Schminnow

[GILs_GONE_WILD]

The beadchain eyes were enough to make the fly ride hook up,

Average size bead chain or did you use rather large bead chain?

Just curious too ... how fast was the sink rate with the bead chain you did use. I may want to tie a few like this too with a mono weed guard for Speckled Trout to resemble their white bait.

[ChrisR]

I'll take a look at the pack when I get home, but I'd guess its probably a medium sized bead chain. I have certainly seen smaller, but its not huge. It sank beautifully....just enough weight to make it slowly glide to the bottom. I wouldn't probably fish it in anything deeper than about 2.5' without adding more weight though. Even at 2-2.5' you would have to fish it pretty slowly to keep it near the bottom.

[rev]

If you are elite you are not arguing about a schminnow. Mostly because you use grown up flies.

High five from across the state.

[finatic]

If you are elite you are not arguing about a schminnow. Mostly because you use grown up flies.

High five from across the state.

Such elitist talk coming from 2 guys I remember fishing with at a pond with stocked farm trout!
We didn't use grown up flys there did we?

[BearsFan]

In full disclosure I did catch several reds on a gold mylar crab pattern yesterday. In my defense it was still on my rod from my trip to Charleston last week where that kind of thing is acceptable.

[finatic]

In full disclosure I did catch several reds on a gold mylar crab pattern yesterday. In my defense it was still on my rod from my trip to Charleston last week where that kind of thing is acceptable.

I guess i'll confess as well.
I did catch some trout in NC on bead head wooly buggers. In my defense they were stocked trout and thats what they will eat unless you really want to stoop down and use egg patterns or Y2k bugs to mimmick corn!
See what you started Chris R!

[ChrisR]

See what you started Chris R!

Next topic for discussion.......tying the spoon fly.

I KEED.

[Evan]

In full disclosure I did catch several reds on a gold mylar crab pattern yesterday.

Pics or it didn't happen

[Rik]

In full disclosure I did catch several reds on a gold mylar crab pattern yesterday.

Is that begging for forgiveness?

[BearsFan]

mylar crab > schminnow


I was teaching a girl to throw a fly in Charleston, no apologies.

[Evan]

Nice! Good hookset, too. Must have been some deep water - those look like really heavy eyes. I sure wouldn't want to be anywhere near a beginner waving that thing around!

[Rik]

those look like really heavy eyes. I sure wouldn't want to be anywhere near a beginner waving that thing around!

Waving it around? He was deep jigging.

[BearsFan]

"Moderately" deep jigging.

I didn't tie the crab but I like a fly that gets down and stays down when imitating a shiny gold crab. Also gives it good movement at mid water level.