fredflint wrote:
hey i have a question about flies behind the dodger. Single hook or treble hook lost two fish on flies today that had only single hooks.
To answer your question about flies. I have rigged flys with double single siwash or beaks. I like the treble/siwash double fly harness.
ATOMMIK tournament series flys have both treble and siwash. Regular series has only the treble. ATOMMIK's are sharp out of the package but some fly companies use cheap hooks that need to be sharpened. I don't have that problem because I only use ATOMMIK, or tie my own rigs.
The more hooks in the flies and the heavier the rattles the less action the fly will have so with these types you have to use a shorter lead length as compared to the the lighter flies.
Secondly some companies are using mono instead of 50 lb. fluoro. I have even seen fly harnesses with 30 lb. which doesn't impart much action on the fly body.
You didn't indicate what techinque you were using the flies on. Riggers, dipseys, cores or copper ????
If you are missing the kings on flys, they may be hitting short so just up your speed about .2 mph. Solves the problem sometimes.
Al
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