Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Short Tip) — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:49:26 GMT

JimP - sorry for the hijack! Your Pickard rod sounds like it will fit the bill admirably..... have fun with it!

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Short Tip) — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:40:42 GMT

I can barely tie my fly to the leader. That fly was tied by a chap named Wayne Samson II, of Perrysburg OH. The legs are articulated (tied on separate shanks/pins) so it would "kick" if you actually fished it. You'd need a 10 wt to fish this - it's about a 3/0 hook. He ties them for display - at about 75.00 per, I believe.

There's an original Joe Messinger Sr. frog in the first pic - a much more practical fly to fish!

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (thegubster) — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:04:47 GMT

Short Tip wrote:

It's a vintage cork life ring - with ALL the paint worn off!

Net buoy rings make good fly displays as well.

Dang, Short Tip,

I can tie a...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (JimP) — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:24:28 GMT

Nice!
I just ordered an 8 1/2' for 7 wt from John Pickard. I am very excited!!

JimP

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (swalker9513) — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:50:45 GMT

I've caught plenty of nice size bass on a 5-6 wt. "banty" boo rod. They have all come on purple wooly buggers...like this one.

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:14:13 GMT

I have bass bugged with everything from cane, glass, graphite, graphite with boron. I have gone back to using cane, Nothing beats a slow action with power to spare in pushing 2/0 hair bugs. I have down sized was using Orvis Shooting Star and Salmon rod for ten weight, now using 8 1/2 ft Battenkill "Joe Brooks" model and light salmon both handling eight weight lines. I use regular taper lines or long belly - I am along line caster. I fish at night so my leader is four or five ft...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Short Tip) — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:48:36 GMT

It's a vintage cork life ring - with ALL the paint worn off!

Net buoy rings make good fly displays as well.

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (bobbeegee) — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Short Tip wrote:

Short Tip,

I know that can't be a bagle!

Nice display.

Bob

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Short Tip) — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:26:42 GMT

Anything over 4 oz. gets tiring for me - I have some vertebral problems - but I fish the big rods anyway, I just take breaks and watch birds.

There's one thing no one really mentioned - If you are fishing "bass bugs" (Big, topwater cork or deer hair poppers, etc.), they're not heavy, just bulky. They inhibit line speed and don't cast well with light or fast rods. The cane recommendations above are good, a big Thomas, Granger or South Bend would be great -...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (JimP) — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:14:34 GMT

One question when choosing a rod is how much weight (How much does the rod weigh) is comfortable and when does it become uncomfortable for you?

Jim

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Gosland) — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:12:05 GMT

There is a Bob Norwood taper out there that if my memory serves me correctly is for an 8' 8wt rod. He also has an 8.5 version but I thnk it might be an unpublished taper. Anyway, the 8 foot rod was one that I was able to cast about a year ago (I believe) and it is without a doubt the most powerful rod (regardless of material) that I have ever cast. This taper Bob has and the rod he made with it completely changed my understanding of the potential with cane rods. The rod would load...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (JimP) — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:54:39 GMT

Yes, while I have no problem with anyone using whatever they like to fish with, my interest is in fishing with Bamboo.
It sounds like something in the 8-9' range and 7-8 wt will work, particularly on my 2-3 acre ponds. The info on leaders is especially appreciated.

JimP

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Ben Kann) — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:16:20 GMT

I usually fish a 9' FEThomas (clone) hollowbuilt "Special Streamer" with SA WF-7-f gpx for Large- and Smallmouths. I mostly use a 9' 2x leader, but shift down to 7' 0x for heavy in-the-pad or night fishing. The hollowbuilt will handle pretty much any bug you care to use and is superb with streamers. Ben

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feeds@yuku.com (cwood) — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:20:01 GMT

I love bass, especially smallies, and I use a 7 wt. graphite. I have a 9 ft. 2.5 f. Heddon that I use sometimes, but to me the graphite just outshines the bamboo in this weight. I have never tried a hollowbuilt rod in this size but that may be a good option if you want to stick to cane. I used to be a cane only fanatic and slowly decided that there is definitely a place for other materials, and for me that is the longer rods in the higher line weights (and drift boat fishing, but...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (uintaangler) — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:38:42 GMT

Sage XP.......cane has too much class for them ugly bass!

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (fishbum) — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:18:21 GMT

For tossing big deer hair bugs I use an 8', 7 wt. hollow built rod (same rod I use for steelhead on the PM), a SA Bass Bug taper fly line and a 7 - 8 foot piece of 12# Maxama Ultra green or Trilene big game clear mono for a leader. Don't bother tying on any tippet for this kind of fishing. The knots just collect alge and weeds.

Make a smooth loop in the end of the fly line. Tie a loop in the end of the leader to connect loop-to-loop to the fly line. I make up a few of these...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (WatercolorMan) — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:11:16 GMT

I now use my Orvis 8' 4 3/80z rod, Known as Wes Jordan's favorite. It's great fun to use and can handle big bugs and large fish.

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (bamboo4u2) — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:01:28 GMT

JimP,
To cast the big bass bugs for big bass, get yourself a 7 or 8 weight rod (a model 59, 47 or 24 South Bend will do but there a better, more expensive rods that work well too) at a length of 8 1/2' or 9'. Buy some RIO Clouser Line of appropriate weight. Then use 5' of 15 lb test Florocarbon mono with a 1', 10 lb or 12lb test tippet and your're ready to toss some big bass bugs.
Rio Clouser Line has a lot of weight up front and is made to turn over big...

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (bluno) — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:39:59 GMT

I also use a 9053 Granger for Bass. I do not use a tapered leader.

Re: Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (Marty) — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:23:25 GMT

I use a 9053 Granger (7wt) I drop back to a 6ft leader with a 18" tippet works fine for me. I fish a 5wt a lot with the same leader rig on smaller waters as well.... For really bushy hair bugs I have just looped on a couple feet of leader butt and a couple feet of tippet but mostly the 6ft leader....... but take this with a grain of salt as I love bass and panfish but fish a lot more for trout. (there are some real bass experts here I just dabble )

Largemouth Bass Rods and Leaders

feeds@yuku.com (JimP) — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:17:33 GMT

I love to fish for Trout and do as often as possible but I live in the South and Bream and Largemouth Bass are all around. I usually use my "Trout" rods, 8' 4-5 wt
with small poppers etc and catch nice 10" + Bluegill and the occasional Bigmouth. It seems that the larger bass require larger flies and my initial experienced with large flies with a fly rod was pretty negative. I am not sure but perhaps I was using a leader that was too delicate and too long. What happened...