Yesterday in an attempt to put the strike indicator / yarn
controversy to bed. Myself and two well know Roffians ( who remain
nameless to protect their innocence and perceived intelligence)
adjurned to the Yellowstone River above Livingston to preform this
much awaited test. We used three rods, all 3 carefully wrapped in
duct tape so there would be no pecieved advantage to using one over
the other so as to effect the test.

The rods were rotated every 2 hours during the day so as to take
nymphing ability out of the equation also. I would like to
congratulate the other two un named co- conspirators for they r e
persistence in continuing the test while being sorely tempted.
Around 2 we all noticed quite a few bugs crawling down our
shirts and under our glasses. We then could hear lot s of splashes
and kerplunks . We agreed to momentarily raise our blindfolds and
beheld one of the largest caddis hatches I had ever seen ! Doggedly
we continued nymphing.

These were the results at the end of the day:
Rod #1: Yarn strike indicator, least fish caught
Rod #2: Putty strike indicator, right in the middle
Rod #3: Yarn strike indicator and Putty strike indicator, most fish
caught

MT in MT