The Great Bonefishing Company - Fishing, Taclke, Flies and Weight-calculator

With the totally undisturbed and undeveloped fishery,
your guide will enable most clients to catch bonefish
on their very first day. Even novice fly anglers soon
experience the indescribable thrill of hooking their
first bone on a fly!

Fly Tackle:
Rods should be 9’ for 7 or 8 weight for bonefish,
while you might find a 9’ for 9 or 10 weight the perfect
choice to rig for permit or barracuda. Reels should
carry a minimum of 150 yards to the appropriately
weighted fly line. It is also very important that your reel
be equipped with a smooth and functional drag
system. We recommend a weight forward floating line
that is designed to delicately turn over a fly in the
sometimes windy conditions found in saltwater fly
fishing.

Leaders & Tippet:
We strongly suggest that you purchase a good quality
abrasion resistant leader material intended and
designed for saltwater use. In terms of length and
strength, we recommend as a rule of thumb, 9' - 12' in
length and 8lb - 12 lb test tippet. Additionally, if you
intend to fish for barracuda, you should bring some
#2 wire or one of the abrasion proof wire substitutes
for use as shock tippet. Fly Patterns would be #4, #6,
#8 weighted and without weight, off white, brown,
beige, yellow, green and pink, patterns of crazy
charlies, puffs, gotchas along with bonefish specials
and small acrylic crabs.

Spin Tackle:
Rods should be a reasonably stiff 7-foot rod balanced
for 8 lb to 12 lb test monofilament. Reels should have
a smooth drag system and a capacity of 150 + yards.
Lures: ½ to ¼ oz artificial jigs of varied colors such as
the #200 and #156 Millie jig or similar jig in white,
pink or chartreuse. Hooks #2.