Comments on: FLIES: EP Floating Badassery http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Pete McDonald http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1544 Pete McDonald Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:16:40 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1544 It doesn't really push water like a popper, at least not the way we fished it. It doesn’t really push water like a popper, at least not the way we fished it.

]]> By: 420 Rule http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1540 420 Rule Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:38:11 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1540 Does it make noise like a popper? Does it make noise like a popper?

]]> By: Marco Esquandolas http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1538 Marco Esquandolas Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:03:01 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1538 Marco likey, Marco want fly-e Marco likey, Marco want fly-e

]]> By: Tom http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1535 Tom Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:11:34 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1535 Nice post! I haven't ever thought to use a gurgler to simulate a stunned baitfish on a rip! Great idea! My favorite thing about fly fishing is that it provides a fantastic opportunity to be creative while you fish. Thanks for the story! Tom Nice post! I haven’t ever thought to use a gurgler to simulate a stunned baitfish on a rip! Great idea! My favorite thing about fly fishing is that it provides a fantastic opportunity to be creative while you fish. Thanks for the story!

Tom

]]> By: Pete McDonald http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1534 Pete McDonald Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:12:49 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1534 Likewise Alex. Thanks for working the wheel and letting us fish your albie flies, which also rocked. Likewise Alex. Thanks for working the wheel and letting us fish your albie flies, which also rocked.

]]> By: alex http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1533 alex Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:54:24 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1533 Pete, I had a wonderful time fishing with you and your brother. I loved the visual experience of the EP flies seeing the striper swirl behind the flies and then aggressively smash them. All around great flies that crush fish all day. Enrico is without a doubt one of the masters. Pete, I had a wonderful time fishing with you and your brother. I loved the visual experience of the EP flies seeing the striper swirl behind the flies and then aggressively smash them. All around great flies that crush fish all day. Enrico is without a doubt one of the masters.

]]> By: Pete McDonald http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1532 Pete McDonald Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:23:04 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1532 Here's what the fly's creator says about the floater in the catalogue: "I really like top water action, especially when I go fishing at night in my home waters for Striper. Seeing this Floating Minnow create a 'V' wake and the explosion of the Striper taking the fly is simply breathtaking. An effective way to fish the Floating Minnow is with sinking line “strip and stop.” At the stop of your retrieve you will give the fly the time to float towards the surface; this is the time when the fish is most likely to strike. You should use long leader, at least 12 inches." Letting it drift like an injured baitfish with a simple twitch and float was deadly on our RI trip. Looking at it, it's got three small pieces of foam tied in close to the head between layers of EP fiber. The foam is not at all visible when looking at the fly's profile, but you can see it if you pull back the layers. [Lee, let's hear about that carp victory.] Here’s what the fly’s creator says about the floater in the catalogue:

“I really like top water action, especially when I go fishing at night in my home waters for Striper. Seeing this Floating Minnow create a ‘V’ wake and the explosion of the Striper taking the fly is simply breathtaking. An effective way to fish the Floating Minnow is with sinking line “strip and stop.” At the stop of your retrieve you will give the fly the time to float towards the surface; this is the time when the fish is most likely to strike. You should use long leader, at least 12 inches.”

Letting it drift like an injured baitfish with a simple twitch and float was deadly on our RI trip.

Looking at it, it’s got three small pieces of foam tied in close to the head between layers of EP fiber. The foam is not at all visible when looking at the fly’s profile, but you can see it if you pull back the layers.

[Lee, let's hear about that carp victory.]

]]> By: Murdock http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1530 Murdock Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:29:45 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1530 Pete, Sweet stripe. You are getting to be famous on those fish up there. Better watch out you'll get a reputation. I second Gordon's comment - tell more about the fly. Lee PS. Carp 32 Murdock 1 ... more later. Pete,

Sweet stripe. You are getting to be famous on those fish up there. Better watch out you’ll get a reputation.

I second Gordon’s comment - tell more about the fly.

Lee

PS. Carp 32 Murdock 1 … more later.

]]> By: captgordon http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1529 captgordon Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:18:04 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1529 Tell me more about this floating minnow. I have been messing around with that sort of thing this summer for trout under lights but have not hit on anything that really works. I have tried Deceivers with foam wrapped on the shank and the same with Seaducers but have not been happy with the results. Tell me more about this floating minnow. I have been messing around with that sort of thing this summer for trout under lights but have not hit on anything that really works. I have tried Deceivers with foam wrapped on the shank and the same with Seaducers but have not been happy with the results.

]]> By: jeremy http://fishingjones.com/2008/08/15/flies-ep-floating-badassery/#comment-1526 jeremy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:23:33 +0000 http://fishingjones.wordpress.com/?p=486#comment-1526 yup, couldn't agree more .. that ep floating minnow was deadly ... never fowled, always swam true and the striper just couldn't resisist it .. yup, couldn’t agree more .. that ep floating minnow was deadly … never fowled, always swam true and the striper just couldn’t resisist it ..

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