Hello John, Here's another handy dropper technique that allows for very quick addition or removal of the dropper. Instead of tying directly to the dry hook bend, first tie a loop in that end of the dropper line. This makes your dropper look a little like those rigged snelled hooks.
When you add the dropper to the dry, you hang the dropper's loop over the bend of the dry with a Ring hitch, also known as a Lark's head or a Cow hitch. This can also be removed very quickly without cutting or untying. Mark ps - Check out an illustration of the Lark's Head at this knot index: http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/knots_az2.html --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ahhhhhh excellent! THAT makes sense. Thanks so much! Come 6am, > I'll be > out there wetting a line so this should prove pretty interesting. > Thanks > again everyone! > > JR > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 07/11/2002 01:27:38 AM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: (bcc: John Roth-CPD/USA/MCCRK) > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing with a dropper > > > > You tie the leader tippet like normal to the eye of the hook, for > the > dropper you tie o the bend of the hook. One of the responses did > sound as > if you tied the main leader to the bend, thi swould be incorrect. > > John Ridderbos > > Good luck in the morning > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Thanks a lot for the fast responses guys! �I think I'll give this > a shot > >when I get off of work in the morning. > > > >Now you guys are saying to tie onto the bend of the dry. �This > again is > >probably self-explanatory, but do you mean to tie onto the actual > bend of > >the hook rather than onto the eye of the dry fly's hook?? �If so, > how do > >you suggest I orient the line in relation to the hook bend so that > I can > >achieve some sort of setting power if a fish takes the hook? �I'm > thinking > >I've got to be wrong about the way I'm reading what you all are > saying, > but > >if I'm right, I'm just having a little difficulty understanding > the > >mechanics of how this could hook a trout. > > > >Again, thanks so much for your help on this! > > > >John Roth > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
