07-23-2008, 08:20 PM
It is true, you want a DRAG free drift, but on Dries and nymphs.
On Dries you want the line BEHIND or EVEN with the fly and NO tension, let the fly drift as if there was no line attached.
Same thing with nymphing with an indicator, you want the indicator LIKE the dry fly. Let the nymphs roll freely.
Now with bait fish imitations, like Clousers, Woolly Buggers, or Bunny flies, you want the line to pull them so they go nose first down the river.
Same with Czech Nymphing, you want the line to pull the nymphs in DEEP pools.
I am sure you know by now, if you try to mend the line on a DRY fly, you can lift the fly off the water. That is why getting the line in the right place on the cast can prevent this.
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On Dries you want the line BEHIND or EVEN with the fly and NO tension, let the fly drift as if there was no line attached.
Same thing with nymphing with an indicator, you want the indicator LIKE the dry fly. Let the nymphs roll freely.
Now with bait fish imitations, like Clousers, Woolly Buggers, or Bunny flies, you want the line to pull them so they go nose first down the river.
Same with Czech Nymphing, you want the line to pull the nymphs in DEEP pools.
I am sure you know by now, if you try to mend the line on a DRY fly, you can lift the fly off the water. That is why getting the line in the right place on the cast can prevent this.
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