fly fishing for bass?

HulaPopr · 05-10-06, 09:31 PM

I was thinking about buying a fly rod with some money I'vve got lying around in the bank, and was wondering if anyone here fly fishes for bass? Anyone here, specifically in the south fly fish for them? I was thinking about trying it out, so any advice would be helpful.

WTL · 05-10-06, 09:34 PM

Yea, lots of people in the south flyfish for bass. And in your neck of the woods, a heavy flyrod can double for saltwater fishing too.

flbassman · 05-12-06, 07:38 AM

Yeah, I do a little bit, mostly with topwater poppers. I don't catch many big 'uns though, most are under 3 pounds. I like it for small ponds with weedy edges, because you pop it through the strike zone, the pick it up and hit a place 5 feet away without getting your fly all weedy.

Captmikestarrett · 05-18-06, 09:42 AM

A 7-8 weight is the rod of choice. Floating line for the hot summer and big hair bugs. Keep a spare spool of intermediate and some bendback deicevers / clousers / gonzos / rabbit fur strips. Fish deep as possible in the pads and grass. Lots more info if you need it. I do twenty or thirty fly trips a year.

Capt Mike

zooker · 05-19-06, 04:53 AM

pooper
so your are wantin to slice some flys huh??
remember tipit is normally not as strong as mono.i prefur mono. do not use braid as you will break the rod.might want to look into the weedless hair leeches-think plastic worms-only with a thousand times more movement.fly fishing is about presentation not about lure movement.-ie normal fishing methods-but one thing they have in common pratice practice practice..

zooker

wvtroutdog@aol.com · 05-22-06, 02:36 PM

I just gave some poppers and flies away I had no use for them. I saw a program on tv one time guy used a yellow fly looked like a bee. Him and his wife slaughtered the brim and bass. Even the brim are fun to catch on a fly rod.

Fishing4Soup · 05-22-06, 02:54 PM

When i'm flyfishing a pond, poppers work pretty good. Pop it 2-3 times then let it sit there for 3 seconds then repeat. The one fly that catches the most fish, however, is a fly that looks like a bumble bee. The Bass and just about everything else in the pond go crazy after it.

Christopherkeene9 · 05-22-06, 03:03 PM

Was thinking the same thing too Hula!! Checked out Bass Pro back in March and they have a decent set-up for about 90 bucks plus the flies. It was 8wt. was figuring using it at the pond, in the river, and offshore for dolphin.

05-10-06, 09:31 PM	#1
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	fly fishing for bass? I was thinking about buying a fly rod with some money I'vve got lying around in the bank, and was wondering if anyone here fly fishes for bass? Anyone here, specifically in the south fly fish for them? I was thinking about trying it out, so any advice would be helpful. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

05-10-06, 09:34 PM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Yea, lots of people in the south flyfish for bass. And in your neck of the woods, a heavy flyrod can double for saltwater fishing too. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

05-12-06, 07:38 AM	#3
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Yeah, I do a little bit, mostly with topwater poppers. I don't catch many big 'uns though, most are under 3 pounds. I like it for small ponds with weedy edges, because you pop it through the strike zone, the pick it up and hit a place 5 feet away without getting your fly all weedy. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

05-19-06, 04:53 AM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	pooper so your are wantin to slice some flys huh?? remember tipit is normally not as strong as mono.i prefur mono. do not use braid as you will break the rod.might want to look into the weedless hair leeches-think plastic worms-only with a thousand times more movement.fly fishing is about presentation not about lure movement.-ie normal fishing methods-but one thing they have in common pratice practice practice.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-22-06, 02:36 PM	#6
wvtroutdog@aol.com BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fayetteville N.C. Posts: 50	I just gave some poppers and flies away I had no use for them. I saw a program on tv one time guy used a yellow fly looked like a bee. Him and his wife slaughtered the brim and bass. Even the brim are fun to catch on a fly rod. __________________ Fayetteville, NC

05-18-06, 09:42 AM	#4
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	A 7-8 weight is the rod of choice. Floating line for the hot summer and big hair bugs. Keep a spare spool of intermediate and some bendback deicevers / clousers / gonzos / rabbit fur strips. Fish deep as possible in the pads and grass. Lots more info if you need it. I do twenty or thirty fly trips a year. Capt Mike

05-22-06, 02:54 PM	#7
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	When i'm flyfishing a pond, poppers work pretty good. Pop it 2-3 times then let it sit there for 3 seconds then repeat. The one fly that catches the most fish, however, is a fly that looks like a bumble bee. The Bass and just about everything else in the pond go crazy after it.

05-22-06, 03:03 PM	#8
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Was thinking the same thing too Hula!! Checked out Bass Pro back in March and they have a decent set-up for about 90 bucks plus the flies. It was 8wt. was figuring using it at the pond, in the river, and offshore for dolphin.

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