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Post by Adam Sacca on Mar 28, 2011 17:53:47 GMT -5
I started fly Fishing about a year ago and i have really only had one issue. I seem to lose alot of files by snagging on the bottom i would say in a 8 hour day of fishing i will lose 4-5 flies. Is this a common thing i know that you want to run towards the bottom but am i trying to run to close to the bottom. I mostly throw Wholly Buggers with weight and most of the time with a strike indicator. Also i was trying to write a post and upload a image but couldnt get my pic to uplaod is there a trick to that?
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Post by chucklarsen on Mar 28, 2011 18:10:48 GMT -5
I can lose WAY more than that! At least you know yer hittin bottom. You can try lightening up the weight a little, if you stop gettin fish you may wanna put the weight back on. The shot should be ticking the bottom but knot grabbing at it. See the sticky in General discussion on posting pictures. heretolearn posted an excellent step by step for posting pics. Forgot to thank you heretolearn, so thanks!
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Post by Michael Hartman on Mar 28, 2011 19:17:38 GMT -5
Adam, you said you were running an indicator. Well just put that closer to the fly and it will keep you off bottom. Or as chuckl said lose some of the weight.. I use wooley buggers with a poly leader or just a couple small split shot.. I just mend, and mend, and mend some more to get it down there. I can use an egg fly without weight and get to bottom by mending, if i can, so can you! Good luck.
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Post by Adirondackflytyer on Mar 28, 2011 20:32:32 GMT -5
I started fly Fishing about a year ago and i have really only had one issue. I seem to lose alot of files by snagging on the bottom i would say in a 8 hour day of fishing i will lose 4-5 flies. Is this a common thing i know that you want to run towards the bottom but am i trying to run to close to the bottom. I mostly throw Wholly Buggers with weight and most of the time with a strike indicator. Also i was trying to write a post and upload a image but couldnt get my pic to uplaod is there a trick to that? I do ALOT of nymphing for trout on small streams and rivers especially when there is little or no surface activity. In my opinion it sounds like your doing right, and in some cases I would say your not losing enough!!! I've lost 4-5 in an hour....easily....especially on the Ausable. Keep at it....youre not doing anything wrong. My $0.02
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Post by david marrocco on Mar 29, 2011 14:16:34 GMT -5
im with adkflytyer i sometimes lose many 4-5 in a matter of a halfhour or hour. its always a losing battle till u catch the big one.
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Post by Michael Hartman on Mar 29, 2011 15:55:30 GMT -5
I went to a small stream today for 2 hours. lost 3 flies in the trees and 2 from fish running under a log jam.
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Post by Tony Medina on Mar 29, 2011 16:14:01 GMT -5
Gierach wrote once something along the line of.... flies are to a fisherman as shot shells are to a pheasant hunter, expendable.
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Post by Adam Sacca on Mar 29, 2011 16:23:51 GMT -5
Thank You!!! i appreciate the feedback
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Post by IntoMyBacking on Mar 31, 2011 11:40:31 GMT -5
Your gonna lose flies my friend. It's a sign that your hitting the bottom and thats where the fish are. You can't catch them if your not at their level.
Mikey mentioned poly leaders. Only use them if your going to swing, Because your asking for trouble if your indy fishing with them.
Another thing, Weighted flies will require less shot. So tie up some flies with cone or beads.
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Post by Michael Hartman on Mar 31, 2011 16:05:34 GMT -5
Haha! Yeah, let me clear up what i said... Use an indi to keep it off bottom.. OR if your swinging use a poly leader, that sinks fast enough to get down, but not snag bottom... Dont try to put a indicator on the poly leader... Though im curious of what would happen there.
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