10-15-2010, 12:41 PM
It's like the "whoppers" at Willard.
Nice report. Sorry no pics, but hey - if you consider almost 4lber a small one, I've got some big-fishn' ta do! The 'Berry - yet another water I need to touch. I've heard great things about crawdadin down there.
I should look it up, but what is the "slot" on Cutts?
I was surprised by how hot an orange - bouyant spotted spoon was for rainbows at Hyrum couple weeks back. Of our offerings it was the "hit after hit" ticket. TD shared a number of orange/pink fly-lure patterns that seem to turn on in the fall. Didn't get what they would "imitate" - hadn't thought of crawdads. Once the die or get cooked they go pretty red. Maybe I should start putting butter and lemon garlic on my lures!
I've done jigging from shore or boat where ya pitch, drop. Then kinda run a up up up - droooooop pattern. 9 times out of 10 the drop will take the hit. If I can let it hit bottom without snagging - that can do it even more, or that first movement off a rest -/ bang / they hit it.
Sounds like you got some good lessons on the retrieve. I'd love to learn more of that. Had far too many ballerina rainbow fly through the air with the greatest of east, and just enough head-shake to fling that hook aside, and off they go..... reminds me - it's about time to hit Mantua again. Hope the weeds have started to wilt.
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Nice report. Sorry no pics, but hey - if you consider almost 4lber a small one, I've got some big-fishn' ta do! The 'Berry - yet another water I need to touch. I've heard great things about crawdadin down there.
I should look it up, but what is the "slot" on Cutts?
I was surprised by how hot an orange - bouyant spotted spoon was for rainbows at Hyrum couple weeks back. Of our offerings it was the "hit after hit" ticket. TD shared a number of orange/pink fly-lure patterns that seem to turn on in the fall. Didn't get what they would "imitate" - hadn't thought of crawdads. Once the die or get cooked they go pretty red. Maybe I should start putting butter and lemon garlic on my lures!
I've done jigging from shore or boat where ya pitch, drop. Then kinda run a up up up - droooooop pattern. 9 times out of 10 the drop will take the hit. If I can let it hit bottom without snagging - that can do it even more, or that first movement off a rest -/ bang / they hit it.
Sounds like you got some good lessons on the retrieve. I'd love to learn more of that. Had far too many ballerina rainbow fly through the air with the greatest of east, and just enough head-shake to fling that hook aside, and off they go..... reminds me - it's about time to hit Mantua again. Hope the weeds have started to wilt.
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