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[size 1]do you ever use a drop loop off of your line for the drop fly??[/size]
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[blue]It is shown a lot in the literature. I have never used it. My reasoning has been that it is hanging out there in the middle of the tippet pieces and can get hung up on lots of things. In dirty or mossy areas it looks like an spot that becomes hard to clean off. [/blue]
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[blue]I have not observed any of my fellow fishing buddies using this method so I presume it is not very popular.[/blue]
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[#0000ff]The only advantage I see in this method is that you can add or take off either fly without affecting the other fly or two flies. I can see where the appeal of this method would increase if you are trying to fish 3 flies. Messing with three flies seems to lead quickly to tangled tippets. It goes up drasticly with increase in wind speeds. I do three flies once in a great while. When the wind is blowing even moderately I find myself spending more time untangling things than fishing.[/#0000ff]
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