Quote Originally Posted by Prairieschooner View Post

Anyway, I was using my 7wt and one of those thingamabobbers, and my question is, how the heck do you keep those things from sliding down the leader? I was trying to fish my fly at about 24" but after a couple of casts I'd be down to 12" or less.
I guess the "usual" way of putting them on is to put a loop of leader through the hole in the thingamabobber, then put that loop over the body. If using fine tippet, less than 2X, this will tend to slip. What I have done is to wrap that loop around the thingamabobber a couple more times. It can make it hard to move it when you want to, but you can get it to say put. Another way is to place it just above your tippet knot. It should not slide down past the knot.

Hope this helps,
Ted