Will 4lb Fireline spook trout?
 

Others believe that the fish is not scared off by the sight of the tippet,
but by the drag that it might cause on the fly. the stiffer it is, the more
likely it is that it will drag on the fly. Also the thicker it is , the
more likely it will cause drag. Is Fireline very supple?

There is no good answer to this controversy....

Years ago, George Harvey stuck short pieces of leader material of
various diameters into beetles and dropped them off a bridge. Trout
eagerly took them, no matter how thick the leader.

You can find that in both of his books.

vince

Will 4lb Fireline spook trout?
 

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, vincent p. norris wrote:

Years ago, George Harvey stuck short pieces of leader material of
various diameters into beetles and dropped them off a bridge. Trout
eagerly took them, no matter how thick the leader.

That's a great piece of lore. Thanks.
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Will 4lb Fireline spook trout?
 

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, vincent p. norris wrote:

Years ago, George Harvey stuck short pieces of leader material of
various diameters into beetles and dropped them off a bridge. Trout
eagerly took them, no matter how thick the leader.

That's a great piece of lore. Thanks.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
\ Mu Young Lee
remove all dashes and underscores in reply address

Will 4lb Fireline spook trout?
 

Years ago, George Harvey stuck short pieces of leader material of
various diameters into beetles and dropped them off a bridge. Trout
eagerly took them, no matter how thick the leader.

That's a great piece of lore. Thanks.

Yer welcome! If you want all the details, in George's own words, see
his _Techniques of Trout Fishing and Fly Tying_, revised and augmented
edition, 1990, pp. 20-21.

There's a much shorter version in his more recent book, _Memories,
Patterns and Tactics_, written with Dan Shields.

Will 4lb Fireline spook trout?
 

Years ago, George Harvey stuck short pieces of leader material of
various diameters into beetles and dropped them off a bridge. Trout
eagerly took them, no matter how thick the leader.

That's a great piece of lore. Thanks.

Yer welcome! If you want all the details, in George's own words, see
his _Techniques of Trout Fishing and Fly Tying_, revised and augmented
edition, 1990, pp. 20-21.

There's a much shorter version in his more recent book, _Memories,
Patterns and Tactics_, written with Dan Shields.