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Captain Midnight...
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:10 pm
by dreamcatcher
Headed out this morning over to the light house and hogback reef and colchester shouls marking alot of bait and fish. Running one rigger and diver had a couple releases on the rigger and then "WHAM'' there goes the slide diver with the good old "Captain Midnight" never got to see the fish, reeled the line in and it got the streamer bummer! Line did'nt snap you could feel that it rubbed over some teeth. Oh well maybe next time! "RANDY I NEED A NEW CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT!"
Water temp was 58.4.
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:20 pm
by raz
Good news...love it when that happens.
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:18 pm
by plantstone
Awesome! I've lost a few fly's that way ... twice I actually saw the rod bend over and dance a second. Sometimes I wonder if it's the 18" leader to the dodger thats the problem? I'm also wary that snubbers have too much play to hook a fish. (But Randy uses sharp hooks
) But, WTG . Nothing like losing a SurpriseFly to make you want to put another in the water. They also seem to bee small mouth and perch magnets too. Thanks for the report!
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:17 pm
by voyager
That's some excitement. Gotta keep a few of those flies in reserve!
Plantstone - a 15lb test flouro leader to the dodger works well for me. Rarely a break-off.
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:01 pm
by plantstone
Thx. Good Suggestion, I've been rocking the 8-10 LB. Maybe I'll net the Salmon Shoot fish with your tip!!!
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:45 am
by Thorny
I always run 20 lb leader between dodger and fly. Big fish snap short leas easily. Nice report Ken!
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:48 pm
by Black Ghost (Ken)
Do you guys tie the leader direct to the fly?
Ken
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:36 pm
by Surprise
Don't worry I've got "reloads" ... Ha! R
P.S. I caught a "Big" est 12-14 lb Pike on the Otter delta with a Midnight on a flyrod and only landed her because I hooked her under the chin .....quite the battle though ...yea.
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:04 pm
by Thorny
Ken
I always tie flies direct.
Thorny
Re: Captain Midnight...
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:00 am
by dreamcatcher
I had a small snap clip no barrel with 8lb. about 12 to 15 inches. I will be upping the pound test to 12lb.
Surprise wrote:Don't worry I've got "reloads" ... Ha! R
P.S. I caught a "Big" est 12-14 lb Pike on the Otter delta with a Midnight on a flyrod and only landed her because I hooked her under the chin .....quite the battle though ...yea.
Randy: I'll catch you at the shootout!
