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  1. Tony told me that there was a school of huge bass and cod where he was fishing. He was using the eel to tempt the large bass (he had caught one over 60 lbs a few days earlier) and the fly to tempt the cod. They were selling both. Bertha didn’t read the script and took the fly.
  2. Actually Tony using a live eel with a large black fly dropper. Bertha ate the dropper fly.
  3. How would you rate a stripers fighting ability versus that of a snook? Congratulations on your first of many stripers!
  4. When I fished the back beaches of Cape Cod, I often used a 3 fly setup on a floating line. My point fly was a large flatwing 8 or 9” tied on a 4/0 or 5/0 hook, my middle fly was usually a Lemon and Lime flatwing 6 or 7” tied ona 3/0 hook and my top dropper was a Rays Fly tied on a1/0 hook. I had no trouble casting this combo. It was very effective and accounted for many large stripers.
  5. Since the lure that generally works best with an egg or a hookless popper is a light weight bucktail jig, I would recommend a weighted fly such as a Clouser. Good luck!
  6. ACA Tournament Leader Formulas Please also see the rules for each event to understand the limititation for lengths and diameters of leaders. A table for converting typical line diameters to their lb-test rating, see the end of this page. Trout Fly leader by Steve Rajeff 45 inches 0.024" 18 inches 0.021" 12 inches 0.018" 9 inches 0.014" 6 inches 0.011" 20-22 inches 0.008" Total length: 9'2" - 9'4", Material: Maxima Trout Fly leader by John Napoli 48 inches 0.027" 24 inches 0.019" 13 inches 0.017" 7 inches 0.015" 2 3/4 inches 0.013" 18 inches 0.008" Total length: 9'4 3/4", For 6 weight line Dry Fly leader by Steve Rajeff 24 inches 0.024" 18 inches 0.021" 15 inches 0.018" 12 inches 0.014" 6 inches 0.011" 15-18 inches 0.009" Total length: 7'6" - 7'9", Material: Maxima Dry Fly leader by John Napoli 35 inches 0.022" 17 inches 0.018" 7.5 inches 0.016" 3.5 inches 0.015" 3 inches 0.014" 20 inches 0.009" Total length: 7'2", For 7 weight line Bass Bug leader by Steve Rajeff 30 inches 0.028" 18 inches 0.024" 9 inches 0.021" 6 inches 0.018" 15-18 inches 0.014" Total length: 6'6" - 6'9", Material: Maxima Bass Bug leader by John Napoli 43 inches 0.030" 13 inches 0.028" 9 inches 0.022" 7 inches 0.019" 3 inches 0.017" 12 inches 0.014" Total length: 7'4", For 8 or 9 weight lines Angler's Fly Distance leader by Steve Rajeff 48 inches 0.022" 24 inches 0.018" 12 inches 0.016" 24-60 inches 0.014" Total length: 9' - 12' (*), Material: Maxima Angler's Fly Distance leader by Chris Korich 48 inches 0.022" 24(36) inches 0.018" 12(24) inches 0.016" 24-30(30-36) inches 0.014" Total length: 9' - 9'6"(11'6" - 12') (*), Material: Maxima, tippet is Golden Stren Single-Hand Fly Distance leader by Steve Rajeff 36-48 inches 0.022" 24-36 inches 0.018" 12-24 inches 0.016" 24-36 inches 0.014" Total length: 8' - 12' (*), Material: Maxima Single-Hand Fly Distance leader by Chris Korich 36(48) inches 0.025" 18(24) inches 0.022" 6(12) inches 0.018" 24 inches 0.017" Total length: 7'(9') (*), Material: Maxima, Tippet is Golden Stren Two-Handed Fly Distance leader by Steve Rajeff 60 inches 0.028" 36-48 inches 0.024" 36 inches 0.022" 36-60 inches 0.018" Total length: 14' - 17' (*), Material: Maxima Two-Handed Fly Distance leader by Chris Korich 60 inches 0.033" 36(48) inches 0.028" 24(36) inches 0.025" 12(24) inches 0.022" 24(36) inches 0.018" Total length: 13'(17') (*), Material: Maxima, tippet is Golden Stren Skish Fly leader by Steve Rajeff 30 inches 0.025" 18 inches 0.022" 12 inches 0.018" 15-18 inches 0.016" Total length: 6'3" - 6'6", for 8 to 10 weight lines * Distance leaders should be adjusted for the conditions of the day. Generally, favorable conditions like back wind and low humidity allow long leaders. Use shorter leaders for no or unpredictable wind and high humidity. Maxima line diameters and labeled lb-test (revised 1/06) .028" .024" .022" .020" .018" .015" .0145" .0135" .0115" .0095" .008" 50 lb 40 lb 30 lb 25 lb 20 lb 15 lb 12 lb 10 lb 8 lb 6 lb 5 lb I thought this might be of interest to those participating in this thread.
  7. It is hard to tell definitively, but every time I watch the video, it looks more like a pair of pliers rather than a knife at least to me.
  8. What is the rationale behind these proposed restrictions?
  9. I never heard of either organization. Being that I would be an interested party, I would say they are missing their mark.
  10. I'm not sure about now, but in years past most tackle shops carried cork tape. If you can get it, just remove the old tape and wrap on the new tape, you can secure the ends with electrical tape or shrink wrap. Or just cover the existing tape with shrink wrap.
  11. I have found that the length of the rod has more to do with fishing comfort than the physical weight of the outfit, at least to me. Hence fishing with a 9’ rod is far less tiring than fishing with an 11’er. Of course certain conditions may dictate the use of the 11’er. Similarly a more parabolic action seems to be less tiring than a super fast action rod.
  12. I'm in the same camp as pakalolo except I use a mono leader and I've been doing it this way for 60 years. The clip is a recent addition for me, previously I used a pomponette style snap. The best knot to use is one that you have the most confidence in. For me it is certainly not the FG knot. As long as you use a barrel swivel that fits through the guides, you should never break a guide if you accidently retrieve it into the guides. When you will break a guide is when you try to cast it out of the guides. After each cast, I check my lure to make sure there is no grass on it by holding it up to the sky(there is almost always enough ambient light to do this). If I suspect that I have inadvertantly reeled the swivel into the guides I lower the rod and gently shake the swivel out of the guides. I have never broken a tip top or guide doing this. Any knot that is reeled into the guides takes a beating from hitting the guides when casting and should be retied after each outing at the minimum to prevent failures. At least that has been my experience. I have tried the FG knot in the past and it certainly is a very slick connection method. I just lack confidence in it so I don't use it. However if you are proficient in tying it and have confidence in using it by all means use it.
  13. More and more of the ponds in SE MA now develop algae bloom during the summer months. It does not seem to harm the fishing. I have done well casting frogs in heavy cover. But my favorite and most successful lure has been a spinner bait. I prefer a SB with a single spin Colorado blade. My son does even better with a SB with tandem painted blades (Colorado/Willow).
  14. Several years ago I developed plantar fasciitis. It got so bad that I eventually went to a podiatrist. He recommended a stretching routine. He also recommended wearing Brooks Beast shoes. He was wearing them as well as most of his staff. The combination of the Brooks Beast shoes and the stretching improved things greatly. In time he gave me a cortisone shot into the inflamed area. He warned me not to stop doing the stretching exercises. Of course since I felt as good as new I stopped the stretching and wound up back in his office. I continued the stretching exercises for several years along with wearing Brooks footwear and have never had a re-occurance.
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