Posted By: karstopo
Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 09:10 AM
Nice slabs ! Great job on the fly!
Posted By: Laker One
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 11:50 AM
Nice fish karstopo. Good job.
Side note: What weight flyrod do you use on the sunfish?
Also nice ties.
Posted By: Curt0407
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 01:27 PM
Looks like I need to add some of them to my fly arsenal. Good job sir.
Posted By: karstopo
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 01:43 PM
Some I do with wild turkey marabou. The wet one in the photo is with wild turkey, so Is the one above it. Wild turkey can have those contrasting tips that I like. Any turkey hunter can supply them. I tell my daughter to grab handfuls of it and put it in a gallon ziploc. This idea you need the skin preserved or frozen or strung and attached to the feathers is ridiculous to me. Give me the bag, I’ll sort them out when I need them.
The hackle around the hook shank can really vary in color, just whatever you like. Chartreuse is generally strong. Less full, tungsten beaded ones sink faster. Brass beaded ones sink slower. You can weight them with wire or leave unweighted. The idea is to be able to present them at the depth and pace the fish want. Right now, it’s deep and very slow.
Topwater flies are fun, but good luck with those in January.
Posted By: Bones72
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 02:02 PM
Those things look like pie plates, your buggers are pretty dang cool.
Posted By: Pot licker
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 02:42 PM
Nice gills karstopo. Nothing cooler than catching fish with your own flies! Good job
Posted By: BigJoeTx1212
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/14/21 07:53 PM
Well karstopo either you have tiny hands or those are monster fish. Love flying, great job.
Posted By: karstopo
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/15/21 05:07 AM
Man’s sized large on glove sizing so not so tiny on my hands or the fish.
I did sink a few crappie condos, several bamboo bunches sunk with concrete, to attract fish. Those seem to work in a lake that’s a little lacking in natural cover.
Posted By: Laker One
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/15/21 11:49 AM
Going to start to tie my own flies.
Posted By: gar1970
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/15/21 02:13 PM
Going to start to tie my own flies.
And so the obsession begins
can hardly wait to see some of your creations.
Posted By: Gitter Done
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/15/21 09:21 PM
Big Ones on the fly. Good job.
Side Note: Nice ties.
Posted By: Laker One
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/16/21 03:41 PM
Going to start to tie my own flies.
And so the obsession begins
can hardly wait to see some of your creations.
My problem is finding the time to tie them.
However when I do make them I will post them for sure.
Posted By: Zedteamk2
Re: Woolly bugger catches - 01/17/21 11:32 PM
A woolly bugger on my fly line has always produced the best results. Great little things