Flies on a regular rod (not Fly rod)

[fisherboy123]

Hey guys,

i was wondering how i can use flies with a spinning/spincast rod? And also what fly should i buy for panfish and bass? I would find it more convenient to buy it at lebarons, as it is closer to me, but i might be able to go to bps.

thanks guys

theyoungfisherman

 

[FisherGirl]

I dont know much but I know that you can use flies with a float! Are you fishing on a river or lake?

 

[hamiltonangler94]

The only flies that i have ever used on a spinning rod were some poppers, that i used on my ultralight for largemouth bass and rockbass

 

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you would have to use them with a float to provide enough weight to be able to cast them. on a spinning rod, the lure/float/sinkers provide the weight to cast the line, on a fly rod, its the line that provides the weight to cast the nearly weightless fly

 

[W_boughner]

Use a float ..... For wet flies keep your weights high on your line.. For nymphs progress your weights down your line stoping about 14" from your nymph.... For dry flies put weights above and below your float to keep it horizontal so to keep your line close to the surface ..

 

[rich_ace_G]

i have caught 2 steelies last year on woolies drifting under a float...

 

[FishingNoob]

I dont know much but I know that you can use flies with a float! Are you fishing on a river or lake?

Classic Float and Fly combo for Bass.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/float-n-fly.html

Mind now, that these flies are quite big and do have some weight.

 

[buck]

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[BackwoodsBassr]

If you strip the line from your spool before you cast you can get about 10-15 feet casting a dry fly with light line and no float. I do it from a canoe so i can cast, back away slowly (with the bail open), and let the fly sit on the water. Unless your spool is full you may need to manually strip the line while backing away or else you'll just pull the fly aong the surface. I've never caught anything overly large using this technique but it can produce some bites when things really slow down. If you're fishing from the shore I'd recommend getting a fly rod because the spinning rod really isnt well suited to the task.

 

[FishingNoob]

If you strip the line from your spool before you cast you can get about 10-15 feet casting a dry fly with light line and no float. I do it from a canoe so i can cast, back away slowly (with the bail open), and let the fly sit on the water. Unless your spool is full you may need to manually strip the line while backing away or else you'll just pull the fly aong the surface. I've never caught anything overly large using this technique but it can produce some bites when things really slow down. If you're fishing from the shore I'd recommend getting a fly rod because the spinning rod really isnt well suited to the task.

Great advice.


Welcome back, haven't seen you around.

 

[MuskieBait]

It is even possible to use dry fly on a spinning rod. Small float about 2-3 feet above a dry fly. Have caught small stream trout this way. Not much different than indicator fishing per se. This is much more realistic if you use a longer ultralight rod with 2-4lb mono. To cast it more effectively, have your float hang 2-3 feet from the rod tip on the cast to generate enough momentum on your cast.

People often fish with nymphs...but some dry flies like Elk Hair Caddis and Adams are great for panfish. You've all seen panfish puddle and pop little insects off the surface. For bigger panfish and bass, you can also try larger flies like Foam Hoppers, Stimulators and larger mayfly patterns such as Green Drake and Hendrickson.

If you fish the flies subsurface under a float (float helps you add weight on the cast), you can use Woolly Bugger, San Juan Worm, stonefly nymph, Prince Nymph, Beadhed Pheasant Tail, Beadhead Hares Ear, dragonfly nymph, hellgrammite patterns...etc.

Thinking outside of the box, you can also work streamer patterns under the float. Streams that comes to mind are rabbit leech, Muddler Minnow, Clouser Minnow...etc. Just cast it out and do a twitch, pause, twitch, pause retrieve all the way back. The float would pop to draw attention...and the more subtle fly action induce the strike.

If you are really crafty, you can also fish crayfish fly patterns on the spinning rod.

 

[morrisbp]

There is a small blue-clear float that you can buy specifically for flies on a spinning out fit. They are slightly smaller (lengthwise) than your thumb and a little fatter. The float is 2 piece which allows you to fill them with water, giving them casting weight. Once they are in the water they are neutral buoyant because water inside the float isn't any denser than the surrounding water. Personally I put these above a uni to uni knot which ties to 4lb-6lbs Fluro leader to the fly. Good for wet flies. I use a 7'6" light action rod for this. Nice for narrow streams