11-21-2008, 02:50 AM
I will definitely try those beads. I was just fishing today and I thought about tying the "dropper" to the bend in the hook of the top fly, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It just doesn't seem right, although I know it works for a lot of people. I have always just tied a giant sized surgeon's loop in the end of the tippet, on the order of about 6 or 8 inches diameter, then cut it into 2 unequal lengths for the 2 flies. The top fly dropper is usually only about 2 or 3 inches long after tying the flies and clipping excess line. Very fast and simple to tie. But the bead thing sounds like something I really want to try. If it's too much fuss to mess with, I'm sure I won't bother using it much.
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