FLY FISHING Q&A THREAD

[brad regan 01]

Originally Posted by Dave Sikorski

I wanna go too!!

-D

come right along

[jemche]

Originally Posted by Dave Sikorski

I wanna go too!!

-D

dave, would love to take you out this summer. actually i would love to take all of you guys out this summer...if any of u are ever in oc... talk 2 me or brad. we could prob get a trip in...

[GALAZIO]

We are sharing info, right???

Here's the deal with Mahi. I'll find a rip, weedline...something and shut her down. I hang a chum bag off the bow & stern with chum that I make from those "tasty" kingfish and bonita no one wants, leftover bait from the previous trip...add some rice, a little dogfood and it goes in the blender to become a slurry. It get frozen in the GLAD plastic containers. Set those out and just drift along. Have something chunked up and toss a few handfuls to bring them up from the deep. They will appear out of nowhere and you will be COVERED up with them... remember, the bigger ones lay deeper. (ya gotta be in BLUE water, not green)

Pick one out, rollcast (nothing pretty or too difficult for the rookies) and strip fast, real fast. The faster the better as they compete for their food. Any streamer type fly works great.

[gottaflylee]

Originally Posted by brad regan 01

what is the biggest mahi you have caught with a 9 wt

Noteable catches...Mahi in the mid 40's...10 wt
AJ, 57 on the boga grip...14 wt
Striper...22 on the boga...10wt
Tarpon 100+ est. wt........12wt
Snook 12 lb est wt..........9wt.
Jack Crieval(sp-1) bottomed out 30 pound boga
My all time favorite...Permit, 32 pounds 8wt.rod 8 pound tipit by my self on my boat...boy he tasted good...
There are many others, like the 3 world record Yellow tails that we ate, only to find out later....

[brad regan 01]

Originally Posted by GALAZIO

We are sharing info, right???

Here's the deal with Mahi. I'll find a rip, weedline...something and shut her down. I hang a chum bag off the bow & stern with chum that I make from those "tasty" kingfish and bonita no one wants, leftover bait from the previous trip...add some rice, a little dogfood and it goes in the blender to become a slurry. It get frozen in the GLAD plastic containers. Set those out and just drift along. Have something chunked up and toss a few handfuls to bring them up from the deep. They will appear out of nowhere and you will be COVERED up with them... remember, the bigger ones lay deeper.

Pick one out, rollcast (nothing pretty or too difficult for the rookies) and strip fast, real fast. The faster the better as they compete for their food. Any streamer type fly works great.

thanks!! i bet they go crazy when they see the chum

[jemche]

galzio... good advice. how about fly fishing for kings??

there is actually a fair amount around here but not that many poeple fish for them. never tried fly fishing for them but we have live baited with bunker with good sucess..

rod/reel do you use?

flies?

line?

[Dave Sikorski]

Originally Posted by gottaflylee

Noteable catches...Mahi in the mid 40's...10 wt
AJ, 57 on the boga grip...14 wt
Striper...22 on the boga...10wt
Tarpon 100+ est. wt........12wt
Snook 12 lb est wt..........9wt.
Jack Crieval(sp-1) bottomed out 30 pound boga
My all time favorite...Permit, 32 pounds 8wt.rod 8 pound tipit by my self on my boat...boy he tasted good...
There are many others, like the 3 world record Yellow tails that we ate, only to find out later....

Damn lee....How long did that 32lber take to land?

What is the record for yellowtail? Yellowtail snapper?

-D

[jemche]

[quote=gottaflylee;298240]AJ, 57 on the boga grip...14 wt
QUOTE]


wow! caught a 40 lb AJ in costa rica last week.. worked me over pretty good(on a 50) cant imagine on a fly rod. wow.

[gottaflylee]

Originally Posted by GALAZIO

We are sharing info, right???

Here's the deal with Mahi. I'll find a rip, weedline...something and shut her down. I hang a chum bag off the bow & stern with chum that I make from those "tasty" kingfish and bonita no one wants, leftover bait from the previous trip...add some rice, a little dogfood and it goes in the blender to become a slurry. It get frozen in the GLAD plastic containers. Set those out and just drift along. Have something chunked up and toss a few handfuls to bring them up from the deep. They will appear out of nowhere and you will be COVERED up with them... remember, the bigger ones lay deeper. (ya gotta be in BLUE water, not green)

Pick one out, rollcast (nothing pretty or too difficult for the rookies) and strip fast, real fast. The faster the better as they compete for their food. Any streamer type fly works great.

One of the best tips tonight so far!!!
Jus to add a couple of more things to this, When the bite slows, change colors they will go off again...next when they get realy picky, go to your poppers! For me when chumming for them, keeping one on the line is not necessary.

[brad regan 01]

jake we have to try for a on the fly this summer