Since I fish from shore a lot and can't get ideal wind positioning I too have found a mend sometimes is just the ticket to draw a hit.While fishing one of our area Cutthroat lakes I stumbled onto a quirky 'method'.
A breeze came up in the afternoon and blew a belly in my line so I made a frustrated mend that moved the indicator a foot or two and it was fish on.
The 'method' gave me the giggles as it continued to repeat itself on almost every mend.
When I came to shore a fishless, gear guy that was watching me from the bank asked alot of questions and said he thought he just might take up fly fishing.
Well, you don't have to have fins if you just get a friend to tow you out there, just ask @Ceviche.I haven't fish in a lake in over 15 years. When I moved to Montana I sold all my floating shit, But if things work out this summer I might invest in another float tube. But then I'll need some fins. It seems like it never ends. If you don't need one thing you need another.
I've fished with Ceviche when I lived in Washington. I don't think that he wants to come to Montana to tow me around.Well, you don't have to have fins if you just get a friend to tow you out there, just ask @Ceviche.
Lasso a strong-lookin’ duck!I've fished with Ceviche when I lived in Washington. I don't think that he wants to come to Montana to tow me around.
Hey, I have that indicator! Works great for Tuna.I will jump into this later... Poking the @Irafly bear... I found this "Iracator" at Sportsman Warehouse... Bwahaha
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Friends don't let friends use TMC 2487s. In all seriousness, I've had very modest-sized fish straighten those out. I've switched to Daiichi 1150s altogether for scud-style hooks, as I like the inline eye.TMC 2457 V 2487
Excellent point!!!If you do loop to-loop to your fly line, you do need some thicker stuff for a short butt or else the thin stuff will eventually cut your into fly line.
Hahaha, I haven't used the 2487 for years and when I did it was for a floating something or other. I too like Daiichi 1150's.Friends don't let friends use TMC 2487s. In all seriousness, I've had very modest-sized fish straighten those out. I've switched to Daiichi 1150s altogether for scud-style hooks, as I like the inline eye.
IMO thin leaders can't be emphasized enough for achieving a fast sink, regardless of what other weight is involved--beads, a *gasp* swivel, split, whatever. If you do loop to-loop to your fly line, you do need some thicker stuff for a short butt or else the thin stuff will eventually cut your into fly line.
I think adding tippet to a regular leader has fairly abrupt diminishing returns, as most of that thick mono butt/taper just isn't suitable for (fast) sinking unless you have a significantly heavy anchor fly. So you end up with a scenario where it's adding 6-7' (or more) to you leader length, but isn't contributing anything to your sinking depth. Granted if you're using a leach or jig or something really heavy to get down, you can probably reasonably sink a few more feet of that thick mono. But then you're also casting something heavy (plus a bobber) on even longer leader.
Tungsten works great…16 gauge, #6’s.No doubt that old patterns worked, and that lots of fish were caught before tungsten, but you can’t deny that tungsten makes things better.
1. Tungsten puts your flies in the zone faster.
2. Tungsten gives you a better understanding of the exact zone you are fishing in, because it will stretch your leader out more true to the depth you set your indicator.
3. Tungsten holds your indicator more securely so you can notice micro takes more effectively. This means that lower weight doesn’t pin your indicator in a specific orientation allowing the indicator to move more with wind and waves.
4. Tungsten flows off my tongue better than Brass
This is an effective rig, but the thing I dislike about this setup is if I want to run the bugs shallow, say 3-5 feet, the swivel or tippet ring prevents me from setting the indi close to the flies.my go to rig, works great..get a lot more hookups tying the first chrom to a blood knot tag instaad of tying 'inline' with the second chrom tied to it's hook...much more natural floating and bobbing freely. Instead of the swivel I use a micro ring..can go all season changing nothing but tippet.
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Something very similar.Since I rarely fish chironomids, but will if it’s slow, do you use these for that much leader out? View attachment 5876