dropper flies

Hi, I was reading about using a nymph attached to a dry fly as a dropper
fly. I've read of other 2 fly combos also. How do you keep the two from
wrapping around each other when casting and making a real big knot?

cwood

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Hi, I was reading about using a nymph attached to a dry fly as a dropper
fly. I've read of other 2 fly combos also. How do you keep the two from
wrapping around each other when casting and making a real big knot?

cwood



The combos are limitless, but if the dry fly is something that floats like
a cork, you'll have an easier time.

As to casting, just minimize false casting (which you should do anyway),
and maybe open your loop a little bit. In a sense, it's just practice.
Also, when a fish takes the nymph, try not to forget about the upstream
hook. Nothing funnier than having a barbed hook embedded in your hand while
a big fish is tugging on it.

--
Scott
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Hi, I was reading about using a nymph attached to a dry fly as a dropper
fly. I've read of other 2 fly combos also. How do you keep the two from
wrapping around each other when casting and making a real big knot?

cwood

Avoid false casting, just pick up the line from the water and lay it down.
Throw the mend in after the cast.
Also note to follow though on the forward cast to straighten out the line,
leader/tippet/fly.
fwiw,
-tom

cwoodring typed:
Hi, I was reading about using a nymph attached to a dry fly as a
dropper fly. I've read of other 2 fly combos also. How do you keep
the two from wrapping around each other when casting and making a
real big knot?

Typically, I don't use droppers - unethical, you know. But, if I *were* to
use one, I'd make more of a lob with a big open loop than a true cast with a
tight loop.
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TL,
Tim
(yeah, like I throw a tight loop anyway!)
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