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Wetswinger

Post in thread 'Floating Leech ?'

I went Tuesday morning to test the floating Leech idea, and I must say, it worked. I narrowed down the patterns to the one below. It was by far the most effective of the bunch. C&R four trout in 45 minutes with this one. Interestingly, it was the only pattern sporting some flash (gold) in the bunny strip tail. It's just a booby foam cylinder fed on from the hook eye. I ream it with my bodkin needle and slide it on. It floats like a cork.
The technique is to get the line flat on the bottom. The Fly will float up above the weeds. It's a great way to keep your lure near the bottom without...
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Wetswinger said:
Wetswinger

Post in thread 'Floating Leech ?'

I went Tuesday morning to test the floating Leech idea, and I must say, it worked. I narrowed down the patterns to the one below. It was by far the most effective of the bunch. C&R four trout in 45 minutes with this one. Interestingly, it was the only pattern sporting some flash (gold) in the bunny strip tail. It's just a booby foam cylinder fed on from the hook eye. I ream it with my bodkin needle and slide it on. It floats like a cork.
The technique is to get the line flat on the bottom. The Fly will float up above the weeds. It's a great way to keep your lure near the bottom without...
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I don't know if you've been following the Tuna 2024 thread but @Matt B, @SilverFly and @clarkman are discussing the merits of a floating minnow pattern for albacore......

I like your leech!
 
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