Wes:
I've been thinking about the same thing. It makes me hesitant to use them in salt water or when chasing toothy critters like pike or muskie. One possibility I'm considering are "bobber stops". They are used when fishing slip bobbers to adjust the depth that the bait sits at. There are several types but one style is a small rubber egg shape one that slides onto the line. If it were set an inch or so above the hook, and the hook broke off, it would in theory keep the tube from sliding off. I'll do a couple of experiments and see what happens. They run about a $1.99 for about 30 of them. A cheap enough solution to the problem. Jerry Caruso "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." ----- "Wes Wada" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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
