Soooo about this flylining thing.... and other questions

[saltlifedoc]

Oh and mike, I'm assuming a surface iron is some sort of light weight elongated spoon type jig you fish near the surface? Like a Krocodile


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Originally Posted by saltlifedoc

Oh and mike, I'm assuming a surface iron is some sort of light weight elongated spoon type jig you fish near the surface? Like a Krocodile


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A Krocodile would be considered a spoon
Surface iron is a sand cast aluminum jig like this Tady C or 45 and Salas 6X, 7X are are a few brand examples
You can fish it on the surface or let it sink to different depths before starting your retrieve. Not all casted jigs get bit. Some swim more enticingly than others depending on how it got sanded and the ring hole placement.

Yoyo iron is also a casted jig but is made out of zinc and is heavier than the surface iron
Generally, you drop the yoyo iron to the bottom, then wind it back to the surface at a rapid pace, then repeat. Sometimes you might only wind half way up then free spool it back to the bottom... like a yoyo.

Very few people use bucktails out here but they do work.
Think the technique that they use to catch fluke back east... It works on the Halibut out here at times. You just have to have confidence in it and stay with it.