Crystal Spiders (repost)
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Eric Peper
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Re: Crystal Spiders (repost)
I like the look of the spiders. One question, because they are tied on a very light wire hook, how do you get them down in the water column when fishing them? Whenever I tie a softy on a TMC 100 or 101, it seems I end up with a film floater unless I put a fine strip of lead in as an underbody, which seems to defeat the purpose of using a fine wire hook.
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A mountain is a fact -- a trout is a moment of beauty known only to men who seek them.
Al McClane in his Introduction to The Practical Fly Fisherman . . . often erroneously attributed to Arnold Gingrich
Al McClane in his Introduction to The Practical Fly Fisherman . . . often erroneously attributed to Arnold Gingrich
Re: Crystal Spiders (repost)
Yeah, these would be film floaters. To get them down, I would just add split shot to my leader. I don't really worry about what hooks I use most of the time other than for body profile. I chose the TMC 100 for these to get that nice slim body.
Scott D