Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
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Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
I have been tying some surface and subsurface bass flies lately and have been using 16lb hard mason mono for the weed guards. The plan is hook into bass not weeds, debris, or get hung up on the bottom. Can both of these goals be achieved using the proper weed guard or will i have to give up one for the other.
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
I frequently fish with bottom bouncing, and while I do haul up some stuff, tying lures that keel hook up solves most snag problems.
If you're in moving water, down and across fishing minimizes snags.
If you're in moving water, down and across fishing minimizes snags.
Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
I think you should be fine. I've never missed any hook sets that weren't my fault. Just use a good hook. I love gamakatsu hooks. Those things are so sharp, everything sticks. Besides, bass don't typically sip flies like trout do.
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
Side story about Gamakatsu hooks. After I finished working for a week and my buddy met me in Anchorage, we landed at Cooper for 4 days.StrykerDM wrote:I think you should be fine. I've never missed any hook sets that weren't my fault. Just use a good hook. I love gamakatsu hooks. Those things are so sharp, everything sticks. Besides, bass don't typically sip flies like trout do.
I was there for rainbows, dollies and grayling in the creeks, but he had to combat fish one afternoon at the Russian River ferry for sockeye.
I'm ok with that, because rainbows and dollies usually stack up below the fish cleaning stand by the ferry landing.
If you've ever fished for sockeye, it's snagging, so there's really no reason to fish any kind of fly other than a bare hook.
What happens? I'm nymph fishing for rainbows and snag sockeye. So I change my rig to a bare red Gamakatsu hook for snagging sockeyes, and I catch rainbows - they liked the red hook.
ps - my buddy got it, he loved fishing the creeks - we had a blast
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
I tie 90% of my bass flies with 20 lb mono weed guards that tie in at the bend of the hook and attach at the eyes that essentially makes a loop when looking at the fly from the side.
They are not hard to tie in and when needed you can simply cut it off.
They are not hard to tie in and when needed you can simply cut it off.
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
William B Tedrick made a nice frog pattern with a senko finesse weedless hook. It seems to do the trick. You could probably use this hook for other patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I5M4tsYeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I5M4tsYeg
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
ThePopinCorkKid wrote:William B Tedrick made a nice frog pattern with a senko finesse weedless hook. It seems to do the trick. You could probably use this hook for other patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I5M4tsYeg
Nice
Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
Tedrick is a great channel to subscribe too. Wonder if he is a member of TKF or Texas Fly Fishers.Salty Bum wrote:ThePopinCorkKid wrote:William B Tedrick made a nice frog pattern with a senko finesse weedless hook. It seems to do the trick. You could probably use this hook for other patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I5M4tsYeg
Nice
Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
He posts stuff on the brazos valley fly fishing Facebook page all the time.
Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
jackh wrote:He posts stuff on the brazos valley fly fishing Facebook page all the time.
A shame I'm too old school for social media.
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
I have seen him post on here but forgot what he goes by......He sure understands and knows a lot about nature. I watch his you tube vids too.GaryA wrote:Tedrick is a great channel to subscribe too. Wonder if he is a member of TKF or Texas Fly Fishers.Salty Bum wrote:ThePopinCorkKid wrote:William B Tedrick made a nice frog pattern with a senko finesse weedless hook. It seems to do the trick. You could probably use this hook for other patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I5M4tsYeg
Nice
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
Ben goes by the screen name "hook-line&sinker"
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
Thanks for the kind words.. the photo of that popper above has given me an idea for a very simple weed guard for foam flys
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hook-line&sinker wrote:Thanks for the kind words.. the photo of that popper above has given me an idea for a very simple weed guard for foam flys
Ben thanks for checking in. Love you you tube channel.
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Re: Weed Guard/ No Weed Guard, that is the question!!!!
Yes to the weedguard.