips for smallies for this year.

[HHinNC]

I use both a 6 wt. and an 8 wt. The 6 works fine for poppers and smaller streamers and terrestrial flies that I use. However, when I want to go deeper and use weighted leader sections and weighted rabbit hair worms, I'll move up to the 8 weight. Recently my 8 wt. broke in half while landing a 6 lb. largemouth. Thankfully, there was a warranty that covered the breakage and I hope to get my repaired rod back soon. In my opinion, starting with the 6 weight will be fine. I'm guessing that sometime in the future you'll pick up an 8 weight for the heavier flies and deeper presentations. There are times that the bass move deep and hold on sunken trees, rocks etc. particularly after the spawn is over. Topwater poppers are usually great right after the spawn when the buck bass are guarding the nests. The females usually move to deeper areas. The 6 lb. fish that I caught last weekend was in about 12 ft. of water on a tire reef, and I was fishing a purple rabbit hair worm moving it slowly across the bottom. My 9 ft. 8 wt. is a fairly stiff action which allowed me to set the hook with no problem. I can't explain the breakage, other than it was while I was dragging the fish up onto the bank. It may cost a bit more, but I like the warranties given on some of the more notable brands. My rod was 10 years old, and will be fixed with no charge other than shipping. Good luck with the fly fishing! It is one of my favorite fishing tools.

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[kyredneck]

6 wt is a good mid range, general purpose rod; it'll catch plenty of bass.

[JaSkynyrd]

6 wt is a good mid range, general purpose rod; it'll catch plenty of bass.

I agree, for your first rod you've got to get a multipurpose rod.