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Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 01:04 AM
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I located some good sized sunfish today and caught a dozen of them on a spinning outfit. Next time I go, I plan to take my four weight fly rod. I have some dry flies that I will need to get down in the water column a few feet, and am wondering how to weight them. Should I use a tiny bb sho on the line? Or how can I make them sink? I use a floating line.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 02:06 AM
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rrhyne56
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That works. It's recommended to use enough tippet to down to where the fish are and put the shot just a bit ahead of the fly so it'll have some action.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 02:24 AM
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J-Moe
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I add a #3 split shot to help get the fly down. I put the shot about 8 to 12 inches up from the fly.
Rather than sinking a dry fly I usually use Briminators. The light bead chain eyes help it to sink slow and ride hook up. If I need to fish deeper I will use a weighted briminator or add a #3 split to get it down faster.
I also use a fluorocarbon leader when fishing subsurface.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 12:31 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I will google a briminator to see what it is. That's something new to me.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 02:23 PM
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J-Moe
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 05:46 PM
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SlowDown
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Might need to pick up a few of them.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/04/15 06:12 PM
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et-tom
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You can also rub some dirt on the fly and along your leader. In a pinch this will help it sink a bit.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/05/15 10:30 PM
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flydoc
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Why use a splitshot -- a beadhead haresear or pheasanttail trailed 2-3 ft with the dry fly.. You may get double hookups so use stronger tippet on the bhead.. This is deadly here in Colo. for trout.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/05/15 10:48 PM
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Robert Hunter
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Put wet fly can't say oil (that floats lol) solution on it it will go right down. Will give you a good slow sink vs. adding shot to it. I am all for that dropper as well.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/06/15 01:20 AM
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Crazy4oldcars
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You could also just slip a bead on the line before you tie your fly on. I always have problems casting split shot. The extra hinge a foot up my line tangles the s....tuffing out of my tippet. It also means I can change the sink rate by changing the size of the bead.
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Re: Sinking a dry fly
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06/07/15 01:10 PM
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SlowDown
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Good suggestions here. Especially like the one to add a bead. Will try that. Thanks for the replies.
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