Wes: You can replace a hook if it becomes damaged (usually by hitting a rock on the back cast) but the tube does not stay on if you snag and the line breaks at the knot.
Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wes Wada Sent: February 23, 2010 7:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Tube Fly Tying Question Hi VFB, I've never seriously fished with tube flies, though have tied a few. Lately I have run into some applications where tube fly tying would be an asset. Descriptions of tube flies always tout that in trying to catch a fish, you can break the hook off the tippet without losing the fly. I can see that, if the fly floats, but if the fly is tied onto a metal tube, I assume the fly just sinks and you lose it anyway? Does anyone have tips on how to retain the tube portion of the fly even though the hook breaks off the tippet? Thanks, Wes Wada Bend, Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
