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Date: April 27, 2006 at 21:20:27
From: Jonny, [207-237-233-168.c3-0.nyr-ubr2.nyr.ny.cable.rcn.com]
Subject: Re: Something to think about and be challenged by


Here's one good use for the lines with 300-400 grain fast sinking heads and a thin intermediate or floating running line, and one that doesn't have too much to do with the fast sink properties. It's baiting and switching with a hookless plug. Once you see fish on the teaser, you need to get the fly right next to the plug ASAP, and usually no more than 40 feet away, so that the guy with the spinning rod can rip the teaser out of the water easily. The sinking head lines (either with a floating or intermediate running lines) work really well for this purpose, because you can pull off a super fast and medium or short cast with a large fly, which is sometimes needed to compete with the big noisy plug, and dump the fly right next to the plug with almost no false casting. Also, having the line pull the fly down quickly, even if only a foot or so, sometimes helps focus the bass on the fly and keep the bluefish away. Those sinking heads do keep a fly somewhat down even on a fast strip. When we've done it for big blues -- which can be a blast -- I like the floater better, because you can use a popper. But with the bass, or mixed blues and bass, the fast sinking heads seem to work best. It's kind of brutal fishing, and it's definitely about what Ken would call "reaction strikes" -- usually the faster the strip the better -- but I think it's really fun and has its own chaotic challenge. It's also sometimes a good way to find some big fish.


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