[airbornemike]

Stopped by the "pet store" last night, went up top and scored three with a few more blowups that I missed. an absolute monster came unbuttened after many carthweels (I'm haunted :( )

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Wiggle fly was the tickett.

[ronk]

That fly looks like an old time flatfish/lazy ike lure.I know how bad you feel losin a "monster".A few weeks ago I lost a sure 20+.He wasn't able to shake the fly despite 2 huge jumps which made me feel confident that he was solidly hooked. He than started to make repeated short powerful surges eventually pulling free of the fly.BUMMER!!! The 16" I caught a few minutes later was little consolation.

[Jonn Graham]

Which way did you find worked best when working the wiggle minnow?

[rich mc]

i have had several good fly anglers tell me that the wiggle bug has a history of low percentage of hook up and landing the fish.i have one a few of them and they look great in the water and i have to agree that les than 50% of hit are hooked good. rich

[airbornemike]

Jonn Graham, on 18 June 2010 - 02:06 PM, said:

Which way did you find worked best when working the wiggle minnow?

Stripping with aggressive rod tip manipulation, I stuck a small peice of split shot a foot or so above the fly to slow the suspended rise during the pauses.

[airbornemike]

rich mc, on 19 June 2010 - 05:47 AM, said:

i have had several good fly anglers tell me that the wiggle bug has a history of low percentage of hook up and landing the fish.i have one a few of them and they look great in the water and i have to agree that les than 50% of hit are hooked good. rich

Rich, I think thats true with alot of top water for SM. Many times I find bigger smallies are either deep hooking or slappn it, I've learned to switch to a suspended style baitfish when there slappn at it.