Jerkbaits for Taney?

[fishinwrench]

1 minute ago, Mitch f said:

We need to go fishing regardless brotha!!

Wanna fish a derby with me in the sleet and freezing rain this coming Tuesday.....if Amber pusses out?  (cuz I bet when she sees the forecast she will suddenly have an important meeting that absolutely can't be missed).  😄

[Mitch f]

4 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Wanna fish a derby with me in the sleet and freezing rain this coming Tuesday.....if Amber pusses out?  (cuz I bet when she sees the forecast she will suddenly have an important meeting that absolutely can't be missed).  😄

I’ll shoot you a text tonight

[snagged in outlet 3]

40 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Challenge accepted 👍 

You obviously need me in the boat with you.... Spankin' yerass.  😊 

Winner buys dinner. 😋

I’ll judge this fiasco 

[fishinwrench]

3 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I’ll judge this fiasco 

You actually want to dodge my double-hauls all day?    

Glutton for punishment. 😄

[JestersHK]

I'm pretty sure we could sell tickets Pete, put it up on pay per view lol

[fishinwrench]

3 minutes ago, JestersHK said:

I'm pretty sure we could sell tickets Pete, put it up on pay per view lol

[snagged in outlet 3]

14 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

You actually want to dodge my double-hauls all day?    

Glutton for punishment. 😄

I have kids so I’m used to it😁

[Gavin]

Would be interesting to see a streamer v jerkbait showdown. The person casting a sink tip and streamer will wear themselves out in about 2 hours. Sure you can fish a sinking line,  but its just not much fun. Floating down the river with a floating line and a bass bug or streamer is a hoot. Will get 2-3 cast, to a bait caster's one in that situation. Not so with most sinking fly lines, definitely not with my 30' fast sink head, and running line set up. It will cast 140' but you will have to strip in 110' of running line, roll cast pickup, shoot 30' of running line on your back cast, and the rest on your forward cast.

 

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, Gavin said:

Would be interesting to see a streamer v jerkbait showdown. The person casting a sink tip and streamer will wear themselves out in about 2 hours. Sure you can fish a sinking line,  but its just not much fun. Floating down the river with a floating line and a bass bug or streamer is a hoot. Will get 2-3 cast, to a bait caster's one in that situation. Not so with most sinking fly lines, definitely not with my 30' fast sink head, and running line set up. It will cast 140' but you will have to strip in 110' of running line, roll cast pickup, shoot 30' of running line on your back cast, and the rest on your forward cast.

 

You guys just ain't doing it right, is all I know to say.   

Hell, I can get a streamer as deep as your jerkbait will run using a 7' RIO 5.3 IPS sinking leader. I do it all the time!   Picks up fine and casts like a dream.  And I can do it all day long.   

The days of hucking 15-30' sinking heads are long gone.  I mean yeah, they still exist, but they have no useful purpose for trout (or anything else) in Mo. Ok. Tn. or  Ar.   

[Ryan Miloshewski]

I went hardcore streamer fishing this year at Taney. Learned a lot. Failed, succeeded, yada yada yada. Here is what I will say on it. This is all from a boat FYI.

1) I noticed with more than 3 units generating a sink tip with a Sex Dungeon or big double deceiver is about as useful as tits on a boar hog. It just doesn't get it down. Would probably be ok in low light but when they sun is up..no good.

2) Because of numero uno, you need sinking line. 300-400 grain to get it where the fish will eat it when they are generating. 

3) It's a hell of a lot more work than throwing a jerkbait.

4) You better invest in a darn good rod, reel and line because a $170 TFO is not going to cut it for slinging the big stuff. Learned that one the hard way. POS rod.

5) It is fun as hell when you get a strike. I lost a lot of fish but when the big ones hit, they darn near jerk the rod out of your hand. Catching one on a fly rod is just way more rewarding, regardless of size.

I like jerkbait fishing, and this is in no way a brag, but I have landed quite a few trout over 20-inches in the last few years. I got bored and wanted to try streamer fishing. I finally got two at 21-inches on a sculpin in August. So, not exactly on the big meat, but it was still fun and challenging.

The goal still stands to catch a big one on a 8-9-inch fly this winter.