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10/03/11
bonefishing hawaii:
the first bones of the fall.
i don’t really have anything to say. fall is already here and i haven’t been thinking much about bonefish. the time i spent out on the water this past week was simply the result of not really knowing any other place to be. i got some pics from this weeks sessions and just thought i’d throw them up before i head off to oregon for some much needed change of scenery and quarry. since the last blog deano checked in. never being one to follow the crowd, dean's been fishing a bamboo single hand rod that one of his buddies built for him. as usual with deano, he's been conking his share of fish with that. i did the usual clay shtuff. a little bit of sight fishing and a little two hand bombing. hopefully there are enough pics here to keep the peeps occupied for the next couple of weeks. if not, you’ll just have to get out on the water and get a few new ones yourself. enjoy the pound and i’ll see you on the flip side. hopefully with a killer steelhead blog (knock on wood).
how do you like to catch bones on the fly. deano's been going old school and using bamboo.
deano says bamboo is great for sight fishing. i too prefer a slower action rod for close range work. it doesn't get much slower than bamboo.
i have fished bamboo and the good ones are nice. they are just not really my thing. like i said before, there are many ways to get bones. find the way you like and go get'em.
doug likes to sight fish an orange and tan charlie. look at the mangrove shoot hanging from his leader. good leader material and knots can be critical to success. bringing along a little luck never hurts too.
doug's at the height of his bone fever and loving every minute of it. see doug didn't i tell you? the secret to getting good at catching bones here is you just gotta go.
this fish ate my all yellow fly. the bonefish here on oahu are hard fished (and, lately, netted). they are not all that color or pattern selective but they do know what food looks and acts like so fish accordingly.
i tried my sage 8119-4 tcx with a 8/9 rio switch line. a nice line but not the best for what i do. it really excels for two hand over head casting and works really well for sight fishing bones with a switch rod. both of which i personally don't really do.
polyleaders are great but the reef can be really hard on them (and fly lines for that matter). this one was brand new and got shreded on the first fish i hooked with it... oh well, that's the game.
another bone waves the white flag after falling prey to a well presented fly.
one more sight fished chunky and that's gonna be it for now. everybody have fun and behave yourselves out there while i'm gone (especially you j-rod). good times.
clay.
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