Dale Hollow Info

**bwilso** · 12-13-2021, 11:53 AM

I have so many rods now I probably won't buy another to do the "Float and Fly". Would a slip float work just as well? It would not have the perfection of a weighted float but it would allow greater depths. BTW how deep do you usually fish the flats?

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Much different than float and bait. You want to use a weighted float matched to the weight of your jig…fly….so if the Smallies take it and move up…and they very often do….the float will fall to its side. On a Float N Fly set up you will be using braid as main line or you’re not going to catch many fish. A nine foot rod is the minimum I would fish….sometimes a 10-11 footer if you can find one. A swivel is involved also where the 2 lines meet. You want your float in one of the holes on the swivel….not on the line. Folks who do this on a regular basis will have this setup fine tuned. Most use maybe a 15 foot section of FC leader. Punisher Jigs has some great FNF gear. They sell…or did sell if they are still in business… a great kit for FNF.

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**Alphahawk** · 12-14-2021, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by bwilso

I have so many rods now I probably won't buy another to do the "Float and Fly". Would a slip float work just as well? It would not have the perfection of a weighted float but it would allow greater depths. BTW how deep do you usually fish the flats?

You won’t catch near as many fish using a slip float. I’m twitching it along the bottom on the flats. Virtually no one fishes that place like I do….except maybe my nephew. We use UL rods…2# test line with 1/2 gram and 1 gram jig heads using a Trout Magnet. You tell folks that and they give you the look like they think you are crazy or are lying. It’s extremely productive. I would love to fish it every spring but as each year goes by the driving is getting harder to do for me. I have not been to Nickajack in weeks as I can fish for trout at Normandy and don’t have to make a long drive.

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**bwilso** · 12-15-2021, 09:26 AM

Thanks!

I will follow your lead and fish the flats you way you suggest. It is a long drive to Dale Hollow from where we live but I treat myself to some Barbeque at the joint in Celina. Also a treat just to fish so the trip is worth it! I go to Nickajack almost weekly but I fish below the dam. I got addicted to Smallmouths one day down there and I haven't been the same since. Also there is no telling what you may catch below the dam as you very well know!

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

You won’t catch near as many fish using a slip float. I’m twitching it along the bottom on the flats. Virtually no one fishes that place like I do….except maybe my nephew. We use UL rods…2# test line with 1/2 gram and 1 gram jig heads using a Trout Magnet. You tell folks that and they give you the look like they think you are crazy or are lying. It’s extremely productive. I would love to fish it every spring but as each year goes by the driving is getting harder to do for me. I have not been to Nickajack in weeks as I can fish for trout at Normandy and don’t have to make a long drive.

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**DALE HOLLOW NUT** · 12-17-2021, 03:02 PM

That Q place is great...lol

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