"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Beginner question #12,318:
So far, two books I'm reading on fly fishing do NOT mention strike putty.
[snip] Seriously....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when
they
see it being used?


I find it quite useful for those times where I want to have some sort of
visual reference of my leader without having a float attached. a little dab
on the leader is highly visible, and I use it frequently when I'm fishing
emergers or wets just below the surface or when I am fishing a dry fly
smaller than a #22 and sometimes when I'm high stick nymphing as an added
aide.