Picked up this awesome Phillipson “Royal” Bass rod Combo From member ericdimarzio and woodcraft
It’s a Model # RF86BE ( B-for Bass , E-for extension)
8.5ft GBF-GAF/ 8wt with removable fighting butt
Eric made it a combo for me by hooking it up with a Diawa 254 reel spooled up with Some 406 Fly line in WF8 and fresh backing (Thanks Eric..)
Decided to test it out at the watering hole down by work.
I went with the Orvis 12lb leader and a large kiwi muddler fished top water like a frog by the water Lilies.
Those kiwi muddlers are so dense with deer hair it takes like 50 casts to get em really wet.
So you can fish them Top-Water for a good bit before they will sink
Well I got about 10 casts in before a Northern Snakehed Blew me up !!
Chopped that Orvis 12lb leader like it was a 7x..
My Bass Angler friend Luke ,says he’s gonna keep an eye for my Kiwi muddler. LoL
It’s In the mouth of this guys Buddy!
Needless to say the toothy critter leader is going in the regular rotation.
Tight lines till next time .