To those that attended the tying session at Kiene's Fly Shop Mar. 20th, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to show how i tie the KDM Rat. I hope it was worthwhile and you will now be using this pattern on your favorite LmBass waters.
"Rattin' the cheese", "Fear not the Slop", and throw 'em into the heaviest junk you can find and hold on!
"Rattin' the cheese", "Fear not the Slop", and throw 'em into the heaviest junk you can find and hold on!
The Delta's LmBass season for the flyfisher is just around the corner. Every year around his time i get excited about flyfishing for these great game fish. Topwater is my preferred tactic of choice when the warm days of Spring and Summer come into focus. The KDM Rat allows for fishing on and through some of the heaviest vegetation and cover that one can find. As a great complimenting pattern to the standard deerhair patterns we use on the Delta, "The Rat" will handle heavy vegetation and algae mats with ease. Fear not the Slop!
By the end of the session i tied up a few "customs" for the attendees including "Andy's Special". Andy Guibord(Kiene's staff) did a quick sketch of what he wanted and i went to work on it. What came from this was a pretty cool looking Rat and i hope he sticks a hog with it!
The "Rat" as tied weighs in around 40-46grains. In the field i will often need a heavier version for dense mats. This is an easy problem to overcome with a little UV curable "Knot Sense"or "UV Wader Repair". Just take your selected Rat and goop on some UV product to the bottom and cure it with the sun. You can build up the base with more weight this way. Keep a tube of this in your gear bag and you will be able to cover the bases.
Thanks again for those that attended, Kiene's Fly Shop and staff, and most importantly to those big LmBass that eat anything and everything that lives, swims, crawls and happens to land in their world! LmBass are Awesome!
Bass On...
Capt.Kev
