10-24-2008, 09:18 PM
I think we are on the same page on this now..lol.. so many techniques and so little time to learn them..
what I found unique on the traditional dapping is the use of a wide 3/4" inch I think.. ribbon.. off of that is the actual line for the fly.. and the ribbon.. even in a slight breeze move the fly around just above the water.. since the ribbon or floss is wider and maybe lighter than regular line its able to catch more of the breeze and keep the fly moving..
now.. back to why Irish Float Tube posted any of this at all is that he was curious if "their" dapping technique would work well from a float tube or toon.. and Im thinking it would.. put the pole in a holder.. let the fly out.. and drift around.. .. lol.. that sounds fairly easy to do ..even for a lazy person like me.. LOL..
MacFly [cool]
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what I found unique on the traditional dapping is the use of a wide 3/4" inch I think.. ribbon.. off of that is the actual line for the fly.. and the ribbon.. even in a slight breeze move the fly around just above the water.. since the ribbon or floss is wider and maybe lighter than regular line its able to catch more of the breeze and keep the fly moving..
now.. back to why Irish Float Tube posted any of this at all is that he was curious if "their" dapping technique would work well from a float tube or toon.. and Im thinking it would.. put the pole in a holder.. let the fly out.. and drift around.. .. lol.. that sounds fairly easy to do ..even for a lazy person like me.. LOL..
MacFly [cool]
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