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I usually don’t tie flies during the fishing season. I tie during the winter. Today’s snow put me in the mood to finish a few flies I had started earlier and to make a few new ones.
I actually started with foam poppers early this week. I glued the hooks in place and painted their eyes before attaching tails. These flies below are for stripers. They’re very simple but the stripers don’t care if a fly is elaborate or not. They see movement and strike. I use bucktails on them because they hold up to abuse better than feathers.
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This popper is for fresh water. I used a marabou tail and added rubber legs. I like rubber legs on them because I fish them slower than I fish striper poppers. I think the action of the marabou in the water and the subtle movement of the rubber legs entices largemouth and smallmouth bass to strike.
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These two flies are crystal buggers that I made this morning. They’re very easy to tie and will catch stripers and white perch. I cast them with floating line in shallow water near structure or I can use sinking line in deeper water.
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The following flies are also two I made this this morning. They’re Clouser minnows in two different styles. “On the Fly” of Snaggedline showed me a Clouser at the CBKA tournament tied with all the hair on the underside of the hook. Supposedly they hold up better than the traditional way of tying them with hair on the top and bottom of the hook. Here is my first attempt at the new method.
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Here is a traditional Clouser.
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I must say the new way is a bit harder for me but I’ll catch on with practice.
I actually started with foam poppers early this week. I glued the hooks in place and painted their eyes before attaching tails. These flies below are for stripers. They’re very simple but the stripers don’t care if a fly is elaborate or not. They see movement and strike. I use bucktails on them because they hold up to abuse better than feathers.
G.jpg H.jpg
This popper is for fresh water. I used a marabou tail and added rubber legs. I like rubber legs on them because I fish them slower than I fish striper poppers. I think the action of the marabou in the water and the subtle movement of the rubber legs entices largemouth and smallmouth bass to strike.
A.jpg
These two flies are crystal buggers that I made this morning. They’re very easy to tie and will catch stripers and white perch. I cast them with floating line in shallow water near structure or I can use sinking line in deeper water.
C.jpg B.jpg
The following flies are also two I made this this morning. They’re Clouser minnows in two different styles. “On the Fly” of Snaggedline showed me a Clouser at the CBKA tournament tied with all the hair on the underside of the hook. Supposedly they hold up better than the traditional way of tying them with hair on the top and bottom of the hook. Here is my first attempt at the new method.
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Here is a traditional Clouser.
F.jpg
I must say the new way is a bit harder for me but I’ll catch on with practice.
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