Thursday, January 16, 2014

Monkey Balls

Sitting around a camp fire my brother Mark- just busted out with ''Ya know Sean Monkey Balls would be a great name for a fly pattern."  I damn near wet myself it would be a great name for a fly.  Irreverent names for flies just seems appropriate.  We spend hundreds of dollars, countless hours to catch a fish then release it...how seriously can we take ourselves.

It makes me remember a conversation that I had with my Grandma a grand lady who I inherited my fishing disease from.  My Dad and I had just got back from the Bahamas....to my Grandma's dismay with no fish.  She couldn't understand it returning to the dock without fish was a failure in her mind.  No serious names for flies when we release the fish and have you seen the size of a fish brain. 

Monkey Balls came from a need I had in my box.  Mid sized flashy baitfish flies are my bread and butter for bass and pike- also it needed to dive quickly to get into cover.  Monkey Balls gets the job done- the body is almost see through with great lateral lines from the flash and a shock of color.  Tying of the fly has been made so much easier thanks for Senyo's Predator Wrap.  Fish it deep twitch the rod and hold on

Four colors are available: chartreuse, yellow, olive and white.