6 Inch Trolling Flies?

[ITO Flies]

Has anyone used 6 inch trolling flies? I am going to be making some and I just want to know if people have been using thme and if they work? Thanks

[RiggerRob]

I made a couple 5 to 6 inch flies last year and found that you don't get as many hits. The baitfish tend to be smaller so you are trying to immitate their size. As with bigger baits, you do get bigger fish. It is a give and take proposition here. More hits or bigger fish. I settled with 4 to 5 inch flies with silicone legs added and only one glow rubber bead added between the two hooks. Since you are making your own flies, you should also make your own glow twinkies for your meat rigs. This works great.

Good Luck, Rob!

[ITO Flies]

Here are a few of the first batch of colors!

There are more but I did not want to fill up this post with pics!

[Tim Bromund]

I've done something like that before. I've made up what I called a "magnum" fly by sliding a white glow A-Tom-Mik fly over a green crinkle howie fly (smaller profile fly) and ran that behind a 10" Spin Doctor on a 36" leader and done well with it. It works when the fish seem to be really agressive.

Tim

[Big Dave]

G-Fly makes a 6" fly , Might be good in the spring when the bait is large.

[Chasin Tail]

We ran what we call the Big Rig, it is two A-TOM-MIK's one in between the hooks and one in the normal place above the hooks and rattle. Like others said, it was hot and cold. Was hoping we were on to something great but, it just was another so-so idea.

[ITO Flies]

Thanks for the input guys! I am still waiting on some more colors but I am starting to make some for some of my loyal patrons!

[A-TOM-MIK]

Andy shhhhhhhhh

Casey will be upset, he'll wanna run em on every rod !! Whether they're catch'n or not !!

Tim... Cmon dude.. Howie and A-TOM-MIK at the same time? Tim D's skin will shrivel if he hears that !!!

(:

Tom

[bigweenies]

I can make you a flashabou fly up to 12 feet long, how many hooks you want on that thing? BW

[Tim Bromund]

Andy shhhhhhhhh

Casey will be upset, he'll wanna run em on every rod !! Whether they're catch'n or not !!

Tim... Cmon dude.. Howie and A-TOM-MIK at the same time? Tim D's skin will shrivel if he hears that !!!

(:

Tom

[kingslamon22]

little fish dont usually chase big lures and big fish will chase small lures so the smaller profile is ussually better in my opinion. i started using my hand tied single hook peanut flies and they work great on staged kings behind r&r 8 inch assasins and baby spin doctors. it was a pretty consistant producer last year.

[Fishtails]

little fish dont usually chase big lures and big fish will chase small lures

You sure about that Kingslamon22??

Hey Gary....how about you tie me up some life size Whoopie Goldbergs