Fly Fishing for Bass: The Float and Fly Rig
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- While it is About Trout, I had the opportunity to fish some bass in Northern California recently. Growing up, I used to fly fish for bass a lot. It has become a rarity and the float and fly rig was new to me. I hope it works for you on your local still water.
Rig:
12" 2Olb From fly line
Barrel swivel
12" 12lb to a "Jaydacator"
From Jaydacator 12" 10lb test to barrel swivel
From swivel to fly 8lb, adjust to depth you're fishing.
Jaydacator: catalog.theflyshop.com/jaydac... 
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Use a version of this technique with crawfish flies under a bobber for small streams and smallmouth. Downstream mends and jerks to give the flu some action. The takes are so aggressive. Great way to fish.
Awesome!
Bass on Morgan James....lets go!!!
Let’s do it!
Hey James ☕️☕️
I do bass fish and catfish, but when it is to warm for trout I love hooking into a god catfish 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for all your content 😉👍
Have you tried the float and fly before? Or do you mostly strip flies?
@@AboutTrout Yes I do. Ok, when I target catfish, I use a Y2K or a squirmy worm. The squirmy I call the Medusa, I put two or more squirmy on a jig hook with a 3mm tungsten bead.
I just have to find what part of the water column they are in. It takes a little time but it will happen. I never fish it right on the bottom.
This chapter of my life all I am able to do is fish from a boat or still water. I am have both knees and hips replaced. Then my back, I still water fish from a chair. And I am learning a lot, I am out almost every day. Really enjoy your content it a fresh perspective.
Awesome. For those touchy fish. Bobber down!!
Spotted bass get no love. Great fish. Cool technique with the swivels. They are key to keeping line twist out of heavy/awkward rigs.
Whaaaaaaaat? I didn’t know you knew fly fishing for bass! 😂😎
Gotta keep things mysterious
@@AboutTrout that’s good man! Glad to see you out there enjoying yourself 🎣
Awesome video, Ima try this on my lake! I seen James on the Juan and he may think you’re his friend “Chris,” but he is cool guy and he is NOT a jerk on the water lol.
😂😂😂😂
I’ve had really good luck with poppers and kreelexes. Never thought to try something like that, pretty neat
love learning new techniques like this
Great to hear! It was a blast trying something new.
At those depths, I'd love to see a side by side with someone fishing a midge tip and stripping those leeches back.
I’m not sure. It would be cool to test. I know the Cali guys lead with this technique when guiding but indicator fishing is also the most user friendly for newer anglers.
Interesting. Would like to have seen how this rig casts, and if you guys altered your casting stroke in any way to accommodate the unusual setup.
Fishing these longer rigs and heavier set ups we used a “scissor strip” when setting. Casting wise the 6wts did a good job of turning the rig over. Hesitating on the back cast and letting the rod properly load was key.
@@AboutTrout Thanks, makes sense. Will give it a try.
Lots of bass fishermen use Thill pro series slip unweighted float with adjustable bobber stops. I bet your set-up could be used on a spinning rod too.
To my knowledge it was first done with conventional and adapted to fly. The conventional bass world is always on the cutting edge.
My neck of the woods.
How are you fishing this rig? Is it mainly just chuck it and leave it or are you twitching it back?
We just chucked it and left it for the most part. The bass were suspended off the banks. I have never fished this way and just let my guide buddy lead me through the process lol. Fun way to fish.
@@AboutTrout As "they" say, "don't guide the guide" and there's also "When in Rome....."
@@coreytohme9861 nah fam. Bens energy has opened my mind to all powers of fly fishing
@@AboutTrout Exactly. And if you wouldn't have let him lead the way on his water, you would never have been enlightened.