One thing I have done while saltwater wade fishing in
the Gulf of M<exico and keeping speckled trout to eat
was to tak about 20-25 feet of old fly line and crimp
the line around a split ring at one end and a large
loop through a dulled upholstry needle at the other.
The resulting stringer was then attached to a belt
loop via a double ended snap hook. If a shark decided
it wanted the fish, you'd just unsnap the leader and
let the shark have the whole thing...not worht arguing
with a shark about a few fish!! the long length was to
keep the fish away from you. Actually works quite
well.
Mark Delaney
--- Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Reuven asked:
>
> "We never throw the line out at the club. We use it
> as tails on
> dragonflies and the likes...The blues and greens
> were especially
> useful but clear it also quite nifty.
>
> Does anyone else have a use for old lines??"
>
> If you have an old fluorescent orange line, snip
> pieces about an inch
> or so long, pull out the thread core, and pull these
> sections into
> place on your tippet to use as strike indicators.
> This technique is
> widely used in Colorado. I saw some guys using
> three of these
> indicators spaced about 18" apart while nymphing the
> Fryingpan River
> below Ruedi Dam. Using more that one gives you an
> indication of the
> depth the nymph is drifting and also the direction
> of the nymph in
> relationship to the indicator.
>
> Wes Wada
> Bend, Oregon
>
>
>
>
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