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i have discovered a new fishing hole i tried some wooley boogers and some poppers the other day but i didnt have no luck the water is very cloudy but i know there are some huge bass in this pond/lake just wondering if you have any advice on how much flash or how i should tie my clousers i plan on tying up.

 

my color im going for is olive on top white buck tails on bottom with crystal flash and red or bead chain eyes just wondering on how thick or thin i should tie said flies or if this is even a good color combo for murky water

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I have found that Black and Pink show up good in murky water. The other way if visibility is low is to make sure the fly sends out some signs of its presence. You can use a rattle and/or put a deer body or ram's wool head on the front of the clouser between the lead eyes and hook eye. That larger head will push water and should draw the predator's attention.

 

Kirk

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how thick or thin you tie a clouser is entirely up to you.

 

i have never tied a clouser actually i have never tied a legit pattern of flies i have randomly created a monstrousety of my own design but never a patern im just looking for advice on what works best for bass in murky water so i dont waste time and materials tying something that the fish will never find unless i drop it on top of there head Thanks

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just wondering on how thick or thin i should tie said flies

 

sorry for responding to this part of your post

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For murky water you want full/thick for reasons I mentioned. Traditionally, the clouser is tied more on the sparse side but as Tier said, its up to you. For murky water, go full and even add a monstrosity of a head.

 

Kirk

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just wondering on how thick or thin i should tie said flies

 

sorry for responding to this part of your post

 

 

i appreciate the response man i was just trying to get an idea thanks

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just wondering on how thick or thin i should tie said flies

 

sorry for responding to this part of your post

 

 

i appreciate the response man i was just trying to get an idea thanks

 

Don't worry about it. You'll find that even though it's just typing, personalities can really come out around here.

 

For murky water, I would use the previous advice, but I would also save the natural looking patterns (olive/white) for clearer water. A red/yellow combination can be good in your conditions.

 

Deeky

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I agree with Kirk, something with a big head to push water and give the fish vibration to target.

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In murky water, fish rely more on their "hearing" than their vision to locate prey. They "hear" by means of their lateral line, which can detect even the slightest 'pressure' changes, which is what a bulky head does when it "pushes" water. Thus, color loses a lot of it's importance when fishing such waters. Therefore, the already given advice to use bulky heads is the best way to go.

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I fished a lot of murky waters in the South when I lived there. My best colors were black and chartreuse for those waters. I've made some good catches of LMB in murky water with large black woolly buggers, and occasionally a Clouser deep minnow with a black belly and a chartreuse back worked when other things didn't. Sound/vibration helps in the murk.

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