How do you rig

[riverdog]

I use weighted nymphs typically. You can adjust the weight by using lead or tungsted, single or double beadheads. Tungsted beadhead nymphs are very effective in getting the nymphs down in all but the fastest waters. You can also just carry some shot for the rare times this isn't enough. If you're new start out simple. Master that then try all these other techniques and be creative. It's all been done before even if you think you're doing something new. Maybe that type of rig will be for you but you'll still get to casting accurately and catching fish faster starting out simple. And you can compare what works for where you fish rather than taking a magazine's word for it. Part of the reason I don't use it but on large waters where conditions aren't usually as variable is that I'm probable the most impatient fly fisherman on Earth. If I haven't caught a fish in 5 minutes of starting I find myself looking at my watch and thinking what am I doing wrong. I like to be catching fish and adjusting this rig is time I'm not fishing or catching anything.
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