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Pastor Bill

Trimming Popper Legs

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Hey I was rippin' it up with the old fly rod yesterday evening. I caught a few nice bass and piles of big bream.

 

I was using a technique I discovered quite by accident a few years ago. I was throwing a small popper with rubber legs. What I did before fishing the fly was to trim the legs on one side of the fly down by a third.

 

When hauling line the inequality in the length of the legs causes the fly to spin in the air thus winding up the tippet. Once the fly lands in the water it just sits there and rolls over and over. It really looks lifelike and the fish can't stand it.

 

Using this method I more than double my catch.

 

Just wondering if anyone else does this?

 

Bill

 

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