Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: Iain Goolager on 22/08/2008 at 22:27
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Just curious to see what lines people are using to pull wets (or fish flies just sub-surface) when fishing a 'chop'.
I bought a Snowbee intermediate, maybe two years ago (have only used it once) because it had a sink rate of 0.5" per sec. which I thought might be an advantage when wind & wave bowed the Floating line more than I'd like. Unfortunately it performed pretty much as I'd feared.....floated like a cork until it realised it was meant to drop then I couldn't get the monkey to stop dropping. :mad
I have an airflo which was recommended for it's ability to hover JUST subsurface (for the life of me I can't remember the type)- bought it last year, or was it this year? anyway the lowest rating which it is made in is a #6 - I want a 4 wt - and I haven't even used it yet so I can't vouch for it.
I'm thinking that I'll just stick on an intermediate poly leader unless anyone has any recommendations on lines.........midge tip/ hover line?
The article in this months FF&FT gee'd me up to revisiting this issue ALSO today I missed a few trout and had three splash at the fly, without any contact, which may or may not have been hook ups if the flies had a slightly deeper lie???????
Like I say just a thought.
Iain
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Iain
I use the Snowbee Buzzer line , got it last year free re-newing subscription of FF & FT, I us it to pull wets or nymphs , its got a 5ft sink tip so fishes just under the surface.
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Jim
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I'm off check them out on the net
Cheers Jim :z16
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There you go Iain http://www.wellbanklochans.co.uk/acatalog/FLYLINES.html Neil Andersons shop in Forfar
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Jim
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Jim,
Funny that, I was actualy going to phone Neil today as I got an e-mail from him yesterday saying that the Esks are fishing very well.
The thing is that I have found that these lines are only made in the 5 - 9wt range :cry Pity!
Poly leaders' looking favourable.
Iain
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Iain
I keep an old floater that has lost most of its bouyancy at is tip, for these occasions
Its a brilliant solution to the problem, most floaters do this eventually, some straight out of the box :z6
But not the ones i use :wink
I'm not a fan of casting polyleaders unless they are on salmon lines.
However they do offer a solution, to your problem, but a braided loop on any line less than a 5wt interferes with its dynamics to much for me :shock
Maybe i'm just to fussy :roll
Sandy
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Hi Sandy,
fair points - I'm hoping to get onto the Loch tomorrow for a short spell to see how an intermed. polyleader fairs on a 4wt line? :roll :z10 "Which polyleader would you like sir Trout or Salmon?" hardly oozes synergy with a range of lines weights.
Oh well any excuse to get the Tube out.
Iain
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I also use a floating line with a 5 foot clear tip...the problem I have though is that the main line is bright orange, so once the tip has sunk, it pulls a section of orange under as well. I am sure this is a problem when the fish are a bit wary.
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The ridge Midge tip is a watery olive with a clear tip on it and seams to work ok!