If you want to see a different way (and cheap way) of tying heavy flies, I'll scan some of my flies when I'll be back in Seattle. They are really heavy and tied on hooks as "small" as a TMC 5262 #8. They don't look good but fish like them, what can you ask more than that? Like I say, if your fly sinks, you will catch fish.
Vincent ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 6:28 AM Subject: Re: Weighted flies > I once read, but forget who wrote it, that a sparse dress fly on a light wire > hook would have a faster sink rate than a larger hook fully dressed. It > makes sense to me- less water resistance. I guess I'll have to research my > books again... > > One little trick I figured out, especially with big marabou patterns... if > you tie a shoulder (ball) to help build a bigger profile, place a > metal/tungsten bead in the center and dub around it. Sinks like a rock! > Another option... metal body tube flies. This will put you right above the > rocks. One of my main reasons for using a lot of tube flies. Hope this > helps. > > John >
