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[JYPD]

Hi everyone.  Recently I've gotten into tying flies, mainly egg sucking leech and wooly bugger.  Had some great success during 2014 opening, but then again, I think i could have fished with a bottle cap and had fun. So with the fall fishing ahead, want to hear from anyone who does float flies.  Also, anyone find yarn balls work? They appear to be a no brainer but I havent tied any yet.  Im going to Bass Pro in the morning.  Hope to post some pic this fall. TIA

[Float down]

Yarn balls are a deadly presentation for the next couple of months, think about a bead that fish can actually inhale. I run a tandem set up with yarn balls and a row bag, salmon egg eating bows will destroy it.

[Shawarma]

Float, what does that setup look like with the yarn balls and row bags? Can't picture it at all. 

 

JYPD, Chris K told me about a Nuke Egg as well. They look just as simple to tie and would be a good variant as well. 

[DILLIGAF?!]

Yarn balls are a deadly presentation for the next couple of months, think about a bead that fish can actually inhale. I run a tandem set up with yarn balls and a row bag, salmon egg eating bows will destroy it.

tandem...very good set up for bows....but they don't seem to work for salmon. bead and a fly can be killer as well.

[IR4J]

^ bead and fly.. Love it

[Shawarma]

any specific flies you guys recommend with the bead?

[DILLIGAF?!]

for salmon I use a green glow bead and wooly combo. gets them everytime. murky waters. on clear water I just use a bead and roe.

[Shawarma]

gotta love those wooly's!!

[Kit]

Buggers are amazing period. Drifting roe tons and tons of times yesterday, with a bead, without a bead. Tie on a bugger and first drift landed a small steel. 

[JYPD]

I cant wait to drift with bead and fly.  Going to popular west trib Friday, theyve likely been in there a week, any action will be great.

[JYPD]

how is the tandem rig set up? not much info on internet.  3 way swivel?

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[MATTD]

Can someone post a pic of the bead and fly combo? Coming from NS in mid October and will be fly fishing some east Tribs close to the inlaws. I do have some egg sucking buggers ready to go

[Float down]

Float, what does that setup look like with the yarn balls and row bags? Can't picture it at all.

JYPD, Chris K told me about a Nuke Egg as well. They look just as simple to tie and would be a good variant as well.

On the leader, 12 inches down, yarn ball. Tied to the yarn ball hook, another 12 inches of leader, and a hook and a roe bag. D-e-a-d-l-y

[rayray519]

On the leader, 12 inches down, yarn ball. Tied to the yarn ball hook, another 12 inches of leader, and a hook and a roe bag. D-e-a-d-l-y

Would you mind snapping a pic of your setup next outting Float? I'd like to try a yarn ball setup, all I have tried is roe and pink worms so far.

[Shmogley]

i like to have my yarn eggs on the bottom of my rig, after my nymph/bugger to keep the egg floating ahead of the rest of the presentation freely. seems to work better for me that way

[Shawarma]

Would you mind snapping a pic of your setup next outting Float? I'd like to try a yarn ball setup, all I have tried is roe and pink worms so far.

 

I think this it here. Just substitue the dry for the egg, and the nymph for the roe bag or bugger or whatever else you want to try. 

 

[Diana Danger]

I need to figure out how to make a living doing something fishing related.....this stuff is consuming me

[Paul1913]

Can anyone shed some light on how to set up yarn..

[Paul1913]

Youtube answers alot of my questions....