When larger poppers are not producing, go to tiny poppers; you will get a reaction!
You guys have read some of
my posts concerning the Red-eyed Bass; well this bass is the best example I’ve
ever caught. This bass was a native to the tributaries flowing into the Sipsey before the dam was placed for Smith Lake.
This spot was supposed to be
caught using my 6 weight fast action, but no bass would touch the big poppers
throughout the morning. So Ivan and I decided to go after the bluegills with our
3 weights using our tiny poppers; little did we know that the bass was turned
on to size 12 poppers as well. This is the largest spot I’ve ever landed using
my 3 weight fly. I had quite a fight on my hands trying to keep this fish from
breaking my 5X tippet. This fish is why I love fly fishing so much because it's
you against a fish that is superior to your gear, in this case, my 3 weight.
Sometimes the fish wins and rightly so and sometimes the fisherman wins, today I
won. Ivan didn't notice the sun rays crossing my face when he took the picture.