Thread: New guy here...

Welcome from GEORGIA.

QK, I've been readin so much about leaders and their role in presentation I've all but forgottenabout the flies :-) I never thought of using a #10 bead chain eye hares ear wet for anything but trout. Besides, I don't even know what the heck it is. I've got Hares ears, what the heck is the 'bead chain eye' thing? I just recently started putting my clousers on a loop end instead of tying them tight to the tippet for better presentation. Anythoughts on that?
The sled

QK,
Welcome to the site and thanks for the posts................. post a pic of the clouser you tie ?

Originally Posted by Dogsled

what the heck is the 'bead chain eye' thing?

See tying instructions here. This fly has bead chain eyes and is an excellent bluegill fly.

Bottom Flies - Warmwater Fly Tyer - by Ward Bean

Welcome Zac, hope you enjoy it here. Deathb4disco that is a good looking fly. I am surely going to tie some, thanks.

DBD, Thanks, I just call them 'beadheads'. Looks like a black BH wooley Buggar to me. How do you work them slow steady return or short quick strips......Fishing has been bad around here this year so far. The crappie & gills are thin on the sides......probably from not eatin my friggin clousers. Honestly, in all my years I never had ANYTHING bite on a clouser, amazing since they have such a great reputation.
Sled

Originally Posted by Dogsled

DBD, Thanks, I just call them 'beadheads'.

Technically, they're a little different. A true beadhead is one bead with a hole through it. You just slide the hook through that hole until the bead is snug against the hook eye. Bead chain eyes are connected by a thin wire and have to be tied to the hook. Either method works.

Originally Posted by Dogsled

Looks like a black BH wooley Buggar to me.

Yeah, it's very similar. There are a LOT of flies that are just variations of the WB.

Originally Posted by Dogsled

How do you work them slow steady return or short quick strips......

I will occasionally use short strips, but 95% of the time I use a slow hand-twist retrieve. I think the speed of this retrieve is just right, and it helps keep the line taut so you can feel the strikes better.

Here is what i've just changed over to. I like a DT line but have a rod WF and in this instance seem to work well. I have been using a 5' T-8 sinking tip with a variety of tippet sizes and brands and now changing to using that loose loop around the fly that supposedly allows the fly to act in accordnace to all the nuances that make the hand made fly act natual. So the last thing i'm down to is stripping the fly in. I Bought a 30' length of T-8 sinking tip and made lengths from 2' to 12' and the 5' works the best. For anything but trout a stiff mono tippet with the fly on a loop seems good as far as abrasion resistance, snags and a real stiff pull back allowing the fly to react naturally.
Does anyone see anything wrong/right/alternatives.....gills are a choice fish and anything I can do to aid in snagging a bucket full would help.
this is a great post here.
Sled