Bluegill Fly Rodders

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Comment by david a. crenshaw jr. on June 23, 2009 at 6:26pm

bruce i don't know about being a flyrod expert but i can tell you i love it what are best places to order flies where oh where is the orange foam spider haven't seen one for sometime

Comment by dan albaugh on June 19, 2009 at 6:44am

Just a quick note I also use a lady from ILL that sells on ebay her id is bocofly8 and the price is usually around 6.00 for 12 flys send her a pick and she will tie it for you great flies great quaility and her hoppers are loved by the indiana bluegil

Comment by Charles Singleton on May 22, 2009 at 2:59pm

Good pointers, Dave. I try to make sure I crush the barbs on my flies so I can just grab the fly, hold the fish over the water & twist the forceps (also called hemostats), and watch the fish drop into the water - to be caught again.

Comment by David Merical on May 12, 2009 at 3:06pm

Joe, sometimes the culprit is the fish are being short-biters. Bluegills are notorious for this. My suggestion is to try a smaller hook, with very short tail-material on the fly. This lets the bluegill get the hook in their mouth, even if they are biting short. Hook-set technique isn't the issue if the fish aren't getting the hook in their mouth.

That being said, keep the slack out of your line, keep your rod tip close to the water. When you set the hook, many fly anglers like to use a "strip-set", where you just quickly pull line in. I do that, but also usually sweep the rod tip to the side (not overhead).

For hook removal, a pair of needle-nose pliers or forceps are usually a good solution. I've found that for bluegills, its much easier to remove a barbless hook (fly) from the fish's mouth.

Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on April 25, 2009 at 12:35pm

This is great! I'm just starting out fly fishing for gills! I have been tying some "home-brew" patterns this winter!

Comment by Dean on April 21, 2009 at 7:54pm

I think the only rig my dad ever used was a Sears fly rod and an auto reel. And he never fly fished (at least not after I was born). He'd load it up with 20# mono and fish for catfish in the holes around downed trees in the little ol' Green River in north central Illinois. So you can actually use real fly line on those things? :-)

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on April 21, 2009 at 1:38pm

I liked it so much I bought one as well.

Comment by Jeremy R. Mayo on April 21, 2009 at 1:25pm

Wow As soon as I saw it I ordered it. I will worry about a rod later but what was just amazing is.......45% of the people that viewed it bought it! Thanks mod!

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on April 21, 2009 at 1:11pm

I'd definitely Keep Paw Paw's for safe keeping....Bass Pro carries these.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_46130

Comment by Jeremy R. Mayo on April 21, 2009 at 12:57pm

What about auto reels. I have to of my paw-paws. He passed last a lil over a year ago and my maw maw made sure that they made it to my hands. I love these poles but there old as dirt. Though they were very well maintained oiled and kept in a case I kinda dont wanna use them. I would love to find some more. Where can I find these at?

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