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help for newbie
Hi guys
I was wondering if, with your wealth of experience, you could help me. I can't find out any tips from the books I've got. I've been fly fishing for about a year now, and up to now have been using one fly at a time. I was at a reservoir recently and wanted to use a dropper as well (dry spider on point and buzzer on dropper). I tied the dropper on about 9 inches of 3 lb co-polymer and had my point fly about 2 feet beyond the attachment point. Every cast I made, the dropper twisted around the main leader and my buzzer was not free. Any tips on how to avoid this - or am I, as I suspect, just crap at it! TIA |
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In article , George
writes Hi guys I was wondering if, with your wealth of experience, you could help me. I can't find out any tips from the books I've got. I've been fly fishing for about a year now, and up to now have been using one fly at a time. I was at a reservoir recently and wanted to use a dropper as well (dry spider on point and buzzer on dropper). I tied the dropper on about 9 inches of 3 lb co-polymer and had my point fly about 2 feet beyond the attachment point. Every cast I made, the dropper twisted around the main leader and my buzzer was not free. Any tips on how to avoid this - or am I, as I suspect, just crap at it! Tangles happen. Usually though the cause is trying too hard on the actual cast. The false casts if any are flawless. In your case I suggest your dropper length is too long. About 5 inches is plenty. The dropper can be tied on to the main cast using a blood knot, but this is not the easiest knot for a beginner to use. Try using a four turn water knot. Let the length from the end of the line be the actual dropper after tying. Google for a web site with knots. TIA -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
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help for newbie
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:32:58 +0000 (UTC), "George"
wrote: Hi guys I was wondering if, with your wealth of experience, you could help me. I can't find out any tips from the books I've got. I've been fly fishing for about a year now, and up to now have been using one fly at a time. I was at a reservoir recently and wanted to use a dropper as well (dry spider on point and buzzer on dropper). I tied the dropper on about 9 inches of 3 lb co-polymer and had my point fly about 2 feet beyond the attachment point. Every cast I made, the dropper twisted around the main leader and my buzzer was not free. Any tips on how to avoid this - or am I, as I suspect, just crap at it! TIA 9" is way too long. I've used droppers as short as a couple of inches. Make sure also that you balance the flies i.e heaviest fly on point. If I use a buzzer on the same cast as a dry fly I put the buzzer on the point and the dry on the dropper. That way the dry acts as a "float" for the buzzer. keith |
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