In high stick nymphing, you are still using a fly. Not a jig. And you stated it perfectly. A fly is tied. A jig is molded. I have fished micro jigs on my fly rod, just as I also use live bait with my...
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In high stick nymphing, you are still using a fly. Not a jig. And you stated it perfectly. A fly is tied. A jig is molded. I have fished micro jigs on my fly rod, just as I also use live bait with my...
But now we are getting into that same old argument about what constitutes fly fishing, and what constitutes a 'fly'. A 'vertical drop' is not fly fishing, even if you use a fly rod. . . That's jig...
I wouldn't use any jig on a fly rod. Too heavy. Instead, just tie your pattern with a beadhead, or clouser eyes. It will cast much better, and move better in the water.