Strike Putty?

Beginner question #12,318:
So far, two books I'm reading on fly fishing do NOT mention strike putty.
But, Orvis sells it, so it MUST be worth having, right? :-) Seriously....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when they
see it being used?

Doug Kanter wrote:

....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when they
see it being used?

Count my vote as "laughs loudly". ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when
they
see it being used?

Count my vote as "laughs loudly". ;-)

OK. I asked because in my first week of fly fishing, I suspect I may be
distracted by many yards of fly line down the back of my shirt, etc. So far,
the first 24 hours of casting practice have been.....interesting. And,
classes don't begin for another week.

"Doug Kanter" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
, etc. So far,
the first 24 hours of casting practice have been.....interesting. And,
classes don't begin for another week.



Classes open all the time here;

http://www.sexyloops.com/beginners/index.shtml

TL
MC

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
, etc. So far,
the first 24 hours of casting practice have been.....interesting. And,
classes don't begin for another week.



Classes open all the time here;

http://www.sexyloops.com/beginners/index.shtml

TL
MC



Why is that woman wearing clothes?

"Doug Kanter" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
SNIP
Classes open all the time here;

http://www.sexyloops.com/beginners/index.shtml

TL
MC



Why is that woman wearing clothes?



Are you a Ferengi?

TL
MC

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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TL
MC



Why is that woman wearing clothes?



It must be another one of those bizarre dreams.....

Danl

"Doug Kanter" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Beginner question #12,318:
So far, two books I'm reading on fly fishing do NOT mention strike putty.
But, Orvis sells it, so it MUST be worth having, right? :-)
Seriously....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when
they
see it being used?



It works OK but is not as good as a strike indicator.

I have used used Loons "Bio-strike",
http://www.worleybuggerflyco.com/flo.../biostrike.htm and it is OK
as long as you only use small pieces.

These are better; http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/indicators/
although I don´t use indicators very often at all.

TL
MC

this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when
they
see it being used?

It's OK, but will leave a rtesidue on the leader depending on temperature.

Lou T

Im not sure how well that works. Personally Im using either yarn indicators
(unless it very windy), or
preferrably the Pop Tops. The latter have the advantage of helping me determine
wether or not I have drag free drift.

I've had bad experiences with a number of the twist-on indicators. One brand
had a tendency to split
easly and once I had to discard about 50% of a batch even before using them.

Doug Kanter wrote:

Beginner question #12,318:
So far, two books I'm reading on fly fishing do NOT mention strike putty.
But, Orvis sells it, so it MUST be worth having, right? :-) Seriously....is
this stuff ever really useful, or do other fishermen laugh quietly when they
see it being used?