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the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-21-2011 but not to my flies... [mad] went fishing this past Friday morning.. spent about five hours on the water at a local lake.. I saw all kinds and sizes of bass moving back and forth along the shoreline but for the life of me I could not get one to look seriously at any of my flies... I threw everything but the kitchen sink at these guys; changed dpeths and apporaches but kept getting a , a , and a flip of the fin as they ignored my offerings.. I one point I found myself wishing for my spinning gear and some buzz baits .. but that was when I realized that no one around me was having any luck and that I was tired from five hours on the water.. maybe next weekend.. :-) MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - Dryrod - 03-22-2011 [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]Did you try any poppers? Maybe the low pressure coming in turned them off, but then again why should it?Go figure. [/#008000][/font] [signature] Re: [Dryrod] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-22-2011 poppers... poppers with a dropper.. poppers with a trailing dry...nymphs... wb.. chironmids.. etc... light colors in clear water.. dark colors in clear water.. they just did not want anything I had to offer... [mad] MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - lvxk - 03-26-2011 [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-28-2011 did you try the wooly bugger? Just a thought! Also I have a fly that imitates a plastic worm. It is tied on a size 1 hook with a cone head. It is tied with purple (can use any color) chenile type very flashy with a black hackle tied to the tail. Have to see if I have a pic. Pulled it out of a fly tier back about 11-12 years ago. [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-28-2011 I hope you find a picture and maybe the recipe.. Id love to see both... and yes.. I tried several differnt wb.. sizes and colors.. :-( MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 Here is the pic of the fly. It is called the purpetrator. So as not to hijack your thread I am going to start a new one with all the recipes and articles and stuff on how to tie it and other bass bugs. [inline "DSCN1382 - 400.jpg"] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 Here are my bass bug boxes. I think you might find something in there that might help you next time.[cool] A lot of what I got are similar to what the bass guys use on a regular basis with their spinning and baitcasting rigs but in fly form.[] [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-29-2011 awesome looking stuff.. just curious and you are probably covering in the other post.. but you have flies with plastic curved tails??... Ive got most of what you have except the third box pic.. dont have none of that.. and in the fourth box.. are those glittered poppers?? MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 Yes they have plastic curly tails. If you are speaking about the Popper's in the black box. No they do not have glitter but that would be an interesting presentation. Thosef poppers were my first attempt ever. They are nothing more than a piece of foam with a feather glued to it and painted. Didn't work too well.other stuff inthere imitate worms and fish similar to jigs. I tied up some bead head buffers in chartreuse as well. [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-29-2011 would you mind posting how you tied up the flies with the curly tails on your other post... Id like to see how that one is made... MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 I will put it in a vise and see how I can copy it. Should be easy enough. I bought those at sportsman's warehouse [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-29-2011 ahhhhhh understand now.. :-) [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 Like I said should be easy to duplicate. Done it a couple of times before[] [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-29-2011 I wonder if the tails off of some crappie jigs that I have would work.. hmmmmmmm [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-29-2011 Great minds think alike.[] I was thinking the same thing. [signature] Re: [albinotrout] the bass were on the move......... - macfly55 - 03-29-2011 lol... I did a quick search as well and they can be gotten on line at fly shops.. MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - flygoddess - 03-29-2011 You can use the tail off your Crappie jigs for sure. I am sure that is where the idea originated and I bet everyone has tried it. I have also seen poppers made out of ear plugs. Experiment as well. Tie a piece of foam to the tail of that purple getter and it would change the action big time. There is a river worm they do this with. The little piece of foam makes the tail go up and down. Very nice Albino! [signature] Re: [flygoddess] the bass were on the move......... - albinotrout - 03-30-2011 [quote flygoddess]. Very nice Albino![/quote] Thank you! Thankyou! (as I take a bow)[:p] [signature] Re: [macfly55] the bass were on the move......... - Dryrod - 03-30-2011 [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]Sort of like my bi-polar worm, [/#008000][/font] [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000]without the fanfair on the tail end.[/#008000][/font] [signature]