PWB 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2011 Caught this one this evening on a 3 wt. With a green and yellow deer hair diver I tied. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2011 I'm sure that gave a good tug on that 3wt Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWB 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2011 I'm sure that gave a good tug on that 3wt Kevin Sure did. Came out of the water once and at that point I figured it was over but luckily it stayed hooked. It was a blast on that light rod! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluegill576 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2011 Caught this one this evening on a 3 wt. With a green and yellow deer hair diver I tied. The only thing better than a bass on a 3 weight is a bluegill on a 0 weight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skip48 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2011 Nice one. I live on Toledo Bend and a few years ago I decided I wanted to try a bit of fly fishing for the first time since I was a kid. So went o wally world and bought a $20 all in rig that came with a few flies, LOL! Got to get this picture in your mind as it was a pretty bad rig and limp passed limp. Anyway tied on some little bug that came with it and on my neighbors dock started fishing. Thought I may catch some small blue gills or something along that line. Well the unthinkable happened as a big bass took that tiny fly and I had a great fight, but in the end he took the fly when he broke my line. Had him long enough to make me buy a decent rig for Cabela's. Congrats on your catch, Skip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokinprice 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2011 Very nice fish indeed. I used to use my Cortland 3wt for everything. I even landed some 15 inch smallies on it. After I broke it chasing bass and gills, I sent it back to be repaired. I of course needed a rod in the mean time so I bought a 5wt. Now I use the 5wt all the time. Again, nice fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty fly 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2011 3wt. for bass,thats crazy,I bet that thing was bent in half,super fun.I use an 8wt.more like a telephone pole compaird to the 3wt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onceahoosier 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2011 PWB, how big is that deer hair bug? Never tried to cast a hair bug on a rod that small. I could see landing the fish on the rod, but casting a bug of any size on small line sounds hard. At any rate, I'm jealous, nice fish, bet it was a lot of fun. tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardtimes 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2011 Nice one! I love catching larger fish on light rods. I usally use a 4wt, but have caught smallmouth on a 2wt. It really livens things up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzin frog 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2011 I fish a three weight too and #6 Mustad 3366's are no problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWB 0 Report post Posted June 15, 2011 PWB, how big is that deer hair bug? Never tried to cast a hair bug on a rod that small. I could see landing the fish on the rod, but casting a bug of any size on small line sounds hard. At any rate, I'm jealous, nice fish, bet it was a lot of fun. tom Its on a size 4 hook. They do take some effort to cast and distance is limited but not too bad and when you hook up its worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Hornet 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2011 Nice green fish on the 3wt! I have a 2wt that I go to everytime I can get near some fresh water. It is enjoyable to get ANY size fish on ultralight gear. Rock on! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2011 Way cool... I must visit Nth America with my wands ... I think I've just started my bucket list Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites