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Tina's Flies
- BrokenolMarine
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Tina's Flies
To say Tina's a gifted tyer is an understatement. I asked her to tie me a mouse to fish for the monster bass at the pond. She calls this a pond mouse, and she ties it on a 2/0 and a 3/0 hook. We need those monster hooks to bust those old bass in the tough mouths. We hook em, take their portraits, then release them to make more bass.
Same with her hopper. Big baits produce big bass. Same 2/0 hooks on a 3" grass hopper. Boom, big bass.
Throw the hopper, quick short strips and it... hops. Hard strips and it, pops. Either way, it will drive the bass so crazy they will come OVER the hopper and attack it from the top.
Same with her hopper. Big baits produce big bass. Same 2/0 hooks on a 3" grass hopper. Boom, big bass.
Throw the hopper, quick short strips and it... hops. Hard strips and it, pops. Either way, it will drive the bass so crazy they will come OVER the hopper and attack it from the top.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: Tina's Flies
The top picture was taken by a photographer from our friends at our kayak distributor. Appomatox River Company. We have been buying kayaks and gear from them for decades. Great folks, we do demos and static displays for them because of the way they treat their customers. We get nothing in return other than great customer service. They sell nation wide. http://www.paddleva.com
Here we have a static display set up for our Charity when they were one of our Anchor Sponsors, the first to step up and ask what we needed for the VETS. Great folks to deal with.
Here we have a static display set up for our Charity when they were one of our Anchor Sponsors, the first to step up and ask what we needed for the VETS. Great folks to deal with.
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Re: Tina's Flies
Great photos. Nice fish!!
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Re: Tina's Flies
Very nice tying.
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Re: Tina's Flies
If she can clean and cook them fish and has a big bass boat she would be the perfect lady for us fisherman .....Les wrote:Miss Tina sure is one very talented lady!
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Re: Tina's Flies
You forgot the Henry rifles and the cabin on the lake.tx gunrunner wrote:If she can clean and cook them fish and has a big bass boat she would be the perfect lady for us fisherman .....
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: Tina's Flies
I cast them with a 6 or 7 wt depending on where we are fishing. It's not so much the mouse, or the hopper for that matter, but the expected size of the return. Fishing anywhere but one of our two special farm ponds... I throw the six. Fishing the farm pond where there is a chance of bass in the 27 to 28 inch range, tipping the scales in the ten to twelve pounds... I like to go with the seven.Bugs wrote:You using a 9 WT to cast those mouse flies?
I also throw the seven on the upper James, where instead of smallmouth hammering the mouse there is a chance of it being taken by a four foot gar. That... it an exciting hookup in a kayak.
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- BrokenolMarine
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Re: Tina's Flies
Funny thing, Miss T could have that bass boat if she really wanted it. We have two Wilderness Systems Commanders, and a pair of Ride 115s, the kayaks do what we need done, for now. As I have posted before, if the bite is off, you still had a nice paddle, and I usually get some nice pics.tx gunrunner wrote:If she can clean and cook them fish and has a big bass boat she would be the perfect lady for us fisherman .....Les wrote:Miss Tina sure is one very talented lady!
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You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.