On 9-okt-04, at 17:05, Rodney Barilleaux wrote:
Nick,
I'm not sure if I'm understanding correctly, or if this will help, but I
fish a dropper all the time here on the San Juan River... I know there are
several techniques to tying a dropper, but the system I use is as follows:
8 to 9 feet of leader, (4X - 6 pound test), tied to the fly line with a
"Nail Knot"... Then at the end of the leader attach about 18" of 5X or 6X
tippet material with a "Double Uni Knot"... Attach your "point fly", (I
usually use a dry or an emerger pattern), to the end of the 5X... Then at
the bend of your "point fly" tie on about 18" of 5X or 6X with a "clinch
knot"... Then tie on your "dropper" ... Depending on where the fish are
Beg to differ. You're using UK terminology for a US style dropper fishing. UK style has a point fly at the end of the (straight) leader, and droppers, short pieces of nylon attached to the leader with a surgeon's knot, above the point fly. The fly on the dropper closest to the flyline is the top dropper, or 'bob', since this usually is a large dry fly acting as strike indicator as well as a dry fly. The other dropper is the middle dropper. Classic three fly rig fishing is with a bob as the top dropper, and the others suspended beneath that. Washing line fishing is the exact opposite, with the point fly acting as the bob, and the droppers suspended.
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