Equipment and Flies
Fly Gear:
Bonefish: Nine foot, 8 / 9 wt rods.
Under normal or windy conditions you can still make a delicate
presentation with an 8 weight rod and a long leader with an un-weighted
fly. We recommend anodized direct drive reels for salt water use,
preferably with adjustable , disc drag, and a capacity of at least
150 yards of 20 pound test backing. A weight forward floating
Saltwater line should be paired off with fluorocarbon leaders
9 – 10 feet long testing 10, 12, 15 and 20 pound test Bring
spools of 20 lb., 15 lb., 12 lb., 10 lb. and 8 lb. tippet. We
recommend using a 12 lb. or 15 (or, even 20) lb. tippet when large
bonefish are present. Many fresh water anglers make the mistake
of using too light a tippet. Standard leader length is 9 - 12
feet, 7-9 feet on a windy day and 9 - 12 on a calm day. Tan and
pink Fly patterns work best, Gotchas, Clousers and Crab patterns
in sizes 2-6. The list is endless and will depend to a large extent
on the kind of flat you are fishing, it's background color and
depth. - Tarpon: 10 weight rods such as; Sage's: RPLXi with an
Abel Super 10 and a Rio Tarpon taper, a pre-tied tarpon leader
with 15-20lb class tippet and shock tippet of 60-80lbs. For Barracuda
use a wire tipped leader with about 6" of wire and for Sharks
increase this to 24". The flies you need are patterns like
Shallow Water Cockroach, Deceivers and Abel Tarpon Anchovy, in
sizes 2/0 3/0 and 4/0.
Flies:
Tan and pink patterns work best. "Gotcha´s" are
especially effective as well as shrimp and crab patterns. Take
some Pink and Tan Puffs, Wolf Spider, and Bone Voyage flies as
well. Clousers in Tan/White and Pink/white and Big Bone should
be included anywhere in the Bahamas for trophy bones. Hook size
2-6. Very occasionally, tarpon and permit show up in Bair’s
waters. Have a few permit crabs and a few tarpon flies along with
a few barracuda flies (be sure to put the barracuda flies on a
wire tippet). Everything for tying flies is available at the guest
house.
Spinning Gear:
6 to 7 foot ultra light to medium rod with 200 yards of 6 to 10
pound line.
Lures:
Small jigs, pink or tan. Bring plenty because they are not available
on the island.
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