09-19-2006, 03:58 AM
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]I seldom use the tandem hookup so my expertise is limited. I always thought that the dropper was the trailing fly in the setup. I wondered about attaching the trailing tippet to the bend of the first fly’s hook. Would think that it would interfere with a fiche’s ability to take the fly straight on. [/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]----------[/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#ff0000][size 3]Many people think that but it does not seem to be a problem. I don't know that a person could ever prove it one way or the other.[/size][/#ff0000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#008000][size 3]-------------[/size][/#008000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Under this impression true or not, I prefer to use a surgeons knot to tap a tippet onto the leader. On the leader’s tab end goes my first fly and on the tippet maybe 12 to 18” past the first fly I attach my dropper or what ever one wants to call the second fly in the tandem. Any one ever use this setup?[/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#008000][size 3]----------- [/size][/#008000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#0000ff][size 3]
Some people do that. Some say it is better that putting tippet onto the bend of the hook. Lots of opinions on how to do it but there is only one persons anecdotal evidence against another persons anecdotal evidence. All the methods work.[/size][/#0000ff][/font] [/reply]
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]I seldom use the tandem hookup so my expertise is limited. I always thought that the dropper was the trailing fly in the setup. I wondered about attaching the trailing tippet to the bend of the first fly’s hook. Would think that it would interfere with a fiche’s ability to take the fly straight on. [/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]----------[/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#ff0000][size 3]Many people think that but it does not seem to be a problem. I don't know that a person could ever prove it one way or the other.[/size][/#ff0000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#008000][size 3]-------------[/size][/#008000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Under this impression true or not, I prefer to use a surgeons knot to tap a tippet onto the leader. On the leader’s tab end goes my first fly and on the tippet maybe 12 to 18” past the first fly I attach my dropper or what ever one wants to call the second fly in the tandem. Any one ever use this setup?[/size][/green][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#008000][size 3]----------- [/size][/#008000][/font] [font "Poor Richard"][#0000ff][size 3]
Some people do that. Some say it is better that putting tippet onto the bend of the hook. Lots of opinions on how to do it but there is only one persons anecdotal evidence against another persons anecdotal evidence. All the methods work.[/size][/#0000ff][/font] [/reply]
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