Friday afternoon break - more flyfishing with the seiryu rod - one fly day. I tied on one of the mini-gurglers I made several weeks back. This one was white foam over chartreuse chenille and marabou. I think the hook is a #6, but I can't remember for sure. So this was a definite break from my usual pattern of #12 and under hooks. The results spoke for themselves - bigger hook, bigger fish. This "manwich" sized Bull Bluegill was just one of about 10 that greedily took the gurgler. I also landed a couple of 9" LMBass - tons of fun and I didn't have to take scores of baby bluegill off the hook. I should keep using bigger hooks...
Friday afternoon break - more flyfishing with the seiryu rod - one fly day. I tied on one of the mini-gurglers I made several weeks back. This one was white foam over chartreuse chenille and marabou. I think the hook is a #6, but I can't remember for sure. So this was a definite break from my usual pattern of #12 and under hooks. The results spoke for themselves - bigger hook, bigger fish. This "manwich" sized Bull Bluegill was just one of about 10 that greedily took the gurgler. I also landed a couple of 9" LMBass - tons of fun and I didn't have to take scores of baby bluegill off the hook. I should keep using bigger hooks...
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