Wes, I saw one method on a steelhead site where the guy rigged a micro swivel to his tippet, shoved that into the tube and them made a loop of tippet, a size smaller, on the back side of the swivel that the hook was attached to. I'm wondering what a small bead that would fit the tube and some knot-sense would do.
________________________________ From: Neville Gosling <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 9:58:56 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Tube Fly Tying Question 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 -- 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
