06-23-2008, 10:15 PM
That is tough up there because even some of the bows have the slash. The first one I caught was at 20" and NO markings under the jaw....definitely a Rainbow. A littler thinner than all the cutts I caught, with one being 18" and the rest over 20".
Depth Charge is sort of a sink tip. It is weighed in grains like trolling line.
On my 6 wt. I went with 300 grains. So the line is 30 feet of 300 grain to 70 feet of intermediate, but one line, no connections.
The reason I like it, is when on the bottom and you pull a leech or crayfish, it pulls straight instead of up and down, more like the real thing.
The Chironomids ar a streamer hook #16. Black Tungsten bead, black floss, and a red wire rib. I do put a peacock thorax on the upper end of hook just behind the bead, with a Mylar overwing and white antron in a figure 8 (like on a copper john but antron instead of a feather). I clip the antron short so they are more gills than legs. I then coat them real good with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails.
Here is the fly LOL
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Depth Charge is sort of a sink tip. It is weighed in grains like trolling line.
On my 6 wt. I went with 300 grains. So the line is 30 feet of 300 grain to 70 feet of intermediate, but one line, no connections.
The reason I like it, is when on the bottom and you pull a leech or crayfish, it pulls straight instead of up and down, more like the real thing.
The Chironomids ar a streamer hook #16. Black Tungsten bead, black floss, and a red wire rib. I do put a peacock thorax on the upper end of hook just behind the bead, with a Mylar overwing and white antron in a figure 8 (like on a copper john but antron instead of a feather). I clip the antron short so they are more gills than legs. I then coat them real good with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails.
Here is the fly LOL
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