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Any fly pattern that I create and is original then I do name it. Have a great day, Thomas

Hello everyone, This is a very interesting thread that I am enjoying following. I agree with Philly that most folks tie large flies for Bass. I fly fish most of the time for all species of the Sunfish family and use a 3-wt or 4-wt rod and small flies, tied on size 6 and smaller hooks. However I do catch a lot of big Bass while "pan-fishing". The attached photo shows the two dry flies that I catch most of my Bass on when I am fishing for Bass. I use a 4-wt and a 5-wt most of the time with these flies. I fish here on Sam Rayburn lake and the other surrounding lakes which are all warm water lakes. I tie both the Spooky Shad and the Love Frog patterns on Gamakatsu B10S wide gap hooks which I feel give me a better hook set. Not counting the appendages the bodies are all less than one-inch long and I consider that to be a small fly when compared to a 3 or 4-inch casting lure. Have a great day, Thomas

One of my favorite for all panfish is a Tenkara style tied on a Circle hook, this fly is tied on a size 6. Have a great day, Thomas

Great photo of the small rapids on the creek. Looks like a fun place to fly fish. Have a great day, Thomas

Looks really good in the water, should attract many fish. Have a great day, Thomas

Hi Bruce, they look beautiful to me. What size hook? Have a great day, Thomas

Kudos to you Steve.

Hello timeflies, That pattern works really well, I have tied similar flies on a Gamakatsu Offset Shank Worm EWG hook. I use size 4 and 2 with various patterns throwing up in Pepper Grass and around Lilly Pads with good results on Bass and Crappie. Here are two of the flies that I use. The top fly is tied on a 4 hook with 3-D eyes, and the bottom fly is on a 2 hook with lead eyes. Have a great day, Thomas

Flytire those are great looking Gurglers. Thomas

Hey everyone, Here is a photo of my Fly Tying Bench and Potable Tying Box. Have a great day, Thomas

My fly for White and Yellow schooling Bass. Tied on a size 2 Gamakatsu B10S hook. Not very pretty in the vice but it is a winner in the water. On some of these flies I will add several wraps of wire for a bit more weight.

Hi Philly, Great looking flies and both would do quite well here at Ole Sam. The crawfish color always catches fish here on just about every fly pattern. I normally keep 4 Fly Rods on my boat, 2 are 3-wt and the other 2 are 4-wt. When the White and Yellow Bass are schooling I will add a 5-wt up to a 8-wt so that I can throw a big wet fly. A Red on White color scheme is absolutely deadly for both spices of fish. Your White Fly with a Red tail should work great. Thank you for sharing, have a great day Thomas

Hello Vicente, I found the Umpqua at several suppliers. Thanks for the info and have a great day, Thomas

Hey again islander727, It appears you glued or epoxied the Bead in place....is that correct? If so what did you use. That should work just as well on a straight shank hook. Really like that idea, thanks. I returned to the web site that chugbug27 gave to me and ordered several sizes of the tungsten beads along with some of their hooks. Can't wait to tie up some new patterns now. Poor little fish here on Ole Sam don't stand a chance now...he he Thanks to everyone, Thomas

Hello GG34 I use Jig Hooks a lot and just posted over on the Tying Page about a Bead Head Wooly Bugger Fly on a Jig Hook. One tied on a size 6 jig hook weights .02 ounces ( I just weighted it on a digital scale ). I tie this fly pattern on size 1 down to a 10 and catch a lot Crappie here on Sam Rayburn Lake. Bye the way, I use a 4-wt fly rod on the size 6 and smaller flies. Good luck and have a great day, Thomas

Hi chugbug27, Just visited their site and saw several items that I will order from them, really like the Slotted Tungsten Beads. Thanks for the info and have a great day, Thomas

Hello everyone, OK, I have spent some time trying to find other sources for a 60 degree Jig Hooks in size 6 and smaller. J. Stockard is the company that I buy from now for the barbed hooks and Allen for the barbless. If anyone has additional sources I would appreciate that information. I made a short video on the Crawdad pattern fly and posted it on my Youtube site but cannot figure out how to add it to this post. Thanks for all the help, have a great day, Thomas

Hello islander727, Really like the way the point of the hook rides up, thanks for sharing. Here are two photos of a Shrimp that I tie up using a Tungsten body weight to get the point up. I use this fly in both fresh water and saltwater. Thanks again, Thomas

Hi Philly, The shank on this hook (size 6) is I guess you would call standard length for a Jig hook. It is shorter than a straight hook and the way I tie it does make it to look shorter. As you can see, I do not push the Bead all the way up to the eye of the hook. I do tie some on Jigs where I push the Bead passed the bend up to the eye on size 6 and larger. The Crawfish color seems to work really well in the shallow water here on Ole Sam. I would like to see some of your flies and thanks for you help and I will look at the Eagle Claw Jig hooks. Have a great day, Thomas

Hi and thanks for the information, I will give it a try. I do use the Bead Chain for eyes when I am not throwing up in the grass. I must admit that I push my luck and throw a fly in spots many times when I know it will get hung-up. Again, thanks. Have a great day, Thomas

Hello everybody, I did a search here on the forum and could not find any links to a Fly that I like to tie up. It is a Bead Head Wooly Bugger tied on a Jig Hook. In the Spring time here on Sam Rayburn Lake it is normal for the lake to be up above normal power pool level. The shoreline moves back up on the grass and other brush and the fish feed in this area. I throw a Fly up in all this cover and I have found that the Bead Head Jig Hook allows me to fish these spots and not get hung up as much as a regular hook. I would like to see other photos of similar Flies or suggestions to make on my Fly. Have a great day, Thomas

Thanks for the information guys. Have a great day, Thomas

Good day to everyone, I have custom ordered a new boat and it should be ready by the middle of this month. I plan to install a 2-Bank Marine Battery Charger and have been on the internet researching all the different brands and models. I have narrowed it down to two (2) and would like to get any input from anybody that has any experience with either model. 1) Pro Mariner model ProSport 8-amp 2-bank. 2) NOCO model Genius 8-amp 2-bank. Thanks in advance for you help, Thomas

Hi tjm, I'm sure you also saw the photo of a White Bass and it does not have the very pronounced stripes like the Yellow does. The meat is the same, soft and sweet. I throw back about 90% of all the fish that I catch unless looking for some to fry up fresh, normally some big Redear, except when I catch some 1-pounder and over on the White and Yellow Bass. I keep all of them.....and they get eaten real soon. Thomas

I cannot figure out how to post a photo. The "image" link does not work. ?? Thomas Go to my website http://wa5dx.com and look at the fish photo page and you will see a Yellow Bass that I caught on a 4-wt fly rod. This fish went over the average weight, it weighted in at 1-1/4 pounds. If you have ever saltwater fished and caught a Yellowtail, then you know how these babies fight. They will smoke your line! Thomas