With the Samurai System, starting with a kayak paddle held in both hands, one can: while standing in a kayak, after sighting a fish, stow the paddle quietly acquire the fly rod in the casting hand, and make a 40 foot or greater fly-cast (whatever length you feel safe to keep in the stripping bucket) … More The “Samurai” System, “Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast”
Seven seconds from sight to the cast that caught the fish. Talking about the Samurai system doesn’t seem to always get my message across, so this weekend I put my new GoPro to work to try and capture the system in action. Its hard enough solo fishing with a fly rod in a kayak with … More See the Fish, Catch the Fish
Yep, Louisiana does not currently designate the Atlantic Tarpon as a gamefish, which allows them to be abused in pretty much every way. I am proud to mention that Mississippi does consider the tarpon to be a gamefish and even has regulations, which are: If Louisiana were to give the Atlantic tarpon gamefish status, it … More Louisiana Considers Tarpon for Gamefish Status Today
Pumpkin chunking is the sport of hurling a pumpkin by mechanical means for distance. Devices range from slingshots and catapults to centrifugals, pneumatic cannons, and — most fascinating of all — the trebuchet. Whenever I’ve watched one fire, I’m struck by how much stored energy sits in that wooden frame. A massive counterweight drops, the … More Trebuchets, Pumpkins, and Fly Rods
Check out this video of a guy having a good day using the Pultz Camo Popper from Breambugs.com. on an ultralight spin rig. I can testify that it works well, here’s one I caught using the similar, Crazy Legs Popper on my 9wt flyrod: I tied it on with a non-slip loop to give it … More Pultz Camo Popper used on ultralight
After a week of practicing my back-cast presentation (BCP) using slide-loading (see previous posts), I felt like I have that cast down and was ready to try something new. I realized that when I’m doing the BCP, I am getting the timing right because the cast is across my chest making it easy to watch … More A Thousand Dollars for Ten Feet
Our club recently had a fly casting clinic. It was well-done by the casting instructors and very much appreciated. I think the instructors did a great job. I think the new casters learned a lot. I signed up too but it wasn’t for beginner instruction, I simply wanted some time to get help on a … More Slide Loading Back-Cast Presentation Re-visited
My casting repertoire for a long time has lacked a good back-cast presentation. I have been trying to compensate for my lack of a good back-cast presentation with off-shoulder casting. Recently on a tarpon trip my son was on the bow and I was on the back taking pot shots after fish got by Chris. … More Slide Loading for Back-Cast Presentation
My brother sent me this “Crazy Legs Frog” from Breambugs.com. I liked its looks immediately when I opened the box. The green splattered body and the green and black jiggy skirt just looked to me like something a bass would like. I had a new reel on a G Loomis 9wt rod of mine which … More Crazy Legs Frog
My oldest brother Don owns and operates Breambugs.com and he has told me over the years that the Ligon Breamkiller has always been the best selling fly that he sells. It’s a simple fly, available in six colors but black and white appears to sell the best. Don started including a data sheet with Ligon … More How to Fish the Ligon Breamkiller – By Don Davis
Let me start out by saying that I probably should have spent more money on my reel, but if I had any idea that a tarpon could actually damage the fly reel, well, I would have ordered a more expensive reel. In my defense, I have used these particular reels and like them. Yes, they’re … More Reel Busting Tarpon
I guess I’m just out of the norm. I like to practice casting to get better, faster and hopefully catch more fish. I come up with different challenges out in my yard all the time and I absolutely know it helps to keep practicing and the challenges help keep me interested. Casting to sighted fish … More 🎣 FISH — A Fly Casting Game
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