I recently was "lurking" on one of the many fishing forums I have
bookmarked and ran into a discussion about tube flies. They seem like they
would be a hassle to tie but appear to have some advantages over a fly
tied on a conventional hook. One of those advantages being their ability
to hold a fish after it is hooked.
I have experimented with large marabou patterns tied on cotter pins with
Gamakatsu bait hooks but haven't hooked any steelhead yet so no conclusion
has come from this. I will say that those cotter pins sink like anvils
though.
Does anyone on the list use tube flies and what are your thoughts?
