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October 23, 2009
"Fly" Fishing with Spider Silk and Kites
Think you have a unique way of fly fishing? I'm sure it doesn't top this in regards to special techniques... I watched this video first over on Midcurrent.com and felt I had to share it with everybody over here on Flytalk.
I have a love hate relationship with needlefish on a fly. They're aggressive as hell, but impossible to hook. If you've ever fished in the salt there's a good chance a needle's taken a swipe at your fly. 99% of the time you can't hook them. Their mouths are tiny, bony, and full of teeth - making it...
...ridiculously hard to set a hook in them. Perhaps I need a kite, outrigger, and a giant spider friend that I pillage silk from on a regular basis.
Enjoy and have a great weekend.
TR
(Video clip courtesy Vimeo and a BBC/Discovery Channel show called "Wild Pacific" that's airing now on Animal Planet)
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Comments (8)
Very cool little bit of video to end the week. I've heard of similar techniques using piece of rope to catch gar (at least I think that's right). Maybe a good fly for needlefish would be some poly rope tied to a hook shank broken off at the bend.
I'd love to live life that simply.
Thats a cool way to catch fish! When the person said that there was no hook being used I didnt think that any fish would be caught... guess I was wrong
I've spent alot of time fishing mid-western rivers.Freshwater gar(various species),especially spotted and longnose gar resemble needlefish in body type/form.I've used a very effective "fly" made from nylon rope.The rope is white,braided and available at most hardware stores in various diameters.I use 1/8" or 3/16".A 3'-6'section is enough to make several "flies".I cut 4"-8" and double it.1" back I wrap and tie it to make a loop in the rope,and behind that fray it.The teeth get caught in the frayed part.Tie your line or tippet in the loop.No hook involved.
The mother of invention does not lie in a big box store... nor tucked away in the corner of a small parking lot. I'd imagine these people are a more effective at catching those fish than any of us... judging from the fish in his boat... and no hours at the vice.
Wool yarn works great for cudas in my home waters but the only spider silk I was used is spider wire in my bass outfit.
You can take an old mop head & make a fly that will catch carp with out the hook. When you unweave all the fibors when the gar bites the fly it's teeth get entangled in the fly.
these types of people are way smarter than most give them credit for.
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Very cool little bit of video to end the week. I've heard of similar techniques using piece of rope to catch gar (at least I think that's right). Maybe a good fly for needlefish would be some poly rope tied to a hook shank broken off at the bend.
I'd love to live life that simply.
Thats a cool way to catch fish! When the person said that there was no hook being used I didnt think that any fish would be caught... guess I was wrong
I've spent alot of time fishing mid-western rivers.Freshwater gar(various species),especially spotted and longnose gar resemble needlefish in body type/form.I've used a very effective "fly" made from nylon rope.The rope is white,braided and available at most hardware stores in various diameters.I use 1/8" or 3/16".A 3'-6'section is enough to make several "flies".I cut 4"-8" and double it.1" back I wrap and tie it to make a loop in the rope,and behind that fray it.The teeth get caught in the frayed part.Tie your line or tippet in the loop.No hook involved.
The mother of invention does not lie in a big box store... nor tucked away in the corner of a small parking lot. I'd imagine these people are a more effective at catching those fish than any of us... judging from the fish in his boat... and no hours at the vice.
Wool yarn works great for cudas in my home waters but the only spider silk I was used is spider wire in my bass outfit.
You can take an old mop head & make a fly that will catch carp with out the hook. When you unweave all the fibors when the gar bites the fly it's teeth get entangled in the fly.
these types of people are way smarter than most give them credit for.
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