Very interesting to read and to think about.

[BilletHead]

   To our scientists on here and our closet scientists who don't want to admit it what do you guys think of the bearded clouser being weakly electrically charged? What fish here in the Midwest could possibly be affected by this fly? 

BEARDED CLOUSER | The Mission Fly Fishing Magazine (themissionflymag.com)

 

[nomolites]

That’s pretty cool!

I bet someone tries it for white bass….

Mike

[fishinwrench]

The absence of salt would probably be the deal breaker, as far as the "charged" theory is concerned. 

Kinda reminds me of a Stalcup Crazy Dad  with the fuzzy head.   That used to be my #1 crawdad fly before I was introduced to the Mudbug.  Caught a lot of creek bass on it. 

 

 

[BilletHead]

44 minutes ago, nomolites said:

That’s pretty cool!

I bet someone tries it for white bass….

Mike

         I bet white bass would eat it even if it doesn't emit anything. 

[fishinwrench]

31 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

         I bet white bass would eat it even if it doesn't emit anything. 

I haven't tinkered with it yet, but one of my younger fly-flinging brethren tyed a batch of Clousers with the eyes further back on the hook, and left the back hair untrimmed out past the hook eye.   He claims that when he strips hard and pauses it, the fly coasts backwards until the tippet goes tight.....then sashays side-to-side as it sinks.   

I told him that if he ever out-fishes me with it.....then he needs to come up with a NAME for it.  😉