You must be getting those Eumer products at a good price, John. :) I have no problem breaking off a regular fly on a hang up. If I was using that Eumer stuff, you're talking about a couple of bucks a pop for a tube and cone combo. Actually, I can't get myself to pull the trigger on buying the Eumer.
________________________________ From: John <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 11:27:09 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tube Fly Tying Question What's the big idea? Are you afraid to lose any flies? If it's that big a deal don't get your flies wet. In Michigan if your not fishing where there is a strong possibility of losing your fly, your not catching fish. The flies are expendable. That being said here is a link that might solve your quandry. http://tubeflyjournal.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/save-your-tube-fly-system-the-beginning/person or entity to which John Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2010, at 11:34 AM, [email protected] wrote: 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 -- 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
