before you go out on the water is it ok to have some of you deeper water flies already on tippet with a knot already to go on your top fly save a little time?
at the vise
before you go out on the water is it ok to have some of you deeper water flies already on tippet with a knot already to go on your top fly save a little time?
mudflaper
Nope, the fishing police will come and ticket you.
I can't think of a reason not to do this, the main problem I can see is keeping the tippit untangled and keeping it kink free.
I have heard of people who are lacking the eye sight to tie on small flies in low light doing this with small flies at the bench and then just attaching the tippit when stream side.
If you figure out a kink/tangle free way to store these and carry them to the water let me know.
Eric
What about using one of these? I've had this for so long I forgot where I bought it!
And that is where these BOXES shine...WAHOO!
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...subcat_id=6030
Joni -
$24.50 plus S & H for something else to carry ????
Jack -
What IS that thing ?
Mudflapper -
The times I tried pretying tippet to a trailing fly, I ran into the twisted and tangled tippet thing. Even with the Orvis rig, or that thing Jack posted, how would you get the length of tippet right ? Seems like it would be compounding the streamside preparation.
John
The fish are always right.
Don't do it Mudflapper...
It goes against all ethics and fishing lore.
If you show up at the water actually prepared to fish, the fishin gods will smite you with poor fishing, small fish, and tangled lines.
Be like the rest of us, waste time on the water. The sacrifice of prescious fishing time tying knots and rerigging in general is the requirement for a successful outing.
Beware the wrath that falls upon the prepared fly fisher...
Buddy
It Just Doesn't Matter....
The bait guys keep their spinner rigs on something very similar (identical?) to what Orvis is selling only at a fraction of the price. They work just fine, as does the tackle buddy. Scientific Anglers has also got an insert for their System X boxes that also does the job pretty well but only hold a few rigged flies.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
Why not just use a piece of swimming noodle?
Anybody ever tell you guys you're CHEAP LOL
I had one of those tube things also. Easy to make. Piece of PVC wrapped with Velcro and little patches of the other side of the velcro to hold them down.
I don't understand this "LURE" stuff though LOL
You DO realize on the Orvis box, that those deviders come out and you only need to carry ONE.
My grandpa used to do the same thing using a piece of card board.
Can't get much cheaper than that!!
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