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Haven't been out much with all the rain. Thought I would try today to find some hungry Stripers and/or Bass. Marked lots of bait and had one hit that could have been a Striper, but didn't stay on long enough to really tell. Was trying bucktails, jerkbaits, swimbaits, Red Eye Shad, and jigging spoon. Caught a couple LM on the spoon, but not very big ones. Marked some large fish that were probably stripers, but they did not want to play today. <br /><br />Been wanting to try float n fly for smallies, so headed out to a nearby bluff to give it a go. I had an old 10' crappie rod rigged up, and had some custom flies from Randall, and even a specially weighted float, so I was good to go. 1st cast i was looking at the landing area and didn't look up, fly and float stuck in a cedar limb on the side of the bluff. emoBang emoBang Re-rig and finally get the fly in the water. Oops my float is gone, duh, that is a bite dummy. Bear in mind this is my first time with the float n fly thing. Lost that fish, felt pretty good too. Another cast, I am getting better at that at least, lol. Jiggle the float a little as the current moves it along the face of the bluff and bam! the float is gone again, I finally manage to set the hook and after a short fight land my first float n fly bass. A nice fat little spot. Was fishing in 40-50' of water with the fly down about 10'. A little later got a smallie about 15 inches in the same area.<br /><br />The equipment is a bit cumbersome at first, but you soon get used to it. Will give it another try soon. Not much catching in this report, but learned a bit about a new to me technique.<br /><br />Regards, Labman