Tried something new

[BigBassin144]

Well, I was out fishing in my pond with a 7" powerworm in watermelon candy. I had already caught one, and missed quite a few. I was paying attention to something else. On the opposite shore I kept seeing fish hit the surface. I figured they were bluegill so I ran and grabbed my flyrod (which I'm not good at using by the way) I did not have a tippet, so I used some regular line. Didn't workt hat great, but I caught some of the small bass that were hitting the surface. (three actually, one was a bluegill)

Then I had a brilliant Idea. (Only happens once in a while.) I took my spinning rod (with 6lb fluoroclear) and tied a small topwater fly on. then about 3-3.5' up the line, I put a splitshot. I was fishing 3' or less of water, and after a little getting used to, I was throwing the fly out and letting it float to the top. It worked and a caught a couple more small ones (5-6" on most of them) Then, I started working it like a C-rig, draggin it across the bottom. I went on to catch another 11 fish (9 bass, 2 blugill.) The bass were from 5" to 12", which is a good on in my pond.

Overall I got 16 fish: 13 bass, 3 bluegill. I was fun to watch the little 5-6" bass clear the water grabbing bugs.

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[damian2b]

Now there is some real innovation. Nicely done!

[BigBassin144]

Thanks. I'm definately gonna use this when the bass are real picky.

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[keithdog]

Hmmmm, you have me thinking here. I've never heard of anyone using a fly on a carolina rig, but just maybe that would be another way to add a few bends to the rod.

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

I actually tried that a couple years ago for panfish with those little poppers. I didn't get a nibble. I tried it during a very cold November, though. Good work!

[bamabassman]

great idea and it worled!! good thinking there. that is just the kind of thinking i like, weird stuff that actually works.

[flbassman]

Did that exact thing a couple years back with the same results. I've also done good drop shotting flys, and using a popper fly on a cane pole (or a flippin stick, it's the same thing) right along shore.

[BigBassin144]

Well I went out again two days ago and caught a little bass and a catfish! The catfish in my pond will eat anything though so its not that much of a surprise to me. Then yesterday in the rain, I had a couple hits, then caught a bluegill about 6-7" long. Then I got another small bass (6") and then a nicer one (for my pond): he was about 12inches, but no belly, none of our bass have bellies. We're buying some minnnows to release into the pond to feed them and the perch this year.

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