12-09-2004, 04:21 PM
Pretty much. The easiest way I set up a rig like that is:
1. Tie on another section of tippet to existing tippet using barrel or surgeons (or whatever you use). Make sure you leave a 3" tag of tippet. The shorter the tag, the less amount of probability of severe tangles.
2. This is where you will tie on your top fly. You don't have a lot of line to work with here, so be very conservative.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 if you want a second fly (I like two). Put the heavier fly on the bottom.
4. Underneath the last knot, leave 6 to 12 inches (depending on how close to the bottom you want your flies to be) and this is where you attach your split shot. Tie a overhand knot at the end of this and you'll keep your split shot a lot longer.
Advantages of this rig:
*Flies are drifting a lot more free, than compared to when you tie the second one on the bend of the first
*You can position your flies at any depth from the bottom
*Most of the time when snags happen, it is your sinkers, not your flies
*I catch more fish on this rig
Di
vantages:
*Takes a lot longer
*You have to re-rig a lot if you don't have the right flies
*Sometimes when the fish take the top fly, it gets pretty darn tangled up. My advice...cut it off and re-rig
Hopefully I've made enough sense. If not, let me know.
CADDFLY
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1. Tie on another section of tippet to existing tippet using barrel or surgeons (or whatever you use). Make sure you leave a 3" tag of tippet. The shorter the tag, the less amount of probability of severe tangles.
2. This is where you will tie on your top fly. You don't have a lot of line to work with here, so be very conservative.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 if you want a second fly (I like two). Put the heavier fly on the bottom.
4. Underneath the last knot, leave 6 to 12 inches (depending on how close to the bottom you want your flies to be) and this is where you attach your split shot. Tie a overhand knot at the end of this and you'll keep your split shot a lot longer.
Advantages of this rig:
*Flies are drifting a lot more free, than compared to when you tie the second one on the bend of the first
*You can position your flies at any depth from the bottom
*Most of the time when snags happen, it is your sinkers, not your flies
*I catch more fish on this rig
Di
vantages: *Takes a lot longer
*You have to re-rig a lot if you don't have the right flies
*Sometimes when the fish take the top fly, it gets pretty darn tangled up. My advice...cut it off and re-rig
Hopefully I've made enough sense. If not, let me know.
CADDFLY
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