fly fishing piks

[chris]

i like to use a deer hair diver on sinking line.  it looks like a jerk bait with a slow rise

[John Sheehan]

Photos please

[chris]

http://www.hooklure.com/gallery/Fgallery2-1.jpg

this is it, chart. and purple on sinking line is awesom

[John Sheehan]

NICE! Gonna have to start fly fishing for Piks . what weight rod and line you use ? what reel?...I have a rod in the garage that needs a reel and it just might be the one for Pickerel.

[chris]

i use 9 wt sinking for that fly... you should get an extra spool with floating line on it for fishing poppers in summer. make sure your rod is made for 8/9 wt

[John Sheehan]

Thanks Chris!! What other species have you landed with this set up? I will probably set up a fly reel for my pole .I'll get back to you on the rating of that fly rod in the garage .

[John Sheehan]

The rod is a 9' South Bend model# 6695 Rec. Line wt. is #8/#9

I'm thinking of buying this Cabelas Three Forks Fly Reel model 789
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Three-Forks-Fly-Reel/728601....

[chris]

that's just like the reel i have on my redington 9 wt. you should get a second spool for it. put a good wf floating line on one spool and this on the other http://www.cabelas.com/product/Scientific-Anglers-Professional-Full... you should put a good 30 lb backing on each one

[John Sheehan]

Got the sinking line and reel ... an extra spool wasn't available . Hope I'm still enthusiastic about this next year but gonna have to wait awhile as ice fishing enters the picture.May have to buy another reel if I see the prospect for topwater .I have a 50 lb backing I could use ...will that screw up the works as far as casting?

[chris]

no as long as you have a small enough knot.  also there's nothing like catching bass and piks on top on the fly

[John Sheehan]

Actually that backing is 30 lb. test so that should work good.It's the same line I use on tipups.I got two spools of it .