irate (Dave LaCourse) wrote in
:

Guy writes:

My preference has been to
not use split shot due to the problems with casting and wind knots.

That can be a problem when using split shot. It has a hinge effect.
Best way to do it is to make a circle cast. Lefty Kreh demonstrated
it once at a show. When your fly gets down stream, simply pick it up
and cast upstream in one motion. It ain't pretty, but it works. No
false casting involved.

Have you, or anyone, experienced a definite increase with the use of
bead heads compared to traditional weighted nymphs? (Yes, a loaded
question).

I don't know, but I really don't consider using the bead an
advantage. They probably serve a purpose in some anglers bag of
tricks, but I have yet to really see a difference.









I really like using split shot, but NY banned the sale of lead shot. I
am I little concerned that the no-lead stuff is too hard on my leader.

One of my favorite methods is to use a beadhead, with a trailing non-bead
tie of the same fly. I think it doubles my chances of getting a drift at
the right level.

Scott