07-01-2013, 03:31 PM
I doubt that the line can get pulled to the barb. To do that, you have to hold the dry and pull the dropper at a 90° angle - something that simply can't happen in a fight.
Tying to the upper bend sure would make it easier to change flies. I use what you might call a "double drop-shot" technique for fishing two nymphs, using an extra long tippet. I think that's what some folks call the Provo Bouncer. But changing either fly entails replacing the whole rig because the tippet is one piece from leader to the split shot at the very end.
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Tying to the upper bend sure would make it easier to change flies. I use what you might call a "double drop-shot" technique for fishing two nymphs, using an extra long tippet. I think that's what some folks call the Provo Bouncer. But changing either fly entails replacing the whole rig because the tippet is one piece from leader to the split shot at the very end.
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