Toads don't wear hats... Ed should be fine!
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Toads don't wear hats... Ed should be fine!
<duck, Ed!>
I chose an alternate plan of not hitting myself with the fly. As it turned out, the coneheads I bought were too big to make it around the bend of my hooks, so those were omitted. I used a 5/16" tunghead with 8-14 wraps of .020 lead-free wire behind it. For some reason or other, I kept hanging up on the bottom. Fortunately I was able to retrieve my flies, although a couple need to be sharpened. As a side note, the furled, fluorocarbon leader that Warren made was up to turning that fly over like is was a trico. I think that leader could have turned over a brick, since, as Warren so gratiously pointed out, a brick might have been lighter and made less of a splash entering the water.
Ed
P.S. to Quivira Kid: <quack><quack>
I got tired of guessing what some lead jig heads really weighed and also tungsten beads as well as cones so I ordered a digital scale from Amazon. It's a Triton T2 (550G X 0.1G) and I also bought a 200 G. Weight to check it's accuracy from time to time. I am happy with it and does a really good job of telling me the truth.
It can weigh up to 550G and has a 30 year warranty. I use it all the time for all kinds of things.
Skip
I purchase my tungsten beads from Jimmy Traylor - Wishes and Fishs fly Shop, http://shop.flyfisharkansas.com/
Jimmy specializes in Tungsten Beads, and he's a great guide for the White River, Ark.
I copied the info below from his web site for ya' :
"For all the colors and pictures of Tungsten Beads click on the tungsten bead outlet tap. To order beads or any other items give the shop a call 8am till 4 pm Tuesday through Sunday morning by calling 870-445-3848. We accept Visa & Master card and generally ship out the same day. Orders over $28.00 ship for $2.00 and orders over $50.00 ship for free.
Our tungsten beads are priced just right for the tier starting at just $3.50 per package of 25 up to the 1/8 size (3.2 mm) The 5/32 (4.0 mm) is just $3.75 per package of 25 and the 3/16 (4.6 mm) is just $4.50 for a package of 25. These beads are cut with a nice chamfered bevel on the edge and one side of the bead has a larger hole molded in for easy hook attachment. Check out the colors on the tungsten bead outlet pages.
NOW: Natural or uncolored tungsten beads $10.00 per hundred up to the 1/8 (3.2 mm) size and $3.75 for the 5/32 and 3/16 size."
Bowfin47