On Jan 23, 7:15*am, "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 think the only possible advantage to Tungsten is that it is denser
than lead (and of course, less toxic to the environment), so the only
benefit would be to sink a fly faster. I'd be curious to see some
experiment done with two fully dressed flies, dropped into a tall tube
of water, to see if the difference in sink rate is appreciable.

I'd also love to see some streamside data, but I'm not sure how to
gather it. I cast a tungsten-headed WB into fast water with a mental
image of the fly sinking to the bottom quickly, but I wonder if really
only tracking a few inches deeper than a lead head WB because the drag
on the fly, tippet and line counter the limited effect of the bead.

I wonder how much is hype, vs reality.

--riverman