Black Death for Stripers?

[Squidly]

I was just in mexico and the black death tarpon fly seemed to work on almost every fish. I caught ladyfish, missed tarpon, snapper bumped a nice snook and stole the fly, chased by cuda, and lookdown jacks. has anyone ever tried this fly for stripers? I am definetley going to try it this spring. It seems like a very universal pattern.

[flyaddict]

I tried a smaller version with a rabbit collar. It was deadly on shad and schoolies. I'm going to try tying them with marabou collars and squirrel.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df10b3127cce975481b605e800000016108AbMm7dm0ZOd

[rel]

I don' tsee why the black death tarpon fly wouldn't work for stripers M largest fly caught striper fell for the cockroach fly in all black. If they can see it they'll eat it at one time or another.

[Squidly]

Was that fish caught at night? I always used balck at night, but I think I will try it more in the day time now.

[flyaddict]

I agree. That fly has excellent action. It breathes and pulsates with each strip. I missed a huge Tarpon on a Black Death pattern because I wasn't tight to the fly. It inhaled it and spit it before I could even say what the F*#@! Then my guide uttered those words in my direction repeatedly for the rest of the trip.

[Squidly]

Don't feel bad, i had a permit, bone, and was goingf or the tarpon and I pulled it right out of it's mouth. yeah the vsion still haunts me inmy sleep

[Onshore]

Looks very much like a (Lou Taboury) Snake Fly. The Black snake is one of my favorites at night and in overcast.

[JoeA]

I would have to agree the black snake fly is a killer. I use very thing saddles instead of the ostrich herl. But the fly has taken some big bass for me. FIve years ago I caught a fishi around twenty pounds on one which is my biggest fly rod striper to date. The eel punt is also a good all around search pattern that is all black.

[rel]

Was that fish caught at night? I always used balck at night, but I think I will try it more in the day time now.Yes that fish was caught at nite, but earlier in the week I had taken fish in the surf during the dawn hours until after the sun was up on the same fly. Ron