Originally posted by Cecil Baird1:
And I can also tell you flies or pieces of foam tied to look like a pellet were not very effective without the scent.
AGREED
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But strongly and respectfully disagree on your premise that foam flies are not as effective as using the real pellet.
Cecil, if I had to catch one fish with one fly, I would use the genuine fish pellet.
I don't have to do that as you do on a business basis.
I can only catch one fish on a real pellet when it becomes "squishy" and unusable.
I catch 10-12 fish on a foam pellet fly before being destroyed.
I have thoroughly tested this method.
I agree that it is difficult to catch fish on a hook with a piece of foam only, but store them in a Ziplock bag with ground up fish food pellets and they area as effective as the real McCoy.
I credit you for the idea of a "panty hose" fly, but improvements on innovations are inevitable.
Don�t know much about brown trout � you are the expert.
Guess it�s pretty much a case of what our friend Bill Cody says � �It All Depends�
