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Title: indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: the water buoys on 18/09/2006 at 22:05

what happend to the wee bit of wool or sedge for indicaters the things i see on fishiers the size of bubble float is not the right way forward for the next generation to learn they have learn to feel for the take that heart stopping moment with buzzers drys or lures  surely a indicater the size of afloat to hold up abunny leach cant be classed as fly fishing working the leach  or any lure yes but not with a float indicater :lol:

Title: Indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: Euan Innes on 18/09/2006 at 22:20

Bubble floats and "sight bobs" are as good as bad spelling, punctuation and grammer.....

 :z1

Title: indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: Mike Barrio on 19/09/2006 at 00:13

Yes, you've gotta laugh, or maybe cry  :z4

The most common set up that I see when an angler takes out a friend to try to catch their first fish ............ is a big "float" with an orange blob hanging under it.

 :lol:
Mike

Title: Indicators
Post by: Jim Eddie on 19/09/2006 at 12:32

Indicators yes I use them all the time , my eyes to watch the end of the fly line and my fingers to feel any movement.

I'm not a Luddite and have a fairly balanced view on most aspects of fishing, but these polystyrene floats "fish pimps" etc are not for me.

 :z18

Jim

Title: indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: Alan on 23/09/2006 at 22:06

At the start of the season we, as a club, decided to ban indicators from all of our competitions.

So far we have not had any complaints from the guys that used them previously :grin:

Al

Title: indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: spiros on 25/09/2006 at 16:35

When i first started fly fishing last year in the winter i had a go of indicator fishing and found it wasnt for me.I preferred to just watch my line and use my sense of touch than have those pimps or floats on as it was easier to cast and i feel more rewarded having to concentrate that little bit more covering the depths and working out where the fish were.The indicator may be for some but was not for me each to there own i suppose.

Paul

 :z16

Title: Indicators
Post by: Kev Danby on 26/09/2006 at 13:47

If indicators are so distasteful why not ban them from Haddo I guees that is unlikely as it could lead to lost revenue so indicator fishing is a legitimate method. Ban indicators and do you ban floating lines as they can be used to visually indicate a take.

Personally given the choice between fishing an indicator or spinning, sorry stripping a lure I would choose to fish with indicators preferably with buzzers or similar small flies. I have fished blobs under an indicator and in the right circumstances it is a very effective fish catching method. At least the flies are fished at a pace where fish may mistake the fly as a natural food item rather than appeal to their aggressive nature. A small black blob makes an effective snail pattern especially fished static or slow retrieve. Haddo has an abundance of snails and the trout feed on these throghout the winter.

I dont use them that often now but using them improved my understanding of takes, they allow you to focus on a single point and made me slow down my retrieval rates.

It is a shame that tactics like lure and indicator fishing are taken to the extreme and are subject to criticism. At the end of the day it is a personal choice on how you choose to fish and the enjoyment you take from your session.

Title: Indicators
Post by: Hamish Young on 26/09/2006 at 17:47

Couldn't agree with you more there lardy kev - it's a personal decision.
Personally I've never used an indicator set up (been tempted.....) but then again I have used a dry fly as an indicator for takes on a nymph on stillwater and rivers so I suppose my ethics could be equally as questionable as someone (for example) fishing a bloody great size 8 lure under an indicator  :?:
Who can judge  :?:
Ban them from Haddo - who suggested that :?:
Every trout fishery has to make a balanced decision on what does and does not constitute fly fishing and what can be classified as legitimate. For what it's worth I think the nymph under the indicator (wooly or fly like) has it's place amongst other tactics which might have been frowned on a dozen or so years ago (Czech nymphing for example) and in time those inexperienced anglers who may employ the method will go on to find other tactics. Or maybe not :!:   :wink:

Title: indicaters or floatfishing
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 26/09/2006 at 19:16

Said my bit on the River/float post

 :cool:

Title: indicators or floats
Post by: the water buoys on 26/09/2006 at 21:55

hi lads
            why dont you use your fly line as means of catching fish with coloured tip or a tiny bit of coloured wool as its meant to be a indicator not a float for holding flies or lures up lures should be worked to intice a take not static as rainbows tend to swallow the fly  which is not much good for catch and release ijust feel they have gone over the top with the size its afloating indicator because you cant miss it . its that big designed for holding up lures now if this was    brown trout would you use them i doubt it they would be off playing hide and seek from those big orange things.
  i managed two full stops thats good for me as i only type with one finger   henry from the water bouys :lol:  :z5