05-05-2006, 05:27 PM
I'm not sure where you got yelled at but dry your eye I'll help out.
I assume you have a floating line already? It can be put to good use on stillwaters. Most stillwater fishing is done subsurface which means you won't be using that floating line to float flies. When you use the floating line use a fly that is wieghted to fish just under the surface. Start adding shot on your leader either right at the hooks eye or 6" from the fly to get the fly even deeper. Once you have so much wieght added that it's difficult to cast you need to move on to another line.
Get yourself a Type III sink line. It will get you deeper than adding too much wieght to your floating line. The line will have a rated sink rate and you just count in seconds to get the line to the depth you want. From there you can also add wieght to go even deeper.
These two lines will take you a long way and are just right for the begginer.
You want a 4-6' leader of on smaller than 3X. You can just use a stragiht 3X leader from the fly line right to the fly. Use a loop type knot to tie on the fly.
WB's work well, don't forget some leech patterns like a mohair leech.
Technique can go on for pages and pages. Experiment with all kinds of retrieves. Short/Fast, Short/Slow, Medium/Fast, Medium/Slow, etc. Throw in some pauses and it can be a good idea to not have any set strip pattern, mix it all up. My best retrieve is a fairly quick 12" strip with a 2-3 second pause inbetween. Trolling works well also. Keep your tip down so that the there is no bend in the line, you want a straight connection from reel to fly. When you get a hit resist the urge to hook moby dick by lifting the rod. Use your stripping hand to strip in the line to set the hook.
Have fun.
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I assume you have a floating line already? It can be put to good use on stillwaters. Most stillwater fishing is done subsurface which means you won't be using that floating line to float flies. When you use the floating line use a fly that is wieghted to fish just under the surface. Start adding shot on your leader either right at the hooks eye or 6" from the fly to get the fly even deeper. Once you have so much wieght added that it's difficult to cast you need to move on to another line.
Get yourself a Type III sink line. It will get you deeper than adding too much wieght to your floating line. The line will have a rated sink rate and you just count in seconds to get the line to the depth you want. From there you can also add wieght to go even deeper.
These two lines will take you a long way and are just right for the begginer.
You want a 4-6' leader of on smaller than 3X. You can just use a stragiht 3X leader from the fly line right to the fly. Use a loop type knot to tie on the fly.
WB's work well, don't forget some leech patterns like a mohair leech.
Technique can go on for pages and pages. Experiment with all kinds of retrieves. Short/Fast, Short/Slow, Medium/Fast, Medium/Slow, etc. Throw in some pauses and it can be a good idea to not have any set strip pattern, mix it all up. My best retrieve is a fairly quick 12" strip with a 2-3 second pause inbetween. Trolling works well also. Keep your tip down so that the there is no bend in the line, you want a straight connection from reel to fly. When you get a hit resist the urge to hook moby dick by lifting the rod. Use your stripping hand to strip in the line to set the hook.
Have fun.
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