Strike indicators
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- Geoffrey Ring
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Strike indicators
With Dec. 1 fast approaching, I've started to get my fly gear ready for whitefish season on my home stream. I've messed around with nymphing before, but I'm determined to really get into using nymphs this winter. I read that whitefish hold in the deeper pools this time of year, so I think that dead drifting under an indicator would be the best bet for getting my fly down and keeping it down. Is this a correct assumption?
But my main question is this: How do you put on a strike indicator, and then how do you get it off? I bought a few of those ones that look like figure-8's with a sticky side, which you fold over the line so that it looks like a circle. Last time I used one I ended up cutting it off when I was ready to go back to dries, minding not to nick the line, but this was messy and left a bunch of glue on the line. It was too sticky to just pull apart...
So well, thats it for now. Hope some one can help)) ^^
But my main question is this: How do you put on a strike indicator, and then how do you get it off? I bought a few of those ones that look like figure-8's with a sticky side, which you fold over the line so that it looks like a circle. Last time I used one I ended up cutting it off when I was ready to go back to dries, minding not to nick the line, but this was messy and left a bunch of glue on the line. It was too sticky to just pull apart...
So well, thats it for now. Hope some one can help)) ^^
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RE:Strike indicators
The best white fish killers and trout and metalheads love as well:-$ =tipped with maggots or a small part of worm .
Lights out deadly from Eastern Wa,Idaho and Wa
Give me a sec looking for my white fish flies in a file base? Blonde lol
Personally light sliding slinky and ground and pound the bottom where they are with these applications, you will hook, white fish, jumbo trout and plenty of metalheads just drift fishing these:bom: :compress:
Lights out deadly from Eastern Wa,Idaho and Wa
Give me a sec looking for my white fish flies in a file base? Blonde lol
Personally light sliding slinky and ground and pound the bottom where they are with these applications, you will hook, white fish, jumbo trout and plenty of metalheads just drift fishing these:bom: :compress:
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- Lotech Joe
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RE:Strike indicators
I think corkies would work well. Double the line, put it through the corky and wedge a toothpick in. Should hold well and easy to remove. Click HERE.
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RE:Strike indicators
After using everything from tape, colored yarn, to hard bobbers I've settled on "thingamabobbers". You can find them in most of the fly shops or at Cabelas http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... ISO-8859-1
They float high, are bright colored, easy on the leader, easy on easy off, and come in different sizes. I use them whenever I bobber fish with the bug rod. From cronies in the lakes to white springs in the Vedder. Different fish different bobber (OK let me correct my terminology for my purist fly fishing friends "INDICATOR" LOL!
They float high, are bright colored, easy on the leader, easy on easy off, and come in different sizes. I use them whenever I bobber fish with the bug rod. From cronies in the lakes to white springs in the Vedder. Different fish different bobber (OK let me correct my terminology for my purist fly fishing friends "INDICATOR" LOL!
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- SmokinAces
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RE:Strike indicators
wolverine wrote: After using everything from tape, colored yarn, to hard bobbers I've settled on "thingamabobbers". You can find them in most of the fly shops or at Cabelas http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... ISO-8859-1
They float high, are bright colored, easy on the leader, easy on easy off, and come in different sizes. I use them whenever I bobber fish with the bug rod. From cronies in the lakes to white springs in the Vedder. Different fish different bobber (OK let me correct my terminology for my purist fly fishing friends "INDICATOR" LOL!
Thingamabobbers work amazing! Although I don't like using indicators, for those that need them, this is definately one of the best availible out on the market!
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- Geoffrey Ring
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RE:Strike indicators
Well! Thnx for all the tips and whatnot. So now I've gone out and tryed nymphing a bit, and well, I'm really gunna have to work on my patience. XD I've been spoiled by a summer of dry fishing for bows and brooks that readily take the fly on the first drift. :P The weather is good tho, and today I'll hit the water earlier with a better idea of what NOT to do that really frustrated me yesterday. Maybe I'll bring thr loppers with me and take care of that stupid branch that messes up my backcast.. lol ^^
So thnx again, I 'preciate it)))
So thnx again, I 'preciate it)))
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RE:Strike indicators
i say try fly fishing for steelhead o the north fork of the stillagumish river!
Largemouth:
PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs
PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs
- fishingboy
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RE:Strike indicators
and i did for get whitefish! cutts and rainbow trout! and some late salmon!
Largemouth:
PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs
PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs