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Post by turfdawg on Dec 10, 2020 16:29:56 GMT -6
Float Master strike indicators are far superior to any other. To each their own
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Post by freebird on Dec 27, 2020 14:12:04 GMT -6
Thanks for the link, Fenwick! Too easy to drop those lock rings
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Post by tx0630 on Jan 9, 2021 10:29:39 GMT -6
Once, I have decided to use an indicator ... is there a reason/situation where an airlock/thingamobobber, etc would be preferred over an indicator fly? I catch myself defaulting to an air lock in these situations, but I’m new to trout fishing and blame it (indicator/bobber) on my raising ... it makes sense to me that I should use an indicator that might also catch fish? Maybe there’s an obvious answer to this question... indicator in slow moving pool, easier to see, maybe a chernobyl hopper would spook fish if no other hoppers are out? Just curious to hear some other opinions. Thanks
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Post by dainw on Jan 9, 2021 12:31:21 GMT -6
Once, I have decided to use an indicator ... is there a reason/situation where an airlock/thingamobobber, etc would be preferred over an indicator fly? I catch myself defaulting to an air lock in these situations, but I’m new to trout fishing and blame it (indicator/bobber) on my raising ... it makes sense to me that I should use an indicator that might also catch fish? Maybe there’s an obvious answer to this question... indicator in slow moving pool, easier to see, maybe a chernobyl hopper would spook fish if no other hoppers are out? Just curious to hear some other opinions. Thanks I tend to use a dry dropper rig in shallower water or where I know fish are suspended or have seen fishing eating on top. The disadvantage of a dry dropper rig is that you can’t easily adjust your depth without re-tying. If I’m using an indicator, my decision between indicator or dry-dropper would come down to depth of the water and where fish are located in the water column. If you need to use a lot of weight to get flies on the bottom and the water depth varies between shallower and deeper runs, then an indicator is what I would pick. If I’m going to fish an area like say, evening hole where I know water depth is relatively shallow throughout and fish are actively feeding higher in the water column, then a dry dropper rig would be more effective. That’s kind of my thought process anyway but others may have different ideas.
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Post by gui on Jan 13, 2021 12:04:49 GMT -6
"Hurts 38.6% less when you hit yourself in the back of the head on a forward cast" ?
I mean, shut up and take my money!
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Post by DaveS on Feb 6, 2021 22:35:29 GMT -6
I like the corqs too. Smallest size. But they can slide a bit once they get in action. I agree best is a bigger dry fly above whatever you’re dropping under. You never know what may hit that big dry bite!
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Post by DaveS on Feb 6, 2021 22:43:25 GMT -6
I think if people wanted to kind of bridge the gap between normal nymphing and euro they should go with the humphrey technique. Kind of uses the same long leader system but rolls the split shot along the bottom with weightless nymphs. I’m guessing a sighter would help in that endeavor as well (joe doesn’t use one but hell he came up with it and is kind of a legend) Humphrey is a legend! Have you seen that great documentary? There’s also a short film of Joe at 90 doing a supercharged perfect bow and arrow cast to a monster brown and hooking up with the giant fish.
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