Comments on: 5 Ways to Blow a Shot at a Bonefish

By: Fly Fishing for Sharks

Fly Fishing for Sharks — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:44:48 +0000

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By: Deneki and 5 ways to botch the job « Bonefish on the Brain

Deneki and 5 ways to botch the job « Bonefish on the Brain — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:09:07 +0000

[...] latest bit of bonefishy wisdom is a list of five things NOT to do, if you want to catch/land bonefish. We like the [...]

By: Deneki Outdoors

Deneki Outdoors — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:59:19 +0000

Thanks WindKnot, and thanks for weighing in.

By: WindKnot

WindKnot — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:46:44 +0000

Racine, that was hilarious! That sounds about right. However, the guide should have told you when to drop the fly. I regularly have clients catch fish they never see till we land them, all by merely following instructions like:
"Ok, point your rod, more left, there."

"Cast now... little more to your right... OK DROP IT."

"Wait... strip, strip, STRIP LONG, HE'S GOT IT!"

Anyways, good blog here and great info.

By: Johnt

Johnt — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:29:00 +0000

I have lived on South Andros for the last 6 years. Let’s just say I have come up with more than a few ways to blow a shot at a bonefish.
The first I will share is to get some sort of smelly gunk on your hands and ultimately your fly. If a bone charges up behind your fly and then suddenly turns off or spooks it is likely he caught a whiff of SPF50 or something else that does not smell tasty to him.

By: Mike Racine

Mike Racine — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:50:00 +0000

Here’s my feedback on how not to catch a bonefish… Recalled from my very first wade on a beautiful sunny day, no wind, on a flat up in Grassy Creek, if I’m not mistaken….

Angler: “Wow, this is cool. It’s beautiful.”

Guide: “Ya mon. It is.”

Angler: “Think we’ll see any bones?”

Guide: “Maybe mon.”

Angler: “Hey what kind of bird is that?”

Guide: (no reply)

Guide: “Bonefish. 150’. 11 o’clock. Get ready mon.”

Angler: “I can’t see him.”

Guide: (no reply)

Guide: “Bonefish is 100’, mon. Still 11 o’clock.”

Angler: “Still can’t see him.”

Guide: “Ok, mon. De bone is 75’, 12 o’clock. Cast.”

Angler: “I can’t see him.”

Guide: “He’s 75’, 12 o’clock, mon. Cast.”

Angler: “Crap.”

Guide: “He’s 60’ mon. 1 o’clock. Moving right. Cast now.”

Angler: “I can’t see him. Where is he?”

Guide: “He’s 50’, mon. 2 o’clock. CAST NOW!!”

Angler: (false casting about 20times) (no reply) (casts blind in the general vicinity)

Guide: “MON! You lined him!!”

Angler: “Dude, I never saw him.”

Guide: “I know, mon.” (laughing) “Next time, mon.”

By: Deneki Outdoors

Deneki Outdoors — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Thanks Lorraine – your blog looks great too!

Andrew

By: Lorraine Ball

Lorraine Ball — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:46:00 +0000

I am not a fisherman, but I love seeing how you are applying some of the things Darren is teaching in the 31DBB