We did try some top water, I had a small bass came up and hit Jasmillo's popper but it's mouth wasn't big enough. Popper was stationary when it got hit.Very nice! Try any top water?
We did try some top water, I had a small bass came up and hit Jasmillo's popper but it's mouth wasn't big enough. Popper was stationary when it got hit.Very nice! Try any top water?
Yep, me too. My bass subsurface game needs to go deeper than popper-dropper.I need more practice/confidence fishing subsurface flies for bass, especially largies. For me smallmouth seem to prefer habitat that makes working a baitfish crayfish pattern easier. But subsurface for largemouth, with preferred habitat close to heavy cover, weeds and laydowns, working a bass worm is not one of my forte's.
Don't get me wrong. I much rather catch them on topwater. But sometimes especially middle of the day, it doesn't always work.
In my admittedly limited experience, the pattern matters less than getting it as close to that cover as possible. On some stretches of pads I'll cast right to the edge, let it sink a sec, couple twitches and recast down the line. If they're in cover they're either coming out to get it or theye not. At least I tell myself that because it keeps me covering water and not trying to slip my line through the pads to get in deeper.I need more practice/confidence fishing subsurface flies for bass, especially largies. For me smallmouth seem to prefer habitat that makes working a baitfish crayfish pattern easier. But subsurface for largemouth, with preferred habitat close to heavy cover, weeds and laydowns, working a bass worm is not one of my forte's.
Don't get me wrong. I much rather catch them on topwater. But sometimes especially middle of the day, it doesn't always work.
Very nice! Try any top water?
Spending some time fishing bass with traditional gear and someone who knows what they're doing with it can really help you understand how to target bass with a fly subsurface. And unfortunately in many cases (heavy cover), there's just not a good way to do it as effectively. Mostly if going subsurface you just have to fish the edges of cover and along structure with searching patterns. Places you'd fish a swimbait, crankbait, or maybe a spinnerbait to cover a lot of water.I need more practice/confidence fishing subsurface flies for bass, especially largies. For me smallmouth seem to prefer habitat that makes working a baitfish crayfish pattern easier. But subsurface for largemouth, with preferred habitat close to heavy cover, weeds and laydowns, working a bass worm is not one of my forte's.
Don't get me wrong. I much rather catch them on topwater. But sometimes especially middle of the day, it doesn't always work.
Nice photos to boot too! I'll be sending you my guiding bill later lolWas planning on fishing local LM bass both days this weekend but @Kfish reached out last night to see if I had interest in another big lake outing looking for smallies. It was slow but a couple of nice fish were landed. Amazing the bend smallmouth this size will put in a 7 weight.
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That will get destroyed at some point. Perfect profile.We tried some top water popper by the lillies but nothing. I blame @Billy crap popper SBS it needs to come with fish guarantee as well.
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Nice photos to boot too! I'll be sending you my guiding bill later lol
Ps. Sorry for breaking off your Rio loop. Think of it as a favor to fix now, it might cost you a future coho.