Flies To Strip At Bennett?

[Wayne SW/MO]

thanks everyone for your knowledge on stripping flies. the people i saw had their rod tips under water. I am guessing they were doing this to help keep the fly down. will this be the technique to use for cracklebacks, wooleys, etc?

A lady that was unbeatable at stripping wooly's kept here rod tip low, used a floating line and a long leader. Her advice was always to get the right cadence and maintain it.

[brittsnbirds]

Roger the cadence Wayne. I have stood right next to my buddy, throwing the same crackleback (that I gave him) with the same tippet and watched him out fish me. Finally figured out he was working it slower. Instead of strip, strip, strip, pause. He was doing a strip, pause, strip, pause cadence.

You just never know.

One other thing I have noticed about DEEP stripping. When I feel my fly going into and through a moss pile I get ready. I can feel the tension loosen and the fly will pop out of the moss, then WHAM. They just about rip my rod out of my hand. Much fun. However after an hour or 2 I have to get out the Aleve!!

[FlyFishinFool]

Most of the time I strip fairly high in the water level.

I would imagine you are using some pretty heavy tippet stripping deep - what lb. do you use?

Is it actually tippet or do you just use regular mono/fluoro?

[brittsnbirds]

FFF,

I use full sink line with a braided leader and swivel, then a 6x fluorocarbon (sp?) tippet about 48" long. I think the sink rate of the line is 3.5 inches per second or something. It is heavy, hense the need for ibuprofen. My previous line wasn't as heavy and easier to deal with. When this one wears out I will go with one that you add to your line (loop to loop). Much easier to present and manage. Full sink is difficult to manage but when you are challenged in casting like me then it is double trouble.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Another negative for a fast sink on shallow narrow waters like Bennett is the time it takes to manage it. You lose a lot of fishing time, or I did, returning it to a position to cast and shoot. With a lead core section you can generally get it to the top easily and you don't have to retrieve a lot of fly line.

[Gavin]

The Russel Fly has a following among those who fish Bennett...kind of a long shank crackleback.

http://www.ozarkflyfishers.org/fly/russell.html

[brittsnbirds]

Very familiar with that one Gavin!! In fact it has been one of my "secret" weapons in the past. Haven't had very good luck with it lately. A local at BSSP gave me one several years ago. I was amazed at the size but it does work!! That olive hurl is the ticket (hint, hint).

[Buzz]

FFF,

I use full sink line with a braided leader and swivel, then a 6x fluorocarbon (sp?) tippet about 48" long. I think the sink rate of the line is 3.5 inches per second or something. It is heavy, hense the need for ibuprofen. My previous line wasn't as heavy and easier to deal with. When this one wears out I will go with one that you add to your line (loop to loop). Much easier to present and manage. Full sink is difficult to manage but when you are challenged in casting like me then it is double trouble.

Brittsnbirds, where do you get the loop to loop sink tips? And how do you match them with the fly line you are currently using?

They would be more fitting to the way that I fish.

[Trout Commander]

Brittsnbirds, where do you get the loop to loop sink tips? And how do you match them with the fly line you are currently using?

They would be more fitting to the way that I fish.

I picked mine up at Bass Pro. Orvis was the cheapest, and it was a 2-pack with different sink rates. I think they were labeled as "for 6-9wt fly lines" or something similar.

Here is a link for 3-5wts.

[Wayne SW/MO]

You can also buy a Cortland lead core section and cut your own. Put leader loops on them for attachment.

I know TC, I forgot to bring them.