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Post by kickingk on May 16, 2008 11:52:26 GMT -1
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Post by steve07 on May 16, 2008 15:20:46 GMT -1
some great flies there kickingk
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Post by [adb1256-DAVE] on May 16, 2008 20:24:27 GMT -1
Hi K,K :)These flies do become heavier but you will be able to get them out further due to that extra weight, resembling a lure.....Dave
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Post by dorado on May 22, 2008 6:06:45 GMT -1
All of those will work, but I will bet a pound to a penny you get more on the red & white.
Casting them - when wet they don't go further due to their weight, because it is the line that does the work. When you retrieve in, give the fly a couple of quick, sharp, false casts WITHOUT LETTING ANY LINE OUT, you are not starting to cast yet. The short, sharp, flick will take a considerable amount of the water out of the fly and make your cast much easier.
I have just come back from Lake of Menteith on a pike fly fishing trial couple of days with the PFFA. 16 of us in 8 boats from 18.00 until 22.00 Monday evening andf Tuesday evening. We caught 102 pike between us, I got 33 and my boat partner had 17 - meaning we had nearly 50% of the total catch to our boat. Best were 2x 17lbers which fell to red & white and green/chartreuse/black respectively.
The trick is to find the drop offs, water where it goes from 20 feet to 5 feet. I was fishing a fast sinking line - 350 grain depth charge which has a sink rate of about 8"/sec in fresh water. Keep changing your retrieve - a few short pulls, then a longish slow one, then a sharp tap, then a couple of really slow ones etc. Retrieve all the way to the kayak and look for follows - you will get pike take as you lift the fly out of the water, so be ready at any time!
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Post by kickingk on May 23, 2008 5:51:27 GMT -1
33 Pike - WOW , that's amazing fishing, bet you enjoyed that!!!
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Post by jonnychaos on May 23, 2008 6:17:13 GMT -1
Those flies look really good KK very pro. I dont have much experience using lures/flies but I agree with dorado that the Red and white lure will be your most prolific as it is well documented as the most attractive colour to predatory fish.
John
p.s. Hands up if you think dorado has the best job in the world ;D ;D
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Post by dorado on Jun 10, 2009 11:48:55 GMT -1
This has all gone quite. How did you get on Kicking K? Did you connect at all?
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Post by ZEBRA on Jun 10, 2009 21:17:02 GMT -1
I been doing quite well using big flys on a spinning rod fished deep down like you would a jelly worm I have only had the chance to try them out a couple of times this year so far but the Pollock seam to love them
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Post by kastonfly on May 13, 2010 10:08:38 GMT -1
Rabbit strip flies are heavy when wet, but the action of them in the water is fantastic and worth the effort in chucking them. Don’t be too bothered about distance at this time of year the Pike are in the shallows so as long as you can get the fly in the water you have a chance. What weight rod are you using?
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Post by dorado on Mar 10, 2011 21:03:14 GMT -1
One on the fly from the kayak (my old Marlin - pre ARX) As it bore away I got it to the kayak, but it had other ideas After a couple of runs she came up and behaved very quietly I chinned her and lifted her gently aboard to measure the length - I don't bother weighing many now, only very big ones that are worth it. Measured at 86cm
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Post by philpot on Mar 16, 2011 12:03:49 GMT -1
What weight rod are you using Dorado in these pictures, Phil
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Post by dorado on Mar 16, 2011 13:56:59 GMT -1
I nearly always use a #10 for pike. In canals or small fish water I will use a GOOD saltwater #8, it is more to do with the casting qualities of the big, bushy flies than fish fighting capabilities. A small tarpon or big bonefish will fight harder than any pike we will ever see in this country - even a 45lb pike is never going to test tackle meant for tropical saltwater species, they might be hard pullers, but they won't burn a drag out.
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