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Most of us got our start as anglers by watching a bobber and waiting for a bluegill, crappie, or perch to pull it under. When that happened, the fight was on, and we were hooked as surely as the fish. As we got a little older and more experienced, some of us “outgrew” floats and set them aside in favor of more sophisticated bait rigs or artificial lures.

In Tennessee a group of dedicated smallmouth bass anglers never out-grew floats. Instead, they refined one of fishing’s most basic rigs and turned it into a bass-catching system that’s unbeatable when waters chill below 50°F. They call it the “float and fly,” and it catches all species of bass, as well as some other gamefish.

Boiled down to its essence, the float-and-fly technique is simply a way to suspend a jig– the”fly”– beneath a float, to catch lethargic bass unwilling to chase faster-moving baits. Beyond the basics, however, are various new refinements that will put more bass in your boat this cold-water season.

Two anglers who have sweated the details of float-andfly fishing and have come up with ways to improve anyone’s catch are Stephen Headrick and Bob Coan. Headrick is locally known as the “Smallmouth Guru” and owns Punisher Jigs, a manufacturer of float-and-fly jigs and accessories. Coan is one of the technique’s foremost innovators and a consummate fishing technician. These two friends and fellow Dale Hollow Lake (KY-TN) guides could offer a Master’s course on the float and fly.

After Dark Smallies

This article was originally published in Kentucky Game & Fish, August 2003.

The end of the day is just the beginning of good smallmouth bass fishing. Take the advice of our experts and catch brown bass while your fishing buddies sleep!

Yes, it’s the middle of summer. The days are long and hot. The sun is intense. Water temperatures in your favorite reservoir are approaching that of bath water. Worst of all, the daytime smallmouth bass bit is almost nonexistent. The problem is that smallmouths are one of your favorite species. You’re addicted to the way they fight, the way they pull lone from the drag, the way they jump and shake their heads. So what do you do? Savvy anglers have the answer: They start working the graveyard shift. They rearrange their schedules, they organize their boats and they sacrifice sleep. In turn, these anglers are rewarded with some of the best smallmouth fishing of the entire year.

The Float and Fly

This article was originally published in Midwest Outdoors, January, 2004

FLOAT & FLY: BEYOND THE BASICS

The float and fly has been described as a simple technique. It is that. Just tie a tiny jig below a bobber and throw the assembly, using a long noodle rod, over a deep point or near a steep bluff wall. Do this in water 55 degrees or colder and you will catch smallmouth, so they say.

So You Want To Fish The Float & Fly?

This article was originally published in Midwest Outdoors, November, 2003

So You Want To Fish The Float And Fly?

Those readers who have been watching developments at Dale Hollow know that float and fly time is just around the corner. Have you thought about it on your home waters? If not, maybe you should.

This technique will work on nearly any species of game fish that suspends in cold water. That is just about all of them.

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