12-13-2007, 08:12 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]A floating line with a nine foot leader and the indicator set at 8' to 8 1/2' (but keep in mind to add a couple of feet if wind is blowing and you are moving to allow for the fact that the line isn't going straight down.[/size][/blue][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]I don't know how many hooks you can use on one line there, here it is two. I put one right at the end of the leader and a "BB" split shot about 6" up to make the whole thing sink fast. Then I tie about 12" of flouro about three feet up and attach my second fly, so now I have one at approximately 8' and one at 6'. If you can do three, repeat this and put one at 4'. And twitch it every once in a while. Remember also, when that indicator goes down, pull the line with your stripping hand then slowly lift the rod tip. Timing is everything, so by pulling the line, if the fish spits it, it is still in the zone for another try...and they will try.[/size][/blue][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]This is a great way to find the ZONE for the fish. I would still take your sinking line, but this can help you find out where they are holding and then you can adjust you sinking line countdown or retrieve to get it in the zone.[/size][/blue][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]I know people say the fish move up into the shallows when it gets cold, but I find the opposite. They are lethargic and hold in the deep, besides, trout love cold water [
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]I don't know how many hooks you can use on one line there, here it is two. I put one right at the end of the leader and a "BB" split shot about 6" up to make the whole thing sink fast. Then I tie about 12" of flouro about three feet up and attach my second fly, so now I have one at approximately 8' and one at 6'. If you can do three, repeat this and put one at 4'. And twitch it every once in a while. Remember also, when that indicator goes down, pull the line with your stripping hand then slowly lift the rod tip. Timing is everything, so by pulling the line, if the fish spits it, it is still in the zone for another try...and they will try.[/size][/blue][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]This is a great way to find the ZONE for the fish. I would still take your sinking line, but this can help you find out where they are holding and then you can adjust you sinking line countdown or retrieve to get it in the zone.[/size][/blue][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][blue][size 4]I know people say the fish move up into the shallows when it gets cold, but I find the opposite. They are lethargic and hold in the deep, besides, trout love cold water [
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