Tried out a new bug today

[JLG78]

This isn't technically a fly fishing report but....

I was doing some bass fishing today with my spinning gear and wasn't having and luck. I was kicking myself for not bringing my fly rod because there plies of carp feeding along the shoreline... Rooting around so shallow backs were out of the water.. Lightbulb!!!! I flipped over some rocks and found I little beetle. Stuck it on my hook weightless and dangled it right in front of its nose and... Slurp. Carp on. Now thats fly fishing haha!
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[Browntrout]

Excellent innovation. Made me .
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[cpierce]

More like beetle-fishing.[laugh] [laugh]

Carp are a rush!
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[JLG78]

@Browntrout.... Innovation? More like desperation haha!

@cpierce... Yeah I guess it was "beetle fishing"[] it was one of those..I guess people call them potato bugs or whatever. Small, gray kinda looks like a sowbug?? Ill hopefully be back there tomorrow catching them on" real" fake bugs.
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[flygoddess]

CARPAGE! Love it. I thought a potato bug was a Sow bug[crazy]
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[riverdog]

Maybe it was more of a french fry potato bug than sow bug . If so this pattern should work well ;
http://www.flytyingforum.com/uploads/img...6bf274.jpg
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[flygoddess]

[quote riverdog]Maybe it was more of a french fry potato bug than sow bug . If so I this pattern should work well ;
http://www.flytyingforum.com/uploads/img...6bf274.jpg[/quote]


LMAO! Now that is funny stuff right there.
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[JLG78]

Just googled it... wood louse, potato bug, pill bug, sow bug.. There a
Either all the same thing or very simular. Where's a biologist when you need one.. All I know is I know what fly im flinging tomorrow.
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[JLG78]

Hahaha!!!!! Thats awesome!!!
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