Trolled Fly

[Feathers and Fins]

[zarraspook]

Great idea.... I tried the same type of rig with a separate line for the clip and weight... 3 hours of fighting tangles and twist -- gave up.....

[Feathers and Fins]

Ya I had the same fun experience till I got it all down. Now it works like a charm you have to keep the tension on the main line as you put the weight line down and keep the boat in gear.

[kjackson]

Interesting... I would imagine that a weightless fly slowly trolled behind the boat might work as well, especially when the whites and bass are busting young shad on top. You might need a splitshot or two to get it below the surface (and help it run out), though.

[Feathers and Fins]

KJ it does as does running it on sinking fly-line or lead core this method just gets it deeper and with short leaders out more precise especially when following a long points contour or channel edge contour.

[Chillfish]

Which fish are you targeting and having success on with this setup?

[Feathers and Fins]

So far, Striper, whites, Bass, Walleye and Crappie pretty much anything that will eat a shad.