09-18-2006, 07:51 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]On rivers, I love to fish the fast waters. I use the off the bend when I am pretty certain that they are going to take the dropper. I do this with the split shot/indicator and dry/emerger or nymph. In fast waters, the fly and line can get caught in the movement of the water and spin, that is why the off the bend is the more usefull.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3] If I am fishing tail waters in to pools, I use the tag off the eye to give both flies a natural swim. Actually, in most cases I tie the first fly or Dry on the leader/tippet, then I attach a piece of tippet 3" to 6" up from that fly with a 12" to 20" tag. Tie the nymph or emerger to that.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Specially in two scud rigs, I attach 2' to 4' (depending on how deep I want it to go) of tippet to my leader of usually 7 1/2'. Thread the first flie, slide it up to or past the material connection, make a loop, pass the fly throught the center of the loop twice, then tighten trying to keep the loop small, then I tie the second fly on the end of the tippet.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3] Stillwater, I only use the "Y" connection with minimal tangling. Even when using a dry / nymph on stillwater I use this, just make one side of the "Y" inches and the nymph in feet.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3] If I am fishing tail waters in to pools, I use the tag off the eye to give both flies a natural swim. Actually, in most cases I tie the first fly or Dry on the leader/tippet, then I attach a piece of tippet 3" to 6" up from that fly with a 12" to 20" tag. Tie the nymph or emerger to that.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Specially in two scud rigs, I attach 2' to 4' (depending on how deep I want it to go) of tippet to my leader of usually 7 1/2'. Thread the first flie, slide it up to or past the material connection, make a loop, pass the fly throught the center of the loop twice, then tighten trying to keep the loop small, then I tie the second fly on the end of the tippet.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3] Stillwater, I only use the "Y" connection with minimal tangling. Even when using a dry / nymph on stillwater I use this, just make one side of the "Y" inches and the nymph in feet.[/size][/black][/font]
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