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Title: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: James Laraway on 04/07/2018 at 11:16
rubber legged 'daddys'

i tried out the fluro legged ones at Lochter a few months ago and the 'bows loved them  :X2


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do i thought a more 'demure' version for the brownies might do the trick...
Title: Re: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 04/07/2018 at 14:41
Nice Tie James but don't Daddies float? I tie mine with a Kapok Body ( out of an old Life jacket) some of the early ones had cork bodies,  but nicely tied  :z16 Derek Roxborough
Title: Re: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: James Laraway on 04/07/2018 at 15:51
you've never fished a sunken daddy ? I know it feels wrong but it really works !

i will do some floaters also - as i have some foam ( designed for booby eyes) that will do nicely
Title: Re: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 04/07/2018 at 19:43
Nope, if I wanted fast sinking flies I would lead up the Body, I use a leggy Octopus , this, I suspect looks like a leggy sinking insect, it works well  on some lochs here, but on others not,  but it's always horses for courses, cheers Derek Roxborough
Title: Re: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 05/07/2018 at 09:28
you've never fished a sunken daddy ? I know it feels wrong but it really works !

i will do some floaters also - as i have some foam ( designed for booby eyes) that will do nicely

First time I saw a bead headed Daddy I laughed. When I saw how effective they were, I then cried lol
Title: Re: Not one for the traditionalists..
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 05/07/2018 at 10:20
I have caught Seatrout on wet daddies , but we don't have any Bow fishing near here its all wild Browns, nd I don' t like beads , but as I said nice tying, just not for me  :X2 Derek Roxborough