To weight or not to weight WATERBOATMAN

[ducksterman]

Which fish better...weighted or unweighted Waterboatman?

[Ricinus]

I like mine to be unweighted. If I want to add a little weight, I add a swivel between the leader and tippet. When trout are on to waterboatmen, the fishing can be awesome especially casting to rises.

Regards Mike

[ducksterman]

Thx, Mike, when or why do you decide to add weight?

[Flyandtie1]

Unweighted=when the trout are clearly rising to them.
weighted=when I have tried my staple flies and they aren't producing.

[Ricinus]

I usually start unweighted, especially if I am fishing along the shoreline or if there are visible rises. If that doesn't work I will try the weight. If that still doesn't work, I say the heck with it and toss out a black leech.

Regards Mike

[Normand]

Which fish better...weighted or unweighted Waterboatman?

ask the fish???

[ducksterman]

I know , Norm, but I've got some unweighted tied up and was hoping that would do

[ducksterman]

So there aren't more of you out there with an opinion

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

No! There aren"t

[DShock]

ducksterman,
I'll take a shot at it!! Why in the WORLD would you want to weigh a Water Boatman?? Please don't put any Lead on that WB HOOK!!!!!
Thanks,
Doug