03-08-2005, 09:22 PM
Howdy all,
I have been thinking about why I have been able to catch white bass on flies when I drop shot them with my spinning rig, but not with my fly-rod setup using the exact same fly pattern.
The only conclusion I can come up with is the difference in presentation that drop-shot provides vs. the flyline. My theory is that drop-shoting flies gives the fly a more horizontal presentation to the fish, while stripping in the fly on a fly-line causes the fly to be at an angle (angling up on retrieve and then floating back down at an angle as well).
I've been toying with the idea of putting a split ring on the eye of the hook, using jig hooks to tie my patterns on (as the jig hook has the eye of the hook oriented vertically rather than horizontally on a traditional fly hook). Or even using a surgeon's knot to tie onto the fly as it may give the fly a better chance to be retreived horizontally.
What do you all think????
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I have been thinking about why I have been able to catch white bass on flies when I drop shot them with my spinning rig, but not with my fly-rod setup using the exact same fly pattern.
The only conclusion I can come up with is the difference in presentation that drop-shot provides vs. the flyline. My theory is that drop-shoting flies gives the fly a more horizontal presentation to the fish, while stripping in the fly on a fly-line causes the fly to be at an angle (angling up on retrieve and then floating back down at an angle as well).
I've been toying with the idea of putting a split ring on the eye of the hook, using jig hooks to tie my patterns on (as the jig hook has the eye of the hook oriented vertically rather than horizontally on a traditional fly hook). Or even using a surgeon's knot to tie onto the fly as it may give the fly a better chance to be retreived horizontally.
What do you all think????
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