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John Rutherford

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About John Rutherford

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    Bass, Striper, Steelhead, Trout, Crappie, Salmon
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  1. I have tried brown and more natural looking mice, and they don't seem to catch nearly as many fish. Fish see well into the UV range and see colors much differently than we do. I think it is more about the pattern of light reflection than color when they are identifying prey? John
  2. Thanks Mike! I'm glad you like it. I thought about selling them initially, but they just take too long to make! I would have to charge a ridiculous price. John
  3. Yes i would to like to see a picture of this fly. if thats possible. thanks Mike, I own AJ Lures but love to dust off the old fly rod off from time to time! The mouse fly actually weighs less than the clouser minnows that we use for striper fishing. I did try to cast it on traditional gear and even with my ultra-light spinning gear it only went about 8 feet. Also, the weight of the fly line gives it a unique action when stripping. I've never used another fly with this dive-dart action, have you? never tried any "snagproof" products...do you like their stuff? John I guess I assumed the mouse you used was the same as the mouse in the picture at the end of the video. I'd like to see what that fly looks like up close. I have a couple of popper flies with two hooks, Articulated, I think they call them. You can kind of walk the dog with them. Dahlberg Divers do have a good dive/darting action to them, but I couldn't see the action on your fly quite as well as I'd like, so I don't know if they are the same kind of action. Again, I do like the video, and I do think your mouse looks good, but I'd like to see it in better detail. Snagproof lures are great, in my opinion. the hollow plastic body clears the hook points easily for good hook sets. The lures cast well but float wonderfully, as long as you remember to squeeze the water out of them about every third cast or so. They are my go to frog pattern when I am using a bait caster for bass in heavy cover. Here are a couple of pictures guys! It looks more like a mouse in the water. John
  4. Mike, I watched the vid again. It looks like that because I am a terrible fly fisherman using a cheap old rod. If you were casting this thing it would be much more graceful looking! I edited out the part where I hooked my ear and fell off my kayak!!! Cheers, John
  5. Mike, I own AJ Lures but love to dust off the old fly rod off from time to time! The mouse fly actually weighs less than the clouser minnows that we use for striper fishing. I did try to cast it on traditional gear and even with my ultra-light spinning gear it only went about 8 feet. Also, the weight of the fly line gives it a unique action when stripping. I've never used another fly with this dive-dart action, have you? never tried any "snagproof" products...do you like their stuff? John
  6. Check out this MONSTER mouse pattern made with a balsa head with a marabou body and tail on a 3/0 Saltwater Jig Hook. Not for sale, just for fun! This is the first fly I have ever made that has actually caught something! Feels good!!! The bass love it. Do you think Browns would go for this? Alaskan Rainbows? John
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