12-03-2006, 12:40 AM
FG, Now that you mention making your own eyes with beads and heavy mono reminds me. Heavy mono melted into a barbell shape with a lighter makes good eyes too without weight. I use this method for some damsel patterns and for mysis shrimp patterns.
Your point about using sinking lines as opposed to weighted flies makes sense. Getting hit in the back of the head with a weighted fly hurts. Hitting your rod with it could be disasterous. Throwing heavily weighted flies takes a lot out of your arm fairly quickly.
I do a small copper john pattern using brass barbell eyes.
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Your point about using sinking lines as opposed to weighted flies makes sense. Getting hit in the back of the head with a weighted fly hurts. Hitting your rod with it could be disasterous. Throwing heavily weighted flies takes a lot out of your arm fairly quickly.
I do a small copper john pattern using brass barbell eyes.
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