"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"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.



Never mind. Now I have ANOTHER problem: My significant other has decided two
things. First, she's been looking for a hobby, and she thinks fly tying
could be the Next Big Thing. And second, she thinks the colors of the ones
in the store were not exciting enough. She's from Puerto Rico. I can see it
coming now: A box full of 12" long "flies" made from bright green parrot
feathers. Later: "Oh yeeeeeeeeah....these'll work great. For marlin". :-)