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Post by tynewader on Feb 9, 2009 18:40:50 GMT
New to the forum and to salmon fishing in general.
What length and breaking strain of leader should be used to get a tube fly to turn over properly?
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Post by jackfish on Feb 9, 2009 19:05:53 GMT
Welcome to the 74 tynewader.
As to the question, it all depends on what size and weight of tubes you are going to be fishing with, will it be sinking line or floating line.
If fishing a sinking line i tend to use anything from 3-6 feet of leader and 15-20lb breaking strain, hope this helps...
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conwyrod
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Autumn on the Conwy
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Post by conwyrod on Feb 9, 2009 19:08:09 GMT
some good advice off fishtweed:
The cold wintry weather is set to continue during the coming week and the number one priority for anglers should be keeping warm when on the river bank. With fishing being "fly only" until the 15th of the month a sinking line will be required to present a fly at a depth where a spring fish could/may be resting. For many years the Wetcel 2 was regarded as the line to use, however methods change and in recent years rods have begun to use shooting heads which can be far easier to cast. Patterns of fly/tube are many, but the favourites on Tweedside during the spring are the Eternal Optimist, Posh Tosh, Cascade or the Gold Bodied Willie Gunn dressed on 1½ to 2½ brass or copper tubes. The Ice Maiden is also rated when water temperatures are low. Keep the 15 to 18lb cast/leader short as heavy flies turn over better if it kept around 4½ feet long
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Speyducer
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Release to spawn another day
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Post by Speyducer on Feb 9, 2009 20:57:23 GMT
Good to have you on board, Tynewader!  I would echo what has been said about leader lengths, and it matters mostly what weight/size/bulk of fly and whether the line/tips wll be floating/subsurface or sinking. For the heavier/larger flies, a shorter stronger/stouter leader is best for fly turnover. I would tend to use no more than 6 or 8 feet, and that would be 3 ft of 25lb, and then 3+ ft of 15-18lb to the fly itself. For sinking lines, the above would also apply. For floating/subsurface fishing, with lighter & smaller flies generally, I will use 10 to 15' leaders; same 3ft of 25lb butt, tapering to 4 ft of 18-20lb, then down to the rest as 12-15lb down to the fly. I don't tend to use polyleaders which seem to be the 'expensive' vogue at the moment. For shooting heads, I do as above, again without polyleaders. Mike |
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