03-29-2007, 09:34 PM
I was there also for the demo by Jack. Before I sat through the demo I had decided to ditch the indicator this year. After Jack's demo I was ready to give it a try.
I hit the Dushesne River last Saturday and gave the new style a try. I adapted a little because I didn't have any nymphs heavy enough to get it down where I wanted. I was concerned when I started that I wasn't going to recognize the take when it came. Now I may have missed some takes but I'll tell you, I won't be using an indicator ever again. There was NO mistaking the take when they came.
The most difficult part for me was adding the correct amount of weight. I was loaded up but it's necessary to get it down deep and down fast. You then control the weight and where you want it to go.
I was using standard type flies. I had tied some size 10-12 PT's and HE's the night before to use as a point fly then used some flies to match the ones I had collected in my seine net.
This technique is certainly not for small streams where fish are spooky just as Jack had talked about. I do think it could work well if you are very stealthy and get down on your belly.
One more thing. I was able to fish in locations I was never able to fish well with an indicator, places where big nasty fish hang out like the 24" brute that was caught that day.
Give it a try.
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I hit the Dushesne River last Saturday and gave the new style a try. I adapted a little because I didn't have any nymphs heavy enough to get it down where I wanted. I was concerned when I started that I wasn't going to recognize the take when it came. Now I may have missed some takes but I'll tell you, I won't be using an indicator ever again. There was NO mistaking the take when they came.
The most difficult part for me was adding the correct amount of weight. I was loaded up but it's necessary to get it down deep and down fast. You then control the weight and where you want it to go.
I was using standard type flies. I had tied some size 10-12 PT's and HE's the night before to use as a point fly then used some flies to match the ones I had collected in my seine net.
This technique is certainly not for small streams where fish are spooky just as Jack had talked about. I do think it could work well if you are very stealthy and get down on your belly.
One more thing. I was able to fish in locations I was never able to fish well with an indicator, places where big nasty fish hang out like the 24" brute that was caught that day.
Give it a try.
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