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#1 User is offline   sniksoh 


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Posted 26 February 2009 - 08:08 PM

does anyone know of a floating fly that will ride hook point up so i can pull it across thic moss? in the middle of the summer thge ponds get alot of moss on them and the bass will hide in it and then blow through it to get at the bait. can anyone help?
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 10:09 PM

Try a Hells Bay Popper, tied similar to Gartsides Gurgler except with a rattle tied on the top of the hook shank so it rides point up; or try some of a fellow fly fishing club members ties : http://www.lippedpopper.com/
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 11:06 PM

Why not tie on a weed guard? If you tie a popper and shave the top flat instead of the bottom, more times than not it should ride hook put up. I fish weeds choked with crap and the weed guards have never failed me though.
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 11:20 PM

I saw a post here about someone that tied one exactly like what Pelhament (what is you?) is talking about. Weighted lightly on top of the hook shank, shaved flat on top of the hook shank and shaped on the bottom, with deer tail covering the hook point to help be weedless. I can't find the post now, unfortunately, otherwise I'd post a link.
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 12:10 AM

i dont think i could weight it on top and also spin deer hair at the same time.
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 07:03 AM

saltydancindave...those are pretty sweet.......I had a ton of thoughts run through my mind after looking at those!!
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 08:16 AM

QUOTE (VERN-O @ Feb 27 2009, 07:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
saltydancindave...those are pretty sweet.......I had a ton of thoughts run through my mind after looking at those!!

After you tie up some of those thoughts, take pictures & send it to Dougs' lipped popper website for the fly gallery! yahoo.gif
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 11:05 AM

In the first edition of its fly pattern book, Umpqua Feather Merchants lists two such warmwater patterns, the Skipper Frog and the Dragon Moth. Both patterns are tied upsidedown with spun heads on bent shanks. I've not noticed this pattern sold in shops and have no personal experience.
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 11:54 AM

Here's one I tied that I posted on another thread that worked perfectly on top of weed mats without ever getting hung up (when the page opens up, just scroll down until you see the pictures):

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...15&start=15

Out here on the West coast, the KDM Rat is popular in certain circles and some swear by it for fishing weed mats. Here's a link to pictures of it and tying instructions. (By the way, you can substitute epoxy for the lead sheeting on the bottom.)

http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modu...page&pid=86


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Posted 27 February 2009 - 12:11 PM

LaFontaine's Dancing Caddis is tyed on a Swedish Dry Fly Hook, floats hook up, and can be skittered over moss and weeds. Its not a traditional bass fly, but there are plenty of caddis which live in bass water.
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 12:11 PM

That KDM Rat is bad ass!
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 01:21 PM

Here's a pattern I've been using for heavy weed cover. It does not get hung up and I like being able to pop it when I hit a pocket.

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 02:34 PM

QUOTE (Hairstacker @ Feb 27 2009, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here's one I tied that I posted on another thread that worked perfectly on top of weed mats without ever getting hung up (when the page opens up, just scroll down until you see the pictures):

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...15&start=15

Out here on the West coast, the KDM Rat is popular in certain circles and some swear by it for fishing weed mats. Here's a link to pictures of it and tying instructions. (By the way, you can substitute epoxy for the lead sheeting on the bottom.)

http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modu...page&pid=86


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does the one you tied have any weight on it?
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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:35 PM

QUOTE (sniksoh @ Feb 27 2009, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
does the one you tied have any weight on it?


No.

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:51 PM

QUOTE (Hairstacker @ Feb 27 2009, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here's one I tied that I posted on another thread that worked perfectly on top of weed mats without ever getting hung up (when the page opens up, just scroll down until you see the pictures):

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...15&start=15



This is the one I was thinking of. I was incorrect about it being weighted (obviously).
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