Forum: Fly Fishing
August 2nd, 2012, 09:14 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Advice on some fundamentals and behaviours
Don't discount the possibility that trout have inspected, taken & rejected your wet fly on its dead drift downstream. It takes experience, skill and sometimes a bit of luck to detect strikes on...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
July 27th, 2012, 01:13 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 4
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Braided loops
Braided loops work like a Chinese finger trap; as the loop is pulled at the end of the line, the braid lengthens and constricts tighter around the entire length of line tip within the braid. Applying...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
July 18th, 2012, 11:01 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 2
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Turning the fly
If you attach a braided loop, use a loop-to-loop connection to your leader butt by forming a loop (perfection or non-slip mono loop, or other) at the leader butt.
Of course, you don't *need* to use...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
July 18th, 2012, 05:45 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 2
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Oil for Hand Pump
Barring any guidance from the mfr, I would recommend you use silicone grease. It's cheap, readily available, and effective. Most importantly, it's safe for o-rings and is sometimes sold as "o-ring...
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