On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:15:49 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:

The price of tungsten beads always blows my mind ( I bought some today,
fresh reminder )

So, I have a couple questions for you guys that know your nymphing stuff

1) Is the tungsten worth it, does the extra weight really turn into more
fish hooked? for YOU

I use it instead of lead if I want a nymph to sink quickly, especially
in fast or deep water.

2) How the hell do you tell, a year or more later, looking into your boxes
which flies are tungsten, which regular bead

As Frank sez, thread color near the bead - black for tungsten, light
brown for lead. Or, you could do a nice pastel color, Larry. You
know, Idaho Pink and California Fuschia d;o)

Dave


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