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SPOONFLY FIELD TEST

Finally got out today a gave the fingernail spoonflies a try!!!!!! Beautiful day on the PRAIRIE light breeze about 20 and gusty!!!! 80 degrees + awesome winter day!!!!!!!!! Armed with these spoons and a 3 wt. flyrod medium action, fast action would work better!!!!!! They cast well and actually cast into the wind better than with the wind to you back!!!!! The one with dressing on the hook took fish better than those with out!!!!!! Looked good in the water on an intermediate sinking line!!!!!

Caught 20 to 25 crappie and 12 bass on all colors!!!!! I fished 6 of the flies in about 3 hours!!!!!!

Crappie were hitting on the drop!!!!!!!!

Bass were hitting it on the strip hard!!!!!!!!

This one hit the SWEDISH SORTOF PIMPLE!!!!!!
All and all it was a good day of fishing, I ended up with 8 crappie for the table!!!!!

While it was a fun day of fishing cannot consider this a success as a fly, YET!!!!
I caught lots of bass and crappie while fun the were no BLUEGILL, no GREENSUNFISH, no HYBRIDS orREDEAR!!!!! NOT A FAILURE TIL I GIVE UP!!!!!
JUST NEED MORE FIELD TRIALS!!!!!!

The split ring for the hooks and the barrel swivals between the leader and the tippet are a must!!!!!!

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Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 18, 2012 at 5:48pm: Jim, What is on your mind!!!!! We shall be watching!!!!!

Jen, We shall be watching YOU too!!!!

Comment by Jen Nayfly on March 18, 2012 at 5:47pm: I can see some weight with the wire and rings used Then the sinking flyline taking it down. Gills & crappie often hit while dropping. I personally wont add weight using sinking line.

Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 18, 2012 at 5:46pm: David, Jim might have an the ticket if'n you think you need weight!!!!! I see no reason why you couldn't use em below a cork!!!!!! That is your assignment we shall weight on a FEILD REPORT!!!!!!!!

Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 18, 2012 at 5:44pm: Thank You,Jen!!!! Just trying to catch Gill like MUSKIE!!!!!!

Comment by jim cosgrove on March 18, 2012 at 5:36pm: lead tape,they sell it at golf club shops.i have some of those fake nails,greg has me thinking now

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 18, 2012 at 5:24pm: Im still thinking they need weight......

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 18, 2012 at 5:19pm: Im wondering if these can be run behind a casting popper or float?

Comment by Jen Nayfly on March 18, 2012 at 5:00pm: Have been studying these flies to figure out how to build and I just have to say that this is an ingenious idea. Great job thinking outside the box.

Comment by Jen Nayfly on March 14, 2012 at 5:52pm: Will build, try and let you know

Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 14, 2012 at 5:15pm: Jen, There is nothing set about a recipe for this!!!!! It is a work in progress!!!!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!!!