Lynxville on saturday

  • kornking
    Mount Vernon, Iowa
    Posts: 396
    November 30, 2004 at 4:09 am #329591

    ‘Sup:

    I grabbed some bucktails yesterday at the tackle shop in Central City. The old timers at work seem to swear by these things under certain conditions, unfortunately, most places don’t seem to carry them. Gander Mountain and Fin ‘N Feather here in CR don’t stock them. We used something similar back east for large stripers called “shad darts”; basically a painted lead head with some buckttail dressing. One fella at work ties his own. I was surprised to see them at the store, so I grabbed 2 charts and 2 purples.

    For now, (let’s keep our fingers crossed something doesn’t come up!) Rugbystar and I are heading out to the river on Friday. I got one other dude that is a maybe at this point, but if he bails, I’d have an open seat; won’t know for sure until later in the week. If I have an open seat, you’d be welcome to join us.

    Regards,

    Joe Jiacinto

    superdave
    NE IA
    Posts: 804
    November 30, 2004 at 3:00 pm #329624

    Joe, I’d be glad to join you, but I have to prepare for 1st season deer hunting. Some other time we’ll have to get together. And, what this guy was using definitely wasnt a bucktail jig. It was more of a streamer fly, it was unweighted.
    Good luck on Friday guys, make sure you let us know how you do!
    Dave

    ripper
    Posts: 56
    November 30, 2004 at 4:21 pm #329637

    Dave,

    I still have my fly tying gear out, could you guess the color and size? Email me your best guess and I’ll send you some.

    [email protected]

    Thanks.

    superdave
    NE IA
    Posts: 804
    November 30, 2004 at 4:50 pm #329643

    It was probably a 4″ long streamer, with eyes on it. It looked to be tied on a #4 or#6 long shank hook.
    Thanks ripper
    Dave

    ripper
    Posts: 56
    November 30, 2004 at 5:15 pm #329652

    did you pick any colors out? natural or bright?

    thanks again.

    jonb
    Fayette, Iowa
    Posts: 73
    November 30, 2004 at 6:17 pm #329660

    I was at Lynxville on Sunday, caught a fair number of saugers, mostly small but had a limit in the 15″ – 16″ range, all on plastics, also a bonus 36.5″ northern.

    superdave
    NE IA
    Posts: 804
    November 30, 2004 at 6:18 pm #329661

    I knew I should have went on sunday…He caught some on a greenish natural looking one, and on an orange one. Jon, were you on the float side, or the wall side?
    Dave

    ripper
    Posts: 56
    November 30, 2004 at 6:42 pm #329669

    Send me your address to the email above and I’ll drop a couple in an envelope if you are interested. Need to pick a few things up, go through the usual garbage prototypes, but it sounds like a clouser minnow on a wicked acid trip.

    kornking
    Mount Vernon, Iowa
    Posts: 396
    November 30, 2004 at 6:52 pm #329671

    No weight on the streamer, other than on the 3-way? Sounds like a thing we used back east in the ocean to catch flounder. They called it a “Flounder Pounder” rig and used to tip the streamer with squid belly or a minnow.

    Regards,

    Joe Jiacinto

    jonb
    Fayette, Iowa
    Posts: 73
    December 1, 2004 at 12:54 am #329722

    Dave, I was on the float side. Very few boats out, I was surprised.

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